I Hit ‘Rock Bottom’ Amid Christina Hall Divorce

Turn back. Tarek El Moussa admit that the divorce from Christina Hall (née Haack) helped him change for the better and eventually became a perfect match Heather El Moussa (nee Young).

At Flip or Flop alum, 41, told Fox News Digital about how he changed his life after surviving both testicular cancer and thyroid cancer after a severe back injury and divorce. “After cancer, I had a terrible accident with my back and I lost 60 pounds, and I was on all these opiates. I wasn’t doing very well. That’s what people don’t know – you know, from 2013 to 2016, it was hell,” he said in an interview, which was published on Saturday, February 25.

The real estate investor continued: “I fought two cancers, I fought surgery. I was dealing with all these hormonal problems. And to be honest, I was lost. I lost who I was. When I looked in the mirror, I didn’t know who I was anymore.

Amid health issues, Tarek and Hall, 39, who married in 2009, announced their separation in September 2016. The couple share daughter Taylor, 12, and son Brayden, 7. Christina in the Country star was the one who chose to end the marriage, which was a pivotal moment for the former Flying 101 host.

“Following the foundation in 2016, when my ex-husband decided that he wanted to end things, I had to dig deep and understand who I am and who I want to be and where I want to go and how I’m going to get there. So, I’m doing a lot of work for me until now,” said Tarek.

He and Christina on the Beach star ended up divorcing in 2018 and continues to coparent her children amid her own ups and downs.

Tarek married Heather, 36, in November 2021, and Sell ​​Sunset star gave birth to son Tristan Jay, with Heather last month. Despite their past drama – including a public altercation at one of Brayden’s football games in May 2022 – Christina sent the couple congratulations after their baby boy arrived.

“Christina congratulated us, of course, and she was very happy for us,” Tarek said exclusively. Us Weekly earlier this month. “When it comes to gifts, we got a lot of gifts. I was really surprised… It was really, really good.

(Christina, for her part, married Ant Anstead in 2018 and welcomed son Hudson the following year. They separated in 2020 and finalized their divorce in 2021. They are moving forward Josh Hallwho got married in April 2022.)

Tarek said Tristan’s birth was still a “surreal moment” even after having two children. “I know it’s happening, but…it’s like an unknown feeling [could happen]. And that’s just great,” he said us.