Mina Starsiak Hawk and her mom, Karen E Laine, started their home renovation company, Two Chicks and a Hammer, in Indianapolis, Indiana, seven years before their HGTV show, Good Bones, premiered in 2016. Though the mother-daughter duo might not be hanging up their tool belts entirely, they are moving on to new adventures as HGTV has decided to end the long-running series after eight seasons. It's bittersweet, but life’s all about change, right?
So, Why Was Good Bones Canceled?
On Monday, August 7, Mina dropped the bombshell news during her podcast, “Mina AF.” She shared the news that left fans shocked, but also understanding. “Today, I filmed my last few pickups for Good Bones. Not Good Bones season 8, but for Good Bones. So it is official, that’s a wrap, folks,” she announced. Mina wasn’t vague about it—she made it clear that this was her decision. She explained that she just needed a change, a fresh start, and who can blame her? After years of hard work and dedication, sometimes you just need to switch things up.
For her part, Karen had already announced her retirement from the company and stepped back from TV in a series of Instagram posts back in September 2019. Karen’s statement read, “After a long career of practicing law and revitalizing homes and neighborhoods, Karen is retiring from Two Chicks and a Hammer. Karen is excited to spend her time doing all the things she loves, like spending more time with Roger, sailing, hanging with her chickens, and working on DIY projects for Good Bones!”
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What Did Mina Starsiak Hawk Say About the Ending?
In her Monday podcast episode, Mina opened up about the emotional goodbye she had to say to the crew members of the show and her company. “Something I’m super, super proud of, and really grateful to the network for, is making a show for the last eight years that, for the huge majority of the time, has been super representative of who I am, who the boys are, what we’re doing, and it was really important to me from the beginning to do that,” Mina explained. She gave a shoutout to Chip and Joanna Gaines, crediting them for paving the way for her and other HGTV stars. “I think Fixer Upper really led the charge on, ‘This is real people who have a real company or are trying to do a real thing,’ and that’s what my mom and I were doing when the show started,” she said.
Mina also expressed her gratitude for the cast and crew who have been with her throughout this incredible journey. “We’ve all seen each other grow up for the last decade,” she said. “They’ve seen me get engaged, get married, be a foster parent to my niece, have Jack, go through IVF, have Charlie, and then all just the regular daily struggles. We created this weird, big dysfunctional family that just came to an end today, and it’s so weird because with family you don’t, like, end that relationship really, no matter how dysfunctional it gets.”
When Does Good Bones Season 8 Premiere?
The eighth and final season of Good Bones will feature 10 episodes and is set to premiere on Tuesday, August 15, on HGTV. It’s going to be emotional, but also a celebration of everything the show has accomplished over the years.
