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Of all the renovation teams on HGTVperhaps no one is more loved than Erin and Ben Napier by Hometown fame.
The married Mississippians, who are parents to daughters Helen and Mae, have been transforming the lives of their neighbors since their show debuted in January 2016.
Their success has as much to do with their on-screen chemistry as it does with their talent for restoring old homes.
But according to a recent rumor, Napier’s has been dealing with some marital setbacks behind the scenes.
Erin Napier addresses persistent divorce rumors
Is there any truth to these reports? Could the dorm boyfriends actually move out Hometown traveling to Splitsville?
Luckily, we don’t have to wonder, as Erin has taken to social media to clear the air.
“Can’t believe I even have to say this, but NO, the clickbait articles we’re sharing aren’t real, y’all,” she wrote in an Instagram Story (per real estate agent).
“They’re AI generated in India or something and they don’t even make any kind of sense. You’re all smarter than this.”
Erin added a request that fans not bring the rumors to the Napiers’ Daily News:
“Please don’t ask that in front of our babies. They don’t understand what ‘online fake news’ means and it’s upsetting,” she wrote.
The love story ‘Hometown’ is still ongoing
Erin and Ben met while they were both students at Jones County Junior College, near Laurel, Mississippi.
They later transferred to the University of Mississippi and have been inseparable ever since.
The Napiers got married in 2008 and they quickly set about restoring old houses.
Their work first caught the attention of the regional media, such as Southern weddings magazine.
HGTV soon came calling, and Erin and Ben have since filmed more than 100 episodes of Hometown.
The show also inspired two spinoffs, Hometown: Ben’s Workshop and Hometown takeover.
So it sounds like Napiers will continue to beautify their neighborhood for many years to come.
Unfortunately, rumors are part of the territory once you reach their level of fame.
Fortunately, it seems Erin and Ben are content to ignore the haters and focus on what really matters – meeting the housing needs of their Mississippi neighbors and building their community, one restoration at a time.
