Tragic Details About Christina Haack

Longtime fans of HGTV's "Flip or Flop" have seen the stunning transformation of Christina Haack, a reality star who has created a house flipping empire. Christina is most known for her work on "Flip or Flop," which she cohosted with her former husband, Tarek El Moussa. The once-happy couple stole the hearts of their audience with witty, lighthearted banter, along with their ambitious renovations and flirtatious relationship. The two took big risks buying unmaintained houses and turning them into dream homes for a big profit. They mastered the art of flips and rarely ended up with a flop. 

However, things changed when the HGTV couple went through a divorce in the public eye. The once lighthearted banter between the two turned awkward with unkind undertones and audiences keyed in on the tension. The two lived by the mantra "the show must go on," and muddled through an additional three seasons of their beloved passion show. Christina and Tarek co-existed as they began new relationships and life adventures while co-parenting their two children, Taylor and Brayden.

But, the divorce was only the beginning of the tragic events that followed in Christina's life. From death to fires to health struggles, Christina has been hit hard with difficulties over the past few years. 

The divorce of Christina Haack and Tarek El Moussa changed the tone of the once-loved "Flip or Flop." In December 2016, Hall and El Moussa announced they had split. Their divorce wasn't finalized until January 2018. The former couple continued to film "Flip or Flop" together until the series officially ended in 2022. Perhaps unsurprisingly, there were some awkward show moments in the wake of their separation.

In "Flipping and Dating" Season 7, Episode 6, the estranged pair faced the reality of their new lives and invited audiences in by awkwardly teasing each other about dating other people. It was clear they intended to lighten the mood and convince the public eye that they were comfortable working with each other despite the divorce, but the interactions came out as scripted, forced, and totally cringe. 

And fans didn't love what they were seeing. As one X user wrote back in 2018, "If you want a great example of how to act like an adult when you divorce someone but still choose to work with them watch tonight's episode of #FliporFlop and do the exact opposite." Another X user posted, "The digs on Flip or Flop are annoying. Don't wanna watch exes taking swipes at each other!!" Some audience members, however, sympathized with the couple. One of the sympathizers tweeted, "Impressed they are keeping it real on #FliporFlop and argue on camera. A divorced couple working together cannot be easy."

The awkward, scripted talk of Christina Haack and Tarek El Moussa's divorce that aired on "Flip or Flop" was only amplified by the headlines that appeared during the seasons following the news. It was no secret that the divorce was not only messy but also heartbreaking for their family of four, as it was plastered all over the media. 

During filming, the couple formed new romantic relationships. Tarek began dating Heather Rae El Moussa (née Young) of Netflix's "Selling Sunset"; Haack began a relationship with English television presenter Ant Anstead. As the two went in separate directions in their personal life, they still shared the same career on "Flip or Flop," which created major tension not only for Haack and Tarek but for the whole production team. In July 2021, TMZ reported that Tarek allegedly yelled at Haack in front of everyone on set because he didn't like her tone. TMZ's source claimed he went so far as to pit Haack against Heather, allegedly calling his ex-wife a "washed-up loser."

A source later told People that Tarek regretted the outburst. "Tarek lashed out and he's super remorseful," the source said. On top of their very personal conflicts being made public, the pair of exes also dealt with the emotional process of selling their house. The sale was featured in an episode of "Flip or Flop."

The difficult divorce affected their oldest child, daughter Taylor, significantly. As Christina Haack told People in February 2017, "Taylor asked if we could get back together. We had to explain that sometimes couples get divorced but that she and Brayden are our No. 1 priority. We'll always be a family." 

Of course, for a 6-year-old, this was still a lot to process, so Haack and El Moussa sent their daughter to therapy. According to Haack, this helped Taylor work through the significant changes to her family's dynamic. As she said in Good Housekeeping, "One day, as I was driving [Taylor] to an appointment, she said, 'I don't need to go to therapy anymore. I think you and Daddy are happier apart, and I don't really need to talk about it anymore.' She's very open and honest with her feelings, but still I was like, 'Wow, that's a big comment for a 6-year-old.'"

Thankfully, it sounds like Haack and El Moussa have been able to set aside some of their own issues with one another for the sake of their kids. "She and I are getting along, we're co-parenting, getting along together," El Moussa dished to ET in 2021. 

Tarek El Moussa and Christina Haack aren't the only ones who have locked horns. Tarek's new wife, "Selling Sunset" star Heather Rae El Moussa, has gotten in on the action too. In May 2022, Heather got into an argument with Haack at one of Brayden's soccer games. It escalated enough to where Tarek had to grab Heather by the arm and remove her from the situation. Heather reportedly also exchanged words with Joshua Hall. Photos of the altercation were obtained by the Daily Mail. 

Fortunately, it sounds like they were able to work things out. While we never got the full story, a rep for Haack gave Page Six a joint statement from her and Heather. "A personal matter was discussed and has since been resolved," the statement read. "We are focused on co-parenting as a team moving forward."

