Though she makes an effort to prevent criticism and opinions from affecting her, Gaines revealed that, "Every now and then, a headline or story will strike a nerve regardless of how off the mark it may be. Those times are harder to reconcile because we're human, and the idea that 'it's just part of the territory' doesn't make untrue accusations any less painful," Gaines wrote.
Gaines also revealed that her husband often handles criticism better than she does.
Now the founder of a home-care empire, Gaines first became famous when she and her husband started their HGTV show “Fixer Upper” in 2013. She and her husband now run an entire homestyle network called Magnolia, focusing on content across homes, design, cooking and more.