The cast ofThe Flip Offis spilling the tea about how it feels to work with exes! The new HGTV house flippingreality competition serieswill featureChristina Haack, her ex-husband,Tarek El Moussa, and his current wife,Heather Rae El Moussa. The trio is nowshedding light on the filming experience amid this unusual dynamic.
In an exclusive interview withUS Weekly, the cast ofThe Flip Off, which is featured on the cover story, sat down to talk about all thenitty-gritty behind-the-scenes details of their highly anticipated HGTV show.Heather Rae El Moussashared howshe had reservations before she stepped into the project, wondering if they’d all be able to get along and work together. TheSelling Sunsetstarwondered whether her husband and his ex-wife Haack would gang up against her. The mom of one quipped that they did!
Even Haack wasskeptical of whether Rae El Moussa would grow jealous of her dynamic with her ex-husbandTarek El Moussa since the duotend to engage in playful banter. They also shared howEl Moussa and Haack used to butt heads a lot, with Rae El Moussa playing mediator. However, despite all the light humor, the trio confessed thatfilming forThe Flip Offwas an extremely harmonious experience.TheChristina In The Countrystar takes pride in how they were able to work together peacefully in the following words:
“There have been so many times throughout all of this that I’m like, ‘Wow, I can’t believe we did that.”
Christina Haack Shed Light on Why Joshua Hall Was Difficult to Work With
Looks like filming forThe Flip Offwasn’t as harmonious whenJoshua Hallwas still on board. In the same interview,Christina Haack confessed that filming the HGTV show with her estranged husband was a herculean task. The HGTVhouse-flipping competition serieswasinitially supposed to star the El Moussas against Haack and Hall, but the latter waskicked off from the show after filing for divorce from Haack in July 2024.
Haack believesfilmingThe Flip Offbecame much easier after Hall was booted from the show. The mom of three claims thatJoshua Hallwas insecure about her amicable dynamic with her ex-husband, Tarek El Moussa. She recalled instances where she was subject to silent treatment from Hall if she shared a laugh with El Moussa.
TheChristina on the Coaststar justified thatHall knew what he was signing up for from the get-go. Haack believes thatJoshua Hall failed to understand the nuances of reality TV. TheFlip or Flopstar expressed her disdain for Hall’s behavior on set in the following words:
“There was a rationale there that didn’t make sense. … I’m your wife, and I’m choosing you, but you’re choosing to make my life harder over insecurities.”
The Flip Offpremieres on HGTV on January 29 at 8 p.m. ET/PT with a two-hour episode. In the meantime, you’re able to streamFlip or Flopon Max.
