We Finally Know Why Christina Haack And Tarek El Moussa Got Divorced

To say that having your own series on HGTV — like Christina Haack and Tarek El Moussa do — is life-changing would be a massive understatement. After all, think of all the fame and fortune that's come to Chip and Joanna Gaines of "Fixer Upper," or Jonathan and Drew Scott from "Property Brothers." However, while having a show on HGTV can truly make your career, it can also thrust you so far into the spotlight you get a little lost. Such was seemingly the case with Haack, who previously went by the name Christina Anstead, and El Moussa, the once happily-married couple who landed a show on HGTV, only to have their personal lives fall apart years later.

Haack and El Moussa started on their HGTV series "Flip or Flop" while still happily married, but it didn't take long for their marriage to falter and end in divorce. But what exactly caused the rift? Well, we finally know why Christina Haack and Tarek El Moussa got divorced, and it's a lot more complicated than you might have thought.

For Tarek El Moussa and Christina Haack, their busy schedule and all of El Moussa's health concerns certainly brought them plenty of stress. At first, they tried to work through all their problems by attending therapy together. 

For any couple, however, finding time to be together can be hard, especially when you add in kids, health issues, and a high-pressure job. So it was for Haack and El Moussa, which is partly what led to their divorce.

In an interview with People, El Moussa explained that he and Haack just didn't make time for each other. "We were so busy, we never slowed down to be present with each other and talk about things that were bothering us," he revealed. So, they went to therapy. And while it's unclear what exactly Haack and El Moussa discussed in therapy, it's obvious that the two needed to talk about their marriage. However, after hashing things out there, the pair realized they needed to separate.

While Christina Haack and Tarek El Moussa were busy filming episode after episode of "Flip or Flop," and El Moussa was dealing with cancer treatments, they also had something else to consider: more children. While the couple already had a daughter, Taylor, they had to decide if they wanted more kids, and quickly.

Specifically, because of El Moussa's condition, they had to make some quick decisions. "They said that if you go through radiation, which Tarek had too, then you should not get pregnant from that sperm from six months to a year. So, right away, we did sperm banking and [tried] IVF," Haack told People. 

Unfortunately, the couple had two failed IVF attempts, with one that ended in a tragic miscarriage at eight weeks. Then, when Haack got pregnant again, she had to go on strict bed rest. Obviously, all the stress of a miscarriage and IVF can be a lot on any couple, but with El Moussa's other health issues looming overhead, it only made things even tenser between the two.

To know anything about Christina Haack and Tarek El Moussa's marriage is to know that they weren't always as fortunate as they appeared to be on "Flip or Flop." Yes, they were once pretty broke, so when Haack and El Moussa did have the opportunity to purchase fine things together, they did. However, that didn't stop everything else — including working together, living together, and parenting together — from having an impact their marriage. As it turns out, their sharing absolutely everything might not have been for the best.

In an interview with People, Haack explained that she and El Moussa might have been a little too close before they separated. "Tarek and I were so tied together on everything: real estate, the show, our children, our house," she revealed. "It was so stressful, and everyone was worried that it was going to explode." And whether or not you thought it "exploded," it's clear that El Moussa and Haack shared quite a lot together, and that couldn't have been easy while they were working things out. 

Though Christina Haack and Tarek El Moussa certainly made a lot of money flipping houses on television for HGTV's "Flip or Flop," that didn't mean everything was all peachy with their budget. Because despite all the finer things the two owned, they actually had some problems managing their money, it seems.

During an appearance on "The Dr. Drew Podcast," El Moussa explained that part of the reason behind his divorce from Haack was that they had some struggles people didn't know about, including struggles with money. "There's so much going on with TV, and the notoriety, and the finances, and so many different things happening at one time, and it slowly pulled us apart," El Moussa said on the podcast, according to House Beautiful. 

While Haack and El Moussa truly appeared to have it all, they struggled with money more than anyone thought, and as any couple knows, fights involving money can sometimes be the worst fights of all.

Obviously, things between Christina Haack and Tarek El Moussa got very stressful towards the end of their marriage. With all that the pair had been through, things were bound to explode at some point, though that explosion wasn't quite as dramatic as the public previously assumed. Specifically, there was an alleged incident in 2017 during which the police were called to the couple's home; El Moussa was reportedly found with a gun and thought to be suicidal, according to The Orange County Register.

However, El Moussa soon cleared the air during an appearance on "Today," when he explained that the gun had nothing to do with anything violent. "There's mountain lions and bobcats and rattlesnakes and, like, big wildlife back there," El Moussa stated. "I went out for a hike to scout some trails. It wasn't even a big deal. I didn't understand. It got really blown out of proportion." Though Haack and El Moussa had more than their fair share of issues, violence wasn't one of them.

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Though a lot can be said of all the issues Christina Haack and Tarek El Moussa had to face towards the end of their marriage, there were a few other things that caused their divorce. As it turns out, they were drifting apart from each other long before their split, and without strong communication, any relationship is kind of doomed.

In an interview with People, Haack said that things between her and El Moussa had just gotten to a point where they were barely speaking. "I was overwhelmed," she explained. "The tension between me and Tarek was high. We weren't able to properly communicate anymore. It got to the point where we weren't even driving to set together." 

Obviously it can't be easy to work on a marriage when you barely talk to each other, and that's seemingly a problem that Haack and El Moussa faced during their relationship.

After everything that culminated between Christina Haack and Tarek El Moussa, it's not exactly shocking that the two ended up divorced. For as well as they might work together in a professional setting, it's clear that they had to do what was best for them, and that meant divorcing. And in the end, it was El Moussa who filed for divorce.

According to People, El Moussa's lawyer revealed that he was the one to file; People also reported that El Moussa was seeking spousal support from Haack. Additionally, once the split was announced, Haack and El Moussa released a joint statement explaining that their children were their priority. "During the process, we are committed to our kids and being the best parents we can be," the statement read. "We will continue to work through this process civilly and cooperatively, and plan to continue our professional life together."

Because Christina Haack and Tarek El Moussa lived a very public life together, it's only natural that people would assume things about their marriage and, subsequently, their divorce. Additionally, the fact that Haack remarried so soon after their divorce was finalized caused many to wonder if cheating was a factor in their breakup.

But as it turns out, it wasn't at all. In fact, as Distractify reported, the pair released a statement to the contrary. "Neither of us was involved in a romantic relationship with any third party prior to our separation or believes the other was," the statement read. So in case you were wondering, neither Haack nor El Moussa cheated on the other while they were married and it isn't why they got divorced. Really, the reasons for their divorce were probably a lot more mundane than that, just like with many couples who decide to divorce.