The photos of the spat hit the internet after Brayden had to undergo an emergency appendectomy. Following the soccer game, Haack took to Instagram Stories to share that her son was doing well and let the world know that the adults' drama didn't matter. "Stressful 24 hours but a good reminder how important teamwork/co-parenting is," she wrote (via ET). "We are all under pressure but when it really matters we were all there for Brayden doing our part ... Sometimes a scary situation can be a good wake-up call. In the end, all of the other stuff is just 'noise,' what matters is the kids." Since then, Haack and Heather's relationship has become so close that they are not helping those Tarek love triangle rumors.

Christina Haack's divorce from Ant Anstead was also extremely difficult, but the relationship didn't start that way. Haack and Antstead became involved shortly after Haack's separation from Tarek El Moussa. The two fell hard and fast, celebrating their first anniversary and getting married within the same year. They wed in December 2018. The following September, they welcomed a son named Hudson.

But the happy couple didn't last long, and the truth about Haack and Anstead's marriage came out. In September 2020, only a year after Hudson was born, Haack announced on her Instagram that the two had made a big life change. "Ant and I have made the difficult decision to separate," she wrote (via Us Weekly). "We are grateful for each other and as always, our children will remain our priority. We appreciate your support and ask for privacy for us and our family as we navigate the future." The split soon became a nightmare for Haack, and her custody battle with Anstead was anything but neat and tidy.

Initially, Christina Haack and Ant Anstead's split seemed copacetic. In June 2021, the divorce was finalized and the two agreed to share custody of their son. However, Anstead evidently changed his mind. In April 2022, the TV presenter not only filed for sole custody of Hudson, but made a number of harsh claims about his ex-wife's character. The filing was denied the same day. However, that wasn't the end of the custody battle.

A month later, in May 2022, Anstead claimed that Haack was using Hudson as a "puppet" on social media for her own gains, according to Us Weekly. In response, Haack posted on her Instagram a selfie with a lengthy caption that read in part, "I am mentally exhausted over the recent false accusations against me. Hudson's father has made attempts to turn my family, friends, and fans against me through manipulation tactics and false information." She went on to share that she would no longer feature their son in her content. 

But after a lot of back and forth in the courtroom, the two came to an agreement that they would share joint custody, as it was originally decided in June 2021. On Mother's Day 2023, Haack took to Instagram to reflect on a number of her recent personal struggles, including what she deemed an "unnecessary custody battle." "No matter where you are in life or what's happening stay positive," she wrote. "It can all change in a year!"

In December 2022, Christina Haack shared in an Instagram Story that she had a bad reaction to some cosmetic work she had done. "In April I had a reaction to under eye filler," she said (via People). "Super swollen and it wouldn't go down with time." She also posted a selfie of her reaction to the filler, and followed it with a post-filler removal picture. "After dissolving with hyaluronidase and ultrasound frequency treatments to remove all the filler," she wrote "Never again."

After Haack's fillers brought on an inflammatory reaction, she wondered if another cosmetic procedure was behind various health issues she'd been dealing with. "Been super exhausted lately so on a kick to get back into my body. I've had some unexplained health stuff for years and now I'm considering the thought that this could be Breast implant-related," she wrote on Instagram (via Business Insider). "Does anyone else have any experience with this subject? I'm curious on all the ladies take on this." Ultimately, Haack decided to follow in the footsteps of stars like Danica Patrick and Sharon Osbourne and have her implants removed. In January 2023, she confirmed to E! News that she'd booked appointments pertaining to the process. 

In December 2022, Christina Haack shared in an Instagram Story that she'd undergone testing to try to figure out what was causing her aforementioned health issues. "My scan said I have mercury and lead poisoning," she said (via E! News). "Most likely from all the gross houses I've been in (the bad flips) and I have small intestine bacteria overgrowth."

The scan was performed at WAM, an alternative medicine center in California, using a machine that can pick up imbalances in the body. The clinic then takes a more functional route concerning treatment. In the aforementioned Instagram Story, Haack added, "So we are first detoxing all of this through herbs and IVs and then see how I feel and tackle the implants." She also shared that she's suffered from several other health issues including inflammation, Hashimoto's disease, Raynaud's syndrome, polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS), unexplained skin rashes, swollen lymph nodes, adrenal fatigue, and more, insinuating that it may all be connected. 

In January 2023, Haack updated fans in an interview with E! News. "I'm just really focused on doing a cleanse right now, eating super clean," she said. "I'm doing supplement detox and there's a local wellness place nearby where I've been doing hyperbaric chambers and IVs." She noted that ever since she made these changes, she's felt significantly better.

The star of "Christina On the Coast" deals with online trolls and haters on a regular basis. But she doesn't let that stop her from living her life. Her personal dating history has made her a target for critique and so to combat it, Christina Haack made a big change to her social media in 2021: She started turning off the comments on posts that might bring out the negativity. 

As Haack moved on in marriage from Tarek El Moussa to Ant Anstead to Joshua Hall, some "fans" took to the comment section of her Instagram to share their two cents. And the comments weren't always so kind. Instead of getting into a war with each individual commenter, Haack figured it'd be best to just keep the bad vibes at bay as much as possible. "I normally turn off comments with Josh and will continue to do so if people are rude. I don't want to waste any mins of my life blocking negative people," she wrote on Instagram in 2021. 

