Tarek El Moussa, Christina Haack’s Quotes About Their Split and Coparenting: We’re ‘In a Really Good Place’

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Tarek El Moussa, Christina Haack's Quotes About Their Split and Coparenting: We're 'In a Really Good Place'

Honesty hour! Christina Hall (née Haack) and Tarek El Moussa split in December 2016 and have been candid about their relationship ever since. Whether they’re sharing their coparenting tips while raising Taylor and Brayden or reacting to their ex’s new partners, the former Flip or Flop costars aren’t afraid to keep fans in the loop. They also don't mind sharing the screen post-divorce and continued filming their HGTV show after ending their marriage. “It was up and down, up and down. … We’ve been doing this a really long time — it’s part of who we are and what we do,” Tarek said on the Today show in December 2018. “And for us to just throw everything away … it just wasn’t worth it. And at the same time, we love the crew, we love the show, we love our fans and we love the network.” His ex-wife added: “Most importantly we have two amazing kids together, so it’s just easier to work together and get along.” The pair, who tied the knot in 2009, separated in 2016, and the Christina on the Coast star filed for divorce the following year. This was finalized in January 2018. The California native married Ant Anstead in December of that same year. She and the Wheelers Dealers host went on to welcome son Hudson ahead of their September 2020 split. After finalizing their divorce in June 2021, Christina went on to marry realtor Joshua Hall in April 2022. [jwplayer KDX7o8gg-l3ahXupL] For his part, Tarek tied the knot with Selling Sunset star Heather Rae El Moussa (née Young) in October 2021. Despite multiple attempts at amicable coparenting, Christina and her ex-husbands have struggled to put on a united front. In addition to her drama with Ant — the England native has slammed his ex's parenting and is seeking full custody of Hudson — the HGTV personality has been at odds with Tarek and his new wife. In May 2022, Tarek pulled Christina away from Heather after the two appeared to get into an argument at a child's soccer game. One week earlier, he told Us Weekly that he and Christina “try to be on the same page as often as possible, but they’re different households.” Haack and Tarek have spoken up numerous times while navigating their transition, so keep scrolling for a look at their most honest quotes about their split and how they are coparenting: [podcast_block]

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Moving On

"Co-parenting 101. Kids come first," the California native captioned a photo of herself with Tarek, Heather and Joshua following their May 2022 soccer game disagreement. "Taylor's open house. Next, on to middle school she goes. Brayden is recovering well and we are all grateful 🤍. It has been a very rough few weeks, ready for some peace 🙏."

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Christina's Feud With Heather

“A personal matter was discussed and has since been resolved,” a rep for Christina told Us in May 2022 after the coparents were photographed in an argument at a child's soccer game in May 2022. “We are focused on coparenting as a team moving forward.”

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Coparenting Amid Brayden's Hospitalization

“Scary 12 hours for us parents + step parents. After being admitted to the ER, Brayden had to have an emergency appendectomy as well as removal of Meckel’s diverticulum early this morning. Nothing like seeing your child in excruciating pain 😣,” Christina wrote in her Instagram Stories in May 2022.

“Stressful 24 hours but a good reminder how important team work/co-parenting is," she added the next day. "We are all under pressure but when it really matters we were all there for Brayden doing our part.”

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Christina and Tarek 'Try to Be on the Same Page'

“Honestly, you know, we really focus on our household,” the Flipping 101 With Tarek El Moussa star told Us in May 2022 about how he and Christina coparent. “[Heather and I] have certain things we do at our household, and I know [Christina] focuses on her household and there’s certain things she does at her household.”

He added: “We try to be on the same page as often as possible, but they’re different households.”

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A Win-Win

El Moussa told Entertainment Tonight in April 2021 that he and his ex-wife were “getting along,” explaining, "[Our relationship] is in a completely different place. She and I are ... coparenting, and I really think the [Flip or Flop] episodes are getting better and better."

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Keeping In Touch

Christina and Young "coparent too," El Moussa exclusively told Us in January 2021. "It’s strictly business, but yeah. Everybody gets along."

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This Ride They Call Life

Ahead of the season 9 premiere of Flip or Flop, Christina took to Instagram to reflect on the wild ride that she and El Moussa have been on since joining the HGTV family. “I can still picture making a pitch video for flip or flop in 2010. I was pregnant with Tay sitting on the couch in our San Clemente condo (with a home video camera on us) wondering what crazy idea Tarek was getting me into now. I was thinking no way will this go anywhere, but it was worth a shot,” she recalled in October 2020. “God will always open doors meant to open, and this one opened wide. Even after babies , divorces, and engagements the show continues.... I am beyond grateful for this crazy ride - it’s been a lot of things, (including bug infested and rancid smells) but it’s never been boring.”

