Ant Anstead Jokes 'There's Problems' with How Ex Christina Haack Is Raising Their Son — for 1 Specific Reason

Mar. 15, 2025

Ant AnsteadandChristina Haackmay be on better terms these days, but they aren’ttotallyaligned when it comes to co-parenting their son.

Haack informs him she doesn’t think she has any tea — which is a red flag for Anstead.

“You’re raising a British boy. If you don’t have tea, there’s problems,” Anstead says, referring to their five-year-old son Hudson London. The exes share custody of Hudson, who splits time between Haack’s house and Anstead’s home in the Laguna Beach area, which he shares with his girlfriend of almost four years, Renée Zellweger.

Haack offers him the few tea bags she’s found in her kitchen, but none seem to suit his taste as he dryly opts for a glass of water.

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Ant Anstead and Christina Anstead attend the Los Angeles Special Screening Of Discovery’s “Serengeti” on July 23, 2019 in Beverly Hills, California.Tommaso Boddi/Getty

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After not speaking more than necessary to co-parent for years, Ant “gave me a huge hug," Haack revealed. “He just said ‘I’m so sorry for everything you’re going through and I’m here for you no matter what you need.’ It was a very nice moment. We had a long talk after and we decided to put all the BS aside and be good co-parents, like Tarek and I, for Hudson.”

Haack and her first husbandTarek El Moussa, who, along with his new wifeHeather El Moussa, are Haack’s competition in the series' house flipping showdown, share two children: Taylor, 14, and Brayden, 9.

Both Tarek and Heather were shocked to hear Anstead had signed on to be a guest judge, considering neither was aware Haack and Anstead were even on speaking terms.

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“All of a sudden they’re besties,” Tarek recalled of seeing Anstead and Christina interact on set.

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Ahead of the show’s debut, Hall was set to be Haack’s partner in the competition. After she revealed she and Hall had split, Haackjokedabout Anstead taking his place on the show.

Tarek El Moussa and Christina El Moussa attend the press room for the 44th annual Daytime Emmy Awards on April 30, 2017 in Pasadena, California. ; Ant Anstead and Christina Anstead attend the Los Angeles Special Screening of Discovery’s series “Serengeti” in Beverly Hills, California, on July 23, 2019. ; Josh Hall and Christina Hall attend the World Premiere of “Barbie” at Shrine Auditorium and Expo Hall on July 09, 2023.Paul Archuleta/FilmMagic ; VALERIE MACON/AFP/Getty ; Axelle/Bauer-Griffin/FilmMagic

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After telling afan on Instagramshe thought addingher second husband to the lineup of theshowcould be a “genius” promotional move, theChristina on the Coaststar cleared up her current plans.

“It would be good for ratings, butI can’t work with any more exes,” she told Backgrid later. “I already work with Tarek.”

source: people.com