Why Did Tarek El Moussa and Christina Haack Split? Inside Breakup
Tarek El Moussa and Christina Haack (formerly Hall) may be on good terms now, but that wasn’t always the case for the exes. In light of their latest TV collaboration, The Flip Off, fans are likely wondering why they broke up.
Why Did Tarek El Moussa and Christina Haack Split?
The former couple opened up about their decision to split during the premiere episode of The Flip Off on January 29, 2025.
“He didn’t always treat me right and he’ll admit that,” Christina said of Tarek.
Meanwhile, Tarek admitted that some of his health struggles contributed to the end of their marriage.
“I got diagnosed with cancer and I hurt my back and then I lost 60 pounds because I was taking so many opiates and Vicodin and pain killers and I lost my way, lost who I was,” Tarek recalled in a confessional. “I just wasn’t the best husband. I wasn’t The best father. I own my shit. It wasn’t me but it was me.”
Tarek El Moussa and Christina Haack Had a Blowout Fight Before Their Split
While they were still married in May 2016, Tarek and Christina got into an argument and he fled into a wooded area with a gun. She called 911 and local law enforcement officials were sent out in helicopters to search the area for Tarek.
The father of three recalled the situation in his 2024 memoir, Flip Your Life: How to Find Opportunity in Distress — in Real Estate, Business and Life, and he admitted that he didn’t initially understand what the helicopters were looking for.
“A police officer leaning out of the helicopter pointed a rifle at me. Dust swirled around me from the spin of the blades, and a loudspeaker crackled, ‘Get your hands in the air!’” he wrote. “For the next several hours, I sat on a cooler on my driveway, handcuffed. That was the very last time we were together as a family: with Christina walking down the driveway, crying, and me sitting there in handcuffs, asking myself, ‘What in the world is going on?’”
How Long Were Tarek El Moussa and Christina Haack Married?
Tarek and Christina met in 2005, and they got married in April 2009. The pair welcomed their first child, daughter Taylor Reese, in September 2010, and they continued to expand their family when they welcomed son Brayden James in August 2015.
Following the incident with the cops, Christina and Tarek confirmed their separation in December 2016. “Like many couples, we have had challenges in our marriage. We had an unfortunate misunderstanding about six months ago and the police were called to our house in an abundance of caution. There was no violence and no charges were filed,” they said in a joint statement to People. “During the process, we are committed to our kids and being the best parents we can be. We will continue to work through this process civilly and cooperatively, and plan to continue our professional life together.”
Tarek filed for divorce in January 2017, and their divorce was finalized one year later in January 2018.
Who Is Tarek El Moussa Married to Today?
Tarek found love again when he met Heather Rae Young in 2019. The pair got engaged in July 2020, and they wed in October 2021.
Heather and Tarek welcomed their son, Tristan, in January 2023.
Who Is Christina Haack Married to Today?
Following her divorce from Tarek, Christina married Ant Anstead in 2018. However, the former couple – who welcomed son Hudson in September 2019 – divorced in June 2021.
Christina later married Josh Hall in 2022, but the marriage wasn’t meant to be and they both filed for divorce in July 2024.