Like any family navigating divorce, co-parenting, and step-parenting, Tarek El Moussa’s wife Heather Rae and his ex-wife Christina Hall have had their fair share of tussles over the years. But that all seems to be in the past now ahead of their upcoming HGTV series, The Flip Off, which pits the El Moussas against Christina and her real estate agent husband Josh Hall. Heather Rae and Tarek opened up about why they are in a “good place” with Christina, and it’s all about one very compelling reason.
In an interview on Tamron Hall on Friday, Tarek and Heather Rae say they are committed to letting “the past be the past,” according to an exclusive clip obtained by Us Weekly. Tarek, who shares kids Brayden, 8, and Taylor, 13, with Christina, jokingly said, “I’m just going to say it, it’s a little bit weird we’re having a house flipping competition show because they have literally no chance of beating us.”
Heather Rae shared, “It’s crazy but everyone is in such a good place and we’re here to give you guys a great show and we’re really excited about it.”
The former Flip or Flop stars were married from 2009-2018. After their divorce and the end of their renovating show, Christina married Ant Anstead from 2018-2021 and welcomed son Hudson, now 4, with him. Tarek and Heather got married in 2021 and welcomed son Tristan in Feb. 2023. Christina married Joshua in 2022.
Despite finding love with other people, Tarek and Christina’s split was not easy, and he told host Tamron Hall that he and Christina went from “best friends to arch enemies” in the aftermath of their divorce. But now, they are focused on their kids, which they credit with their happy relationship now.
“As time goes on, you start to think and you start to realize things, right?” Tarek explained in the clip. “And what I realized is this: I couldn’t imagine growing up in a family where my parents were divorced and they hated each other because I love my mom, I love my dad. They are divorced, but they still get together, and we do family dinners. And the truth is let the past be the past.”
That’s such a beautiful (and mature!) way to look at things. Getting to this place probably seemed impossible two years ago, and now they get along so well they are going to be working together every day!
Part of the reason the El Moussas and Halls get along so well is because of how secure Heather Rae is in her relationship with Tarek. She told TODAYlast month that having baby Tristan, now 16 months, was the “most amazing thing I’ve ever done” and now her marriage is “stronger than ever.” But at first, it was tough.
“We definitely had to go through some adjustments after Tristan was born,” Heather Rae said. “Suddenly all of my time was going into our baby, but you have to remember to still be a wife. I think marriage is hard in general, right? And then you add kids into it and that makes it even harder.”
The Selling Sunset star shared how they prioritize their relationship and make sure to carve out space for it. “After the first year though, I feel like everything really fell into place for our family. Tarek and I are thriving,” she said. “We make date nights a priority and take little trips here and there so we feel like our old selves and not just Mom and Dad all the time.”
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