Fixer Upper star Joanna Gaines, 43, makes a RARE sighting in a bikini (2024)

Joanna Gaines is often seen in casual attire as she works on home renovations in her hometown of Waco, Texas.

But on Tuesday the 43-year-old Fixer Upper star shed her work clothes to relax in a bikini as she took a backward plunge into a swimming pool in Mexico.

The looker showed off a toned figure as she was celebrating her 18 year wedding anniversary with husband Chip in Mexico.

The beauty - who is launching Magnolia network with Chip in 2022 - had on a black and white gingham bra top that had frills on the straps.

High-waisted black briefs were added as she looked to be in fabulous shape.

Joanna was falling backwards into a swimming pool which had a long rectangular shape with four wide steps.

And she took a deep breath while closing her nose before hitting the water.

She may be in such great shape because she has to run after five kids: she and Chip have Drake, 16, Ella, 14, Duke, 12, Emmie, 11, and Crew, two.

The caption for her post was full of gratitude.

'18 years. Thankful to be on this adventure with you—happy anniversary @chipgaines ❤️,' she said in her caption.

The trip in Mexico was just for them as they left the kids back home in Waco, Texas.

The images flipped from one to the other as James Taylor's song Mexico plays. 'Ohhhh Mexico it sounds so sweet with the sun sinking low, the moon so bright with the night alight.... making everything all right,' croons Taylor.

The two were also seen dressed up for a dinner date; she had on a blouse with jeans and he in a blue shirt.

Joanna was also seen in a video where she said she 'missed' the kids.

And then the star had on a beige and brown peasant dress as she joined Chip for an outdoor dinner then a walk on the beach.

And the pair were also seen having lunch at a restaurant as they enjoyed a salad and tacos.

The two pulled the plug on their hugely popular HGTV reality show Fixer Upper in 2017 after five seasons.

But they quickly found a new and bigger opportunity when they made a deal with Discovery Plus in 2018 to launch their own Magnolia brand channel.

They will be launching an app with digital content in July while the television channel will not debut until January 2022.

Chip and Joanna took the fame they found on HGTV and used it to launch a brand called Magnolia.

They opened a retail outlet Magnolia Market and a restaurant Magnolia Table as well as a luxurybed and breakfast destination in Waco.

The enterprising couple signed a deal with Target for their own line of home goods, launched a magazine Magnolia Journal and published design. gardening and children's books.

Magnolia Network, which replaces the DIY Network, will offer original programming, new seasons of some of the former DIY Network shows and all past episodes of HGTV's Fixer Upper.

Earlier this year the duo shared that fame and success has not been all easy.

Chip revealed toOprah Winfreyin March that he 'lost a part of myself' on account of the fame he achieved through Fixer Upper.

The 46-year-old TV star shared that his wife handled stardom better as it was 'no big deal' to her.

In a preview clip obtained by Peoplehe revealed that he and Joanna tried 'to unpack' his issues after Fixer Upper ended in 2018 and they took a year off.

Oprah raised the subject by pointing out that 'if you don’t know who you are when the fame thing hits then you lose yourself.'

She asked her guests: 'Did you all start to sense that or did you know that you were grounded before the fame thing hit?'

The talk show icon elaborated: 'You were so grounded, had your own life, the four kids and you took the time off because you wanted to reground?'

Chip replied that 'I wanna speak on Jo’s behalf because she would never say things like this, but she is so incredibly wise, so incredibly grounded.'

The star said sweetly: 'All the things that you just described is who Joanna is, and to be really frank I thought that’s who I was also.'

He confessed: that 'the truth for Jo and I was it was no big deal for her, but for me to become famous I lost a part of myself that was really, it was sad.'

Chip continued: 'And I would say it took me a year or two while I was still filming to try and grapple with what exactly it was that I was losing.'

He noted that 'then that year off I really think that Jo and I were able to kind of hunker down and really kind of try to unpack what it was about fame that seemed so incompatible with my personality.'

Chip and Joanna were being interviewed by Oprah for her Super Soul Sunday show in an episode that is slated to air this weekend on Discovery+.

Fixer Upper began on HGTV in 2014 and managed to run for five seasons and raised the profile of 'farmhouse chic' before ending in 2018.

Now the couple are working on their own Magnolia Network with an app that is scheduled to launch this year on July 15.