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<p>Of all the renovation teams on <a href="https://www.thehollywoodgossip.com/2025/11/hgtv-is-airing-christmas-movies-for-some-reason-and-viewers-are-not-happy/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">HGTV</a>, perhaps none is more beloved than Erin and Ben Napier of <em>Home Town</em> fame.</p>
<p>The married Mississippians, who are parents to daughters Helen and Mae, have been transforming their neighbors’ lives since their show debuted in January of 2016.</p>
<p>Their success has as much to do with their onscreen chemistry as it does with their talent for restoring old homes.</p>
<p>But according to a recent rumor, <a href="https://www.thehollywoodgossip.com/2024/05/erin-napier-illness-home-town/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">the Napiers</a> have been dealing with some marital setbacks behind the scenes.</p>
<figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="1024" height="568" src="https://cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com/uploads/2026/01/Screenshot-2026-01-05-at-11.13.32-AM-1024x568.png" alt="Erin and Ben Napier on their hit HGTV series 'Home Town.'" class="wp-image-544247" srcset="https://cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com/uploads/2026/01/Screenshot-2026-01-05-at-11.13.32-AM-1024x568.png 1024w, https://cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com/uploads/2026/01/Screenshot-2026-01-05-at-11.13.32-AM-300x166.png 300w, https://cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com/uploads/2026/01/Screenshot-2026-01-05-at-11.13.32-AM-768x426.png 768w, https://cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com/uploads/2026/01/Screenshot-2026-01-05-at-11.13.32-AM-960x532.png 960w, https://cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com/uploads/2026/01/Screenshot-2026-01-05-at-11.13.32-AM-1080x599.png 1080w, https://cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com/uploads/2026/01/Screenshot-2026-01-05-at-11.13.32-AM-1200x666.png 1200w, https://cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com/uploads/2026/01/Screenshot-2026-01-05-at-11.13.32-AM.png 2012w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">Erin and Ben Napier on their hit HGTV series ‘Home Town.’<span class="image-caption-credit"> (HGTV/YouTube)</span></figcaption></figure>
<h2 class="wp-block-heading" id="h-erin-napier-addresses-persistent-divorce-rumors">Erin Napier addresses persistent divorce rumors</h2>
<p>Is there any truth to these reports? Could the college sweethearts actually be moving from <em>Home Town</em> to Splitsville?</p>
<p>Thankfully, we don’t have to wonder, as Erin has taken to social media to clear the air.</p>
<p>“Can’t believe I even have to say this but NO, the click bait articles that we are splitting up are not real, y’all,” she wrote in an Instagram Story (per <a href="https://www.realtor.com/news/reality-tv/erin-ben-napier-divorce-update-hgtv/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Realtor</a>). </p>
<p>“They are AI generated in India or something and don’t even make any kind of sense. Y’all are smarter than this.”</p>
<figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="683" height="1024" src="https://cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com/uploads/2026/01/GettyImages-1440425085-683x1024.jpg" alt="Ben Napier and Erin Napier attend The 56th Annual CMA Awards at Bridgestone Arena on November 09, 2022 in Nashville, Tennessee. " class="wp-image-544228" srcset="https://cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com/uploads/2026/01/GettyImages-1440425085-683x1024.jpg 683w, https://cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com/uploads/2026/01/GettyImages-1440425085-200x300.jpg 200w, https://cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com/uploads/2026/01/GettyImages-1440425085-768x1152.jpg 768w, https://cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com/uploads/2026/01/GettyImages-1440425085-1366x2048.jpg 1366w, https://cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com/uploads/2026/01/GettyImages-1440425085-640x960.jpg 640w, https://cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com/uploads/2026/01/GettyImages-1440425085-720x1080.jpg 720w, https://cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com/uploads/2026/01/GettyImages-1440425085-800x1200.jpg 800w, https://cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com/uploads/2026/01/GettyImages-1440425085-scaled.jpg 1707w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">Ben Napier and Erin Napier attend The 56th Annual CMA Awards at Bridgestone Arena on November 09, 2022 in Nashville, Tennessee. <span class="image-caption-credit"> (Photo by Jason Kempin/Getty Images)</span></figcaption></figure>
<p>Erin added a request that fans not bring up the rumors in front of the Napiers’ daguhters:</p>
<p>“Please don’t ask about it in front of our babies. They don’t understand what ‘online fake news’ means and it’s upsetting,” she wrote.</p>
<h2 class="wp-block-heading" id="h-the-home-town-love-story-is-still-going-strong">The ‘Home Town’ love story is still going strong</h2>
<p>Erin and Ben met while they were both students at Jones County Junior College, near Laurel, Mississippi.</p>
<p>They later transferred to the University of Mississippi, and they’ve been inseparable ever since.</p>
<p>The Napiers married in 2008, and they quickly got to work restoring old houses.</p>
<figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="683" height="1024" src="https://cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com/uploads/2026/01/GettyImages-1440416296-683x1024.jpg" alt="Ben Napier and Erin Napier speak onstage at The 56th Annual CMA Awards at Bridgestone Arena on November 09, 2022 in Nashville, Tennessee. " class="wp-image-544229" srcset="https://cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com/uploads/2026/01/GettyImages-1440416296-683x1024.jpg 683w, https://cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com/uploads/2026/01/GettyImages-1440416296-200x300.jpg 200w, https://cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com/uploads/2026/01/GettyImages-1440416296-768x1152.jpg 768w, https://cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com/uploads/2026/01/GettyImages-1440416296-1365x2048.jpg 1365w, https://cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com/uploads/2026/01/GettyImages-1440416296-640x960.jpg 640w, https://cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com/uploads/2026/01/GettyImages-1440416296-720x1080.jpg 720w, https://cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com/uploads/2026/01/GettyImages-1440416296-800x1200.jpg 800w, https://cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com/uploads/2026/01/GettyImages-1440416296-scaled.jpg 1707w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">Ben Napier and Erin Napier speak onstage at The 56th Annual CMA Awards at Bridgestone Arena on November 09, 2022 in Nashville, Tennessee. <span class="image-caption-credit"> (Photo by Michael Loccisano/Getty Images)</span></figcaption></figure>
<p>Their work first caught the attention of regional media outlets, such as <em>Southern Weddings</em> magazine.</p>
<p>HGTV soon came calling, and Erin and Ben have since shot more than 100 episodes of <em>Home Town</em>. </p>
<p>The show also inspired two spinoffs, <em>Home Town: Ben’s Workshop</em> and <em>Home Town Takeover</em>.</p>
<p>So it sounds like the Napiers will continue beautifying their neighborhood for many years to come.</p>
<p>Sadly, rumors are part of the territory when you’ve reached their level of fame.</p>
<p>Thankfully, it seems that Erin and Ben are content to ignore the haters and focus on what really matters — addressing the housing needs of their Mississippi neighbors, and building up their community, one restoration at a time.</p>
<p><a href="https://www.thehollywoodgossip.com/2026/07/erin-and-ben-napier-divorce-rumors-are-the-home-town-stars-headed-for-splitsville/">Erin and Ben Napier Divorce Rumors: Are the ‘Home Town’ Stars Headed For Splitsville?</a> was originally published on <a href="https://www.thehollywoodgossip.com">The Hollywood Gossip</a>.</p>
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