Christina Haack Said Tarek El Moussa Split Created a ‘Difficult’ Situation With Her Parents: ‘They Were Just Hearing His Side’

TL;DR: 

• Christina Haack and Tarek El Moussa split officially in 2018 after separating in 2016.
• The Christina on the Coast star later said her parents heard Tarek El Moussa’s “side” after they split, creating a “difficult” situation. 
• She also said her parents hoped they’d reconcile following the initial “shock” of the split.

Today, Christina Haack and her ex-husband Tarek El Moussa are remarried. Back when the Flip or Flop stars split, it created a “difficult” situation between the Christina on the Coast star and her parents. Their parting came as a “shock” to Haack’s mom and dad who, according to her, only initially heard El Moussa’s “side.” 

The ‘Flip or Flop’ stars called it quits in 2016

After two kids, seven years of marriage, and a successful HGTV series Haack and El Moussa announced their separation in December 2016. 

“We chose to get counseling to sort out our relationship,” they told Us in a statement. “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,” they added. “We will continue to work through this process civilly and cooperatively, and plan to continue our professional life together.”

Haack and El Moussa’s marriage eventually ended in 2018 when they officially divorced. Meanwhile, their work continued. They appeared alongside each other on Flip or Flip for 10 seasons until the series finale in March 2022.

Christina Haack described things with her parents as ‘difficult’ after the Tarek El Moussa split: ‘They were just hearing his side’

Haack opened up about the split to Good Housekeeping in August 2017. Now the star of her own series with another HGTV show in the works, Haack revealed couple’s therapy with El Moussa made for a “difficult” situation with her parents who, as the publication notes, have been married for decades.

“I wasn’t very vocal with them about some of the issues that Tarek and I were having,” she said. “So all of the sudden it’s like bam — I’ve moved out, I’m living at my nanny’s house. It came as a shock to 99.9% of people, including my parents.”

Haack continued, saying after couple’s therapy made them realize their marriage was over, El Moussa talked to her parents the most. Because of that things were “difficult” for Haack. 

“Tarek was talking to them more than I was at first, and that made it a little difficult because they were just hearing his side,” she explained. The now-38-year-old continued: “They were hoping we would be able to reconcile, especially for the kids, and also because Tarek and I had built such a life together.”

“We were involved in every aspect of each other’s life, we still are,” she added. “But in the end, it’s mine and Tarek’s decision, and only ours.”

Christina Haack and Tarek El Moussa co-parent their 2 kids together

Despite no longer being romantically involved Haack and El Moussa aren’t out of each other’s lives completely. The TV stars’ custody agreement states they share custody of their kids, Taylor, 11, and Brayden, 6. 

Most recently, Haack and El Moussa came together to support both Brayden and Taylor in May 2022. First when Brayden had to be rushed to the hospital for emergency surgery on Mother’s Day. Then again just days later for a school open house of Taylor’s.