Christina Hack She recalls the alleged treatment she received from her estranged husband Josh Hall On a group of Flip off Before he parted ways with the show.
“It was very difficult filming with Josh,” Huck, 41, shared exclusively Us Weekly in Latest cover story With her ex-husband Tariq Al-Mousa and his wife, Heather Rae El Moussa. “He didn't get it. He was always getting annoyed with me and saying, 'Oh my God, I did this' or 'I did that.' And I'm like, 'I'm making a TV show.'
After Huck and Hall I filed for divorce In July 2024 his turn with Flip off change. we He confirmed at the time that since the series was already “in production,” Huck, Tarek, and Heather “would move forward with the show without” Josh.
“In the end, it would have been better for him to leave after the first episode because the series would have been bad,” Huck said. we.
When asked if Hall had expressed any concerns about working with her ex-husband Tarek, Huck responded: “If I were to laugh at Tarek, I would get the silent treatment for a week.” Huck claimed his reaction stemmed from “insecurity.”
Photography, Hack explained Flip off “Maybe (their split) was just accelerated.” Huck noted that she and Tariq “have been photographed together forever,” in reference to this Flip or flopwhich premiered in 2013. (Huck and Tariq, who have two children, They finalized their divorce in 2018 but we continued to work together until the final season of the show in 2022.)
Christina Haack has strong feelings about the brief period she and ex Josh Hall worked together on HGTV projects. “When someone feels insecure about you and doesn't want to see you win, it actually puts a damper on everything,” Huck, 41, claimed in a recent interview with Entertainment Tonight. “I feel like (…)
“A more confident person might say, ‘This is my wife,’ but yes, she does it for TV. She was filming with Tarek when I met her,” Huck said. we. “There was an illogical excuse. You know what you signed up for. I am your wife, and I choose you, but you choose to make my life more difficult because of your insecurity.
Despite her breakup with Hall, Haack said she never thought about ending it Flip off.
“This is not Josh’s show,” she said. “No one will miss that he's not in it. Josh is not a TV presenter, not a house flipper, not a designer. My husband was just in it. With Tarek we built everything together, and I still have respect for him. I have no respect for Josh.”
While the breakup between Huck and Hal will be shown on camera, Huck said we She's “not nervous” to watch any part of it. “There are definitely some very emotional scenes,” she said. “It's different from anything I've ever shot for TV – it's so real and raw.”
Now, as she navigates her life after her split from Hall, Haack said she's “been very busy, which is probably a blessing.” “It was really a big period of growth,” she added.
For their part, Tarek and Heather always tried to be “very friendly” with Hall. “He was our kids' stepdad, so we wanted a positive environment,” explained Heather, who welcomed son Tristan with Tarek in January 2023.
However, since Hall left the show, Heather described the dynamics as “better.” She added: “I don't mean to be mean, but he definitely didn't have the best personality. So it's like a breath of fresh air. “And Cristina is in a really good place.”
Flip off Premieres Wednesday, January 29 at 8pm on HGTV.
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With reporting by Andrea Simpson
