I think the Buzzfeed attack was going to be just the beginning, with very politically correct HGTV demanding they include same sex couples in the show. Lord knows they push those couples on us on House Hunters several times a week.
They are quitting before that can happen. Better to return to private life.
They have also been battling a cosmetics company that has been advertising itself as Joanna’s business, when in fact she has nothing to do with it and has told them to stop.
It’s not only House Hunters - many other programs on HGTV are “politically correct” Friday had multiple “Husbands” on the Lottery Winner show. Could not flip the channel fast enough.