Chip Gaines Is Having a Lot of Big Feelings About His Upcoming Milestone Birthday: 'Peter Pan Never Turned 50'

Mar. 15, 2025

Chip Gaines on Thew Drew Barrymore Show.Photo:The Drew Barrymore Show/YouTube

The Drew Barrymore Show/YouTube

Chip Gainesis sharing how he really feels about turning the big 5-0.

“I didn’t know that there’s a real obvious [explanation],” Chip, who will turn 50 on November 14, shared. “I guess in my mind’s eye Peter Pan never turned 50. You know what I mean?”

“When you’ve got this Peter Pan syndrome, you’ve always evaluated yourself through a childlike lens. Then it’s just like, how does that sort of co-exist with a 50-year-old reality?,” he explained. “I don’t know. I just feel sort of like conflicted.”

However, he noted that there are several parts of his life that he looks forward to seeing grow in this new decade, including his “five beautiful kids” — Drake, 19, Ella, 18, Duke, 16, Emmie, 14, and Crew, 6.— and his relationship with wifeJoanna Gaines, to whom he’s been married to for 21 years.

In response, Barrymore admitted that she also had a bit of “self- imposed … pressure” on herself as the birthday got closer — something which Joanna admitted she’s also experienced.

“I feel like my whole life’s just how do I predict? How do I control? I don’t want surprises and then of course I married Chip, who is all about surprises and spontaneity,” Joanna said. “So I’ve learned, especially as I’ve gotten older, that it’s just more fun to let go.”

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“It’s one thing to try to control and just make sure, because I think we all feel short on time and there’s so much we’re trying to accomplish. But at the end of the day when I look back, I want to remember the moments. I want to remember [that] I enjoyed them,” she explained.

Joanna and Chip Gaines on The Drew Barrymore Show.The Drew Barrymore Show/YouTube

The couple previously opened up to PEOPLE last year about entering a new phase of their relationship, in which they’ve started to take on more of each other’s traits.

“I would say, as we’re getting older, I’m shifting and I’m more like Chip, and Chip is more like me,” Joanna told PEOPLE in a November 2023 cover story.

Hosts Chip and Joanna Gaines walk through the Lakehouse, as seen on Fixer Upper: The Lakehouse.Magnolia Network

Magnolia Network

“Jo and I are in this beautiful moment. We’re evolving into each other,” added Chip, “It’s the second part of our marriage.”

“We’ve had so much change in our lives, and the proof is there: Change is hard, but it’s always beautiful,” she said.

source: people.com