On Property Brothers, the homeowners pay for the house and the renovations. The show’s featured budget is their actual money, and they are required to have a contingency fund. HGTV only covers the production and filming costs, while Drew and Jonathan do not charge for their design and contracting services.
Drew Scott's family suffered a devastating personal loss when his mother-in-law, affectionately known as "Habu," unexpectedly passed away.
Yes, Jonathan Scott is divorced from his first wife, Kelsy Ully, with whom he was married from 2007 to 2013.
The Property Brothers (Drew and Jonathan Scott) do very little of the actual physical demolition or construction. While Jonathan is a licensed contractor, their primary role on the show is project management, design, and overall execution.
The designer's renovation show has had its fair share of controversies, including the revelation that the entire house-hunting portion is largely fabricated. However, you can actually buy a home featured on Chip and Joanna Gaines' "Fixer Upper," so the renovation results are real — for the most part.
Yes. While most participants are thrilled, some former clients and HGTV experts have expressed major regrets about their renovation projects.
Joanna Gaines has not been diagnosed with a life-threatening or terminal illness; her primary health struggles involve a chronic back injury from high school that required two major microdiscectomy surgeries, most recently in December 2022 to treat herniated discs.
Yes, Jonathan Scott and Zooey Deschanel are still a couple and are happily engaged. As of March 2026, they are taking their time with wedding planning, prioritizing their life together with her children in Los Angeles and focusing on quality time over rushing to the altar.
Drew and Jonathan Scott haven't broken the law or faced major personal scandals, but their production company (Cineflix) and associated contractors were sued by a Las Vegas couple over faulty renovations. Jonathan also avoided charges in an isolated 2016 bar incident.
No, the Property Brothers (Drew and Jonathan Scott) are not Mormon. They grew up in the Presbyterian faith. While they have occasionally worked with clients who are members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and have attended Mormon-affiliated family history events, they are not members of the religion themselves.
While their family continues to mourn, Scott says they've also been focusing on celebrating Barb's life, which is a big part of his wife's Chinese heritage.
Zooey Deschanel and Jonathan Scott in their New York duplex for 'Architectural Digest'. The couple, who got engaged in August 2023, purchased their L.A. home in 2020. There, they live with Deschanel's two kids: Elsie, 10 and Charlie, 8.
Jonathan Scott has been married once.
Dino de Laurentiis, Giada's younger brother by two years, passed away from melanoma in 2003 when he was 31 and she was 33. "He was the person I turned to for everything.
What illness does J.D. Scott have? Beginning in 2018, J.D. began experiencing symptoms and battled a mystery illness for over a year. In 2019, he opened up about his severe medical issues and said he was “pretty sure [he] was dying” as he dealt with the symptoms.
HGTV star Drew Scott faced a heartbreaking family tragedy in February when his mother-in-law, Barb (affectionately known as Habu), passed away suddenly. He announced the loss on Instagram, describing her as a kind and selfless woman and expressing devastation that she won't be able to see his children grow.
Yes, twin brothers Drew and Jonathan Scott get along incredibly well. While they occasionally clash on screen over design choices or past business disputes, their long-standing partnership is built on deep mutual respect and a lifelong close bond.
The brothers have maintained that their shows are not contrived or scripted. Homeowners are not provided with storylines or dialog, and unforeseen construction challenges are real. Additionally, the homebuyers work with real project budgets.
Drew Scott has only been married once, and his wife is Linda Phan. The Property Brothers star and Linda, who serves as the creative director for Scott Brothers Entertainment, met in 2010 and got married in a whimsical ceremony in Italy in May 2018.
Has attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and takes medication for it. Went to high school with her Almost Famous (2000) co-star Kate Hudson.
Relationships. In the summer of 2007, Scott married long-time girlfriend Kelsy Ully, a WestJet crew scheduler. After they moved to Las Vegas, he wrote later, her model/waitress job at a day club damaged their relationship. They separated in 2010, and eventually divorced.
Equally odd? Despite neither needing to save up for a big day (Celebrity Net Worth claims Deschanel is worth $25 million and Jonathan $100 million) they still hadn't set a wedding date well over a year after Jonathan got down on one knee. "Now we're so focused on the holidays that we're waiting.
Joanna and Chip Gaines' eldest son, Drake, is now a college junior, balancing life as a baseball player at the University of Mary Hardin-Baylor. Drake has developed a passion for cooking protein-packed meals with his girlfriend.
The story is, evangelical Christians are mad at them for allowing a gay couple on their new series, Back to the Frontier. I wanted to see what everyone else thinks of this story. Some people are saying Chip and Johanna are abandoning their Christian roots and going woke because of money.
Yes, Chip and Joanna Gaines still own the Silos. In fact, the $100+ million empire has expanded from just the initial retail space into a sprawling two-block complex spanning most of a city block in downtown Waco, Texas.