Back to the Frontier, which premiered on July 10, follows three families, including Hanna and Riggs, as they attempt to live like 19th-century homesteaders. Speaking to LGBTQ+ outlet Queerty, Hanna also called the experience “a great, amazing opportunity to normalize same-sex couples and same-sex families.”

The home improvement icons and TV moguls are facing criticism for featuring a gay couple on their latest show.

Chip and Joanna Gaines rose to fame after the 2013 premiere of their HGTV show, Fixer Upper. In each episode, the married couple showed other families through a few homes for sale in central Texas, around Waco,