Joanna Gaines becomes emotional as she rings in son Duke's 16th birthday and celebrates as he gets his driver's license: 'It still makes mama cry!' By Jacqueline Lindenberg For Dailymail.Com Published: 02:51 EDT, 26 May 2024 | Updated: 04:05 EDT, 26 May 2024 e-mail View comments Joanna Gaines became emotional as her son, Duke, turned 16 and also got his driver's license in a new Instagram post uploaded on Saturday. The Fixer Upper star, 46 - whose husband Chip Gaines recently faced backlash after claiming that 'everybody's got money' - could be seen decorating ahead of a birthday bash for her third eldest child.
The TV personality shares Drake, 19, Ella, 17, Duke, 16, Emmie, 14 and Crew, five, with husband Chip - whom she tied the knot with in 2003. She captioned the reel to her 13.7 million fans and followers, 'Third time doing this and it still makes mama cry.
#16.' At the beginning of the video, Joanna filmed some of her children as well as herself as they set up blue, green and white balloons near the kitchen and living room area of their home. Joanna Gaines, 46, became emotional as her son, Duke, turned 16 and also got his driver's license in a new Instagram post uploaded on Saturday She shared a special montage taken by husband Chip Gaines as their son officially passed his test to acquire his driving license At one point, Gaines was spotted stepping onto the rectangular-shaped table to hang a 'Happy Birthday' sign from the light fixture above.
She then panned the camer.
