‘Fixer Upper’ Exposed? HGTV Hit Show Slammed As Fake!

HGTV's hit show "Fixer Upper" starring real-life couple Chip and Joanna Gaines has received a massive success over three seasons. However, a recent confession from a previous client may shake things up for the network and the show.

David Ridley, a homeowner featured on the show's third season, has shockingly revealed that participants of the show do not pick their homes as the show seemingly suggests. In his interview with Fox News, David Ridley said that those who want to be in the show should have already bought a house first.

"Fixer Upper" follows Chip and Joanna help clients pick out cheap and ugly houses, and then turn them into picture perfect homes using their signature rustic chic aesthetics. Is there really a deception involved in the show's production?

The show's official casting process hints that, indeed, a participant should already have a house before being cast. HGTV provides a questionnaire for those who want to be part of the show, with questions including the price of their new home. This could mean that the house hunting part in "Fixer Upper" is indeed staged.

However, fans aren't surprised by the news. Some fans already considered the idea even before the "Fixer Upper" Season 3 ended. Others even go as far as thinking that reactions of "Fixer Upper" participants are also fake.

Meanwhile, HGTV has made a statement regarding the allegations. They did not deny nor admit it, but they sure dodged the question by focusing on the entertainment value of the show.

HGTV claims that "Fixer Upper" fans are there to watch how the house-flipping duo, Chip and Joanna, work together to turn trash into treasure and create beautiful homes. The network asserts that the most important part of the show is to help the participants by giving them the "home of their dreams."

An all-new season 4 of "Fixer Upper" is set to air on Nov. 29 on HGTV. The show has also released a casting call for the fifth season.