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The Bright Side

Coparenting is a “walk in the park” compared to their “very public divorce,” El Moussa exclusively told Us in September 2020. “It doesn’t matter how bad it is. It’s better than it was.”

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Quarantine Coparenting

“It’s sort of the same as before,” The Wellness Remodel author told Us exclusively in April 2020 of raising Taylor and Brayden with El Moussa during the coronavirus pandemic. "We're just making sure that we're on the same page. I went over there and showed them how we were doing homeschool because I had them the first few days. We just, like, make sure we're helpful with each other.”

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Major Motivation

The Christina on the Coast star told Entertainment Tonight in January 2020 of coparenting with El Moussa: "Sometimes, things can be difficult, but at the end of the day, the kids love to see all of us together all the time. So, that's what works. There's no big secret. It's just whatever's best for the kids is just what works for everybody."

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Leaps and Bounds

"It’s definitely gotten a lot easier,” Christina told Us exclusively in December 2019 of her and El Moussa's coparenting relationship. “The kids love seeing us sit together and that’s what’s important. Me and Tarek work together still, obviously, [on Flip or Flop], so it’s not like we don’t see each other. And I’m still really close with his family as well.”

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Happy Halloween

“Last night, we all went out for the first time,” the Flipping 101 W/ Tarek El Moussa star told Us exclusively in November 2019. “It was me, it was Heather [Rae Young], it was Christina, it was Ant, and it was my ex-in-laws. And we all went trick-or-treating. We had a great time. The kids were so happy.”

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A Helping Hand

El Moussa shared his plans to take the kids following his ex-wife’s scheduled C-section in September 2019, telling Us, “They’re actually going to visit the baby tomorrow while I’m filming, and then I’m going to be home and I’m going to get them. But I’m sure I’ll swing by in the next day or so and meet the baby.”

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Close Proximity

“Tarek and I only live two blocks from each other, so it actually works out really well,” Christina told Us Weekly exclusively in May 2019. “As you can imagine, you’ve got school and soccer and stuff, so if we leave a pair of shoes or there’s a soccer ball, it’s so easy now to just, like, run over there and pick something up. It’s just a lot more simple. The kids’ schools are close and everything is, like, a five-minute drive.”

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Wishful Thinking

While the cancer survivor is in a good place after his divorce, he told Us exclusively in April 2019, “I think I’m looking for something. You know, my life’s been going really well and everything’s great; I’m super happy. The only thing missing in my life is a best friend, and that’s one thing I do miss about a relationship.”

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Happy for Her

How did Tarek respond to his ex-wife’s wedding? “He texted both me and Ant, ‘Congratulations,’” Christina told Us exclusively in February 2019. “I think it’s really good closure for all of us and it’s a fresh start for him as well.”

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Key to Coparenting

When it comes to coparenting, Christina told Us exclusively in June 2018 that “it’s important … to make sure that you’re on the same page.” She added: “We have a schedule where we make sure that if one of us has to travel, that the other picks up for the other one. And we just make sure that whatever’s best for the kids is what we’re going to do.”

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Seal of Approval

“Tarek likes him,” the interior designer told Us of her then-boyfriend in June 2018. “What’s not to like? Everybody likes him. He’s a great guy."

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So Far, So Good

In March 2018, Christina told Entertainment Tonight, “I’m in a really good place. The kids are really happy, they’re healthy; Tarek and I are in a good spot. We have a lot of things that we’re working on, cool things coming in the future, so we’re just looking forward.”

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Not a Happy Camper

“Obviously, it bothered me,” Tarek told Us exclusively of Christina’s relationship with their family contractor, Gary Anderson. “But now I think, she can live her life. I’m in such a good place now that I don’t want anything to take me down.”

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Looking Ahead

Never say never! “Maybe, like, 10 years from now,” Tarek told Entertainment Tonight in February 2018 when asked about getting back together with his ex.

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Serious Statement

“Like many couples, we have had challenges in our marriage,” the real estate agents told Us in a statement in December 2016. “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. We chose to get counseling to sort out our relationship. Together, we have decided to separate while we reevaluate the future of our marriage. During this 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.”