Fans who’ve followed Christina Haack (formerly Hall) and Tarek El Moussa’s relationship over the past decade will want to tune into HGTV Wednesday night as their new reality show The Flip Off premieres with a bang.
The competition series, which also stars Tarek’s wife, Heather Rae El Moussa, features an emotional sit-down between the exes whose sometimes tumultuous history has been well documented in the press since their 2016 split.
“I think it was extremely healing,” Tarek told Yahoo Entertainment of their on-screen conversation. “Not just for the two of us, but I think for many around the world that have [watched] our story since 2012. So I think a lot of people have been waiting for that moment and it finally came.”
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The emotional moment occurs when Haack tells Tarek that she and husband Josh Hall are divorcing. Hall appears in the debut episode as the show was meant to be a house-flipping competition between both couples. However, Hall abruptly exited The Flip Off when he and Haack split in July 2024.
In the first episode, appropriately titled “The Breakup,” Tarek comforts Haack as she opens up about the demise of her third marriage.
“I feel like I’m in a tornado all the time and I just can’t get out of it,” Haack cried in the premiere. “Everything since 2016 has been so hard and so horrible.” She also apologized to Tarek, “I’m really sorry for shit too. I really am. I just want you to know.”
Tarek, appearing emotional, replied: “I understand that feeling of being a little bit lost. And I acknowledge that I’m a big part, if not the entire part, of all of this.”
When speaking to Yahoo Entertainment, Haack said the scene was “healing for other people” too.
“I know personally, some people even on set who have been through divorces, who are struggling with their exes and struggling with co-parenting, those people always admired how we co-parented,” she said. “But to see that happen in person, people were crying and they said, ‘This is just inspiring to have this relationship with my ex now.'”
Haack and Tarek share two kids: daughter Taylor, 14, and son Brayden, 9. Although they separated in 2016, they continued to work together on HGTV’s hit Flip or Flop until 2022. However, it wasn’t always smooth sailing — something they poke fun at in The Flip Off‘s first episode as headlines flash of their off-screen disagreements. Now? The two are closer than ever (as friends).
“We’ve had our ups and downs, but filming was never our problem,” Haack explained. “We both knew how to turn it on when it came to the camera, right? I mean, we filmed together for five years post separation [and] divorce.”
Haack said she, Tarek and Heather are “all in a very good spot.”
“I think all of us were a little bit worried how this could affect our relationship. Ultimately, it did bring us closer together,” Haack continued. “Filming a TV show is … not easy. And to have a dynamic with strong personalities like [Heather and Tarek] could be hard. I’ve filmed with a lot of people and it’s not so easy, but filming with Heather was so easy, so fun. And that made the show so much better.”
Heather told Yahoo Entertainment she had no worries about filming The Flip Off with Tarek’s ex-wife but wanted to make sure it wouldn’t mess up their new dynamic.
“I definitely had some reservations … ‘Can they film again together? Do you guys wanna do this? Are we gonna get along? … Is this gonna affect the kids at all in a negative way?'” Heather said. But she agreed The Flip Off “brought us closer together.”
“We got to know each other in a different way, on a deeper level, and I really enjoyed it more than I thought I was going to,” added Heather, who also starred on Selling Sunset. “And I think it was fun for [Christina and Tarek] to come back together and film — there’s no drama right now in our lives. We’re all just having a great time filming this show together.”
The Flip Off premieres Jan. 29 at 8 p.m. ET on HGTV.
Heather Rae El Moussa had ‘reservations’ if husband Tarek and his ex Christina Haack could film ‘The Flip Off.’ It brought them all ‘closer together.’
In a recent interview, Heather Rae El Moussa opened up about her initial reservations when she found out that her husband Tarek El Moussa and his ex-wife Christina Haack would be filming a new show together called ‘The Flip Off.’ Heather admitted that she was unsure how the dynamic would work with all three of them working together, but ultimately, it brought them all closer together.
Despite her concerns, Heather revealed that working on the show with Tarek and Christina actually helped to strengthen their co-parenting relationship and improve their communication. She shared that they were all able to put aside any past issues and focus on their shared goal of creating a successful show.
Heather also admitted that seeing Tarek and Christina work together on ‘The Flip Off’ made her realize the importance of putting their children first and working as a team. She expressed gratitude for the positive impact that the show had on their family dynamic and how it ultimately brought them all closer together.
Overall, Heather’s experience with ‘The Flip Off’ showed her that sometimes stepping out of your comfort zone and facing your reservations can lead to unexpected growth and positive outcomes.
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