The Most Fake Part About Fixer Upper With Chip And Joanna Gaines

David Ridley, who appeared on the show in Season 3, explained the shockingly fake aspect of "Fixer Upper" to Fox News. "You have to be under contract to be on the show," he revealed. "They show you other homes, but you already have one. After they select you, they send your house to Chip and Joanna [Gaines] and their design team."

Rachel Whyte also filmed an episode of the show, and she admitted to Country Living that not only did she and her husband already own their home before applying, they had already moved in before renovations even began. "We were unique in that we lived in the home for five weeks before renovations began, so that was interesting," she said. 

She also notes that parts of the verbal exchange on the show are filmed several times to get them exactly right. "But what happens really is real. The producers might have you repeat things a few times, and they might film things multiple times from different angles, but the reactions and conversations are real. The hard thing is remembering what you said before when asked to repeat it," she told the outlet.