In an interview with People, Haack admitted the hateful comments can really sting. "I allow myself a little time to be upset and usually the things that upset me are when people make direct statements about things they have no idea about," she said. "Sometimes that'll really irritate me and then I'll talk to [her then-husband] Josh about it." However, she moves forward by quickly remembering, "I have a great life and I can't be focused on pleasing everyone." Haack has since turned the comments on her Instagram back on.

Although Christina Haack lives an insanely lavish life, she's also a farm girl at heart. And, in March 2023, Haack shared the news of the death on the family farm. "We lost our sweet Hennifer / Bennifer to a predator who got into our pen," she wrote on Instagram. "Josh was in Tennessee last weekend and found a pile of feathers. And unfortunately, they were his. Never thought I could be so attached to a chicken but this was one special chicken. Bennifer was the only chicken who was eaten out of all 16 of our chickens. Ben you'll be missed." The caption was accompanied by a handful of photos of the family with their special chicken. 

The reality star's fans immediately sent their condolences the family's way. "He was probably protecting the flock and that is why all the rest of them are alive. Roosters will fight to the death to protect their flock. Sorry for your loss he was a noble gent," one wrote. HGTV commented, "Poor Hennifer, thinking of y'all!" But the loss wasn't able to bring the family down for long. In October 2023, Haack announced on her Instagram that the family welcomed two new additions to the farm: a mini donkey and a pony.

Christina Haack's parents were in Lahaina, Maui, during the catastrophic wildfires that broke out in 2023. In an Instagram Story (via People), the reality star shared a screen grab of her parents' account of their experience that they originally shared on Facebook. After spending time without access to the internet or electricity, her parents eventually evacuated Lahaina and were transported to the city of Kihei. "The whole area of Lahaina Town is gone," they wrote. "There is no electricity in the Lahaina area, stores and restaurants are closed. So many people have lost their homes. It took us a couple of tries to get road access out. We made it. It is such a tragedy." 

In the aforementioned Instagram Story post, Haack noted that she and her family regularly visited Lahaina. "What's happened there is beyond devastating," she added. "My thoughts and prayers are with everyone affected by these horrific fires." Understandably, Haack is grateful her parents made it out safely, and she recognizes how fortunate their family is.

Although Christina Haack went out of her way to defend Josh Hall on social media, their relationship was not all chocolates and roses. On the contrary, there were tons of relationship red flags that plagued their daily interactions. One of the most alarming hints of trouble in paradise? Haack was never sure that there were enough signs indicating that he was totally the one. Reflecting on these feelings in an interview with People, Haack said, "The first time he proposed I said no, and he threw the ring in the pool. That was probably red flag number one." She then added, "I don't think anyone's ever heard that story before."

If Haack initially had strong feelings about rejecting Hall's marriage proposal, there was a good reason why. Apparently, the reality star didn't feel like she and Hall were at a good point in their relationship. "We weren't getting along super great even then, off and on. When things were good, they were good, but it just felt like I wasn't quite ready and so I just said, 'This is not the right time,'" Haack explained in the previously cited People interview. She then went on to hint that Hall's choice to allegedly throw the ring into the pool was a major red flag. As for Hall, he has denied Haack's allegations. As his representative told People, "Josh has no clue what Christina is talking about."

Because of the holes in Josh Hall and Christina Haack's relationship, the former couple parted ways. In January 2025, the duo's break-up aired in an episode of the HGTV show, "Flip Off." For Haack, the split came as something of a relief. "In all honesty, I didn't want to film the show with Josh," Haack told People. "We hadn't been getting along in a long time, and I'm not talking about weeks, like years. The network knew I didn't want to." Despite the fact that the relationship needed to come to an end, Haack lamented getting divorced for a third time. Referencing her relationship with Network Connex CEO Christopher Larocca, whom she began dating in late 2024, she quipped, "I don't look at it as starting over, and especially for the fourth time. That just makes me want to cringe."

As for moving forward from her relationship with Hall, Haack said that she wanted to take things one step at a time. "We're not even discussing getting married. We're not discussing getting engaged," she told People in the aforementioned interview. "We're taking things slow. I promise. We're not having children together. We're not in a rush." Haack explained that Larocca's intense work schedule has helped them take things at an unhurried pace. "He's a super busy man. He has his own life, his own friends, his own career, and he's pragmatic," she added.

Moving on from her marriage to Josh Hall and going through another divorce wasn't easy for the mom of three. Christina Haack has a long history of health issues, and many of her most painful problems were exacerbated in light of this stressful time. Speaking to the Daily Mail, a source close to Haack revealed that the reality star was suffering from fatigue just five months after her big split from Hall aired. She also experienced other symptoms like bloating, headaches, weight fluctuations, and generalized pain.

Despite these challenges, the aforementioned insider told the Daily Mail that Haack was doing her best to prioritize self-care. "Christina is doing more meditation and carving out quiet time for herself when she gets down time from her busy work schedule," they said. As for physical exercise, the source said that Haack wanted to focus on activities that could help her relax. "She will be working out more with yoga and Pilates. Walks on the beach are also on her to-do list because that calms her down," they added.