Christina Haack and Tarek El Moussa Forgive Each Other ‘100%’ in Tearful Confessions After 8 Years (Exclusive)

Mar. 15, 2025

Christina Haack(formerly Hall) andTarek El Moussaare finally having a conversation 8 years in the making.

In a PEOPLE exclusive clip from the series premiere ofThe Flip Off(airing Jan. 29 at 8 p.m. ET/PT), the exes have an emotional talk about how they treated each other during their seven-year marriage and in the often-trying times since. The discussion sparks after Christina, 41, tearfully tells her ex that she and her third husband,Josh Hall,have officially split.

During their talk at her Newport Beach, Calif. home, Christina opens up about her tendency to keep jumping into relationships that she knows “aren’t right” for her. She breaks down into tears when she tells Tarek, 43, how “horrible” things have been since their marriage ended in 2016, prompting the two to have a candid conversation that eventually leads them to offer their forgiveness to each other.

“I know we’re in a good place now,” Christina tells Tarek. “But yeah, we went through a lot of stuff. I don’t think anyone understands just how much stuff we went through. We met when we were so young.”

She continues, “When our stuff imploded, I felt like not only did I lose… we were best friends, but also I felt like I lost like, I need to be a full-time mom. And that really, really, really hurt me a lot and really affected me.”

Choking up himself, Tarek responds, “I understand that feeling of being a little bit lost. And I acknowledge that I’m a big part, if not the entire part, of all of this.”

“I’m really sorry for s—. I really am. I just want you to know that,” Christina says as she wipes a tear from her face. She continues to say “I’m sorry” as Tarek reaches out his hand and places it on her knee.

“You forgive me?” Christina asks, to which Tarek responds, “A hundred percent, yeah.”

With tears in her eyes, she asks again, “Promise?”

“A hundred percent. I did a lot of things too,” Tarek says as he starts to get emotional. “I hold zero against you.”

What Christina shares next brings Tarek to tears, prompting him to cover his face with his hand.

“You’re a great dad. I’m really proud of you,” she tells him. “You’ve come a really long way. I can see it, you know. You’re so much calmer, you’re so much wiser, for real.”

In separate confessional clips, the two explain the events that led to the downfall of their marriage prior to the gun incident, including Tarek’s health issues that he previously went into detail on in his 2024 memoir,Flip Your Life.

“I got diagnosed with cancer and then I hurt my back. I lost 60 lbs. because I was taking so many opiates and Vicodin and painkillers,” he explains. “I lost my way, lost who I was. I just wasn’t the best husband. I wasn’t the best father. You know, I own my s—. It wasn’t me, but itwasme.”

In her own confessional, Christina says that Tarek “didn’t always treat me right, and he’ll admit that.” She adds, “Tarek was more focused on work than his family. When we split up, it’s like it forced him to be like, oh, I have to be present for these kids.”

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Tarek El Moussa and Christina Haack when they were married posing with their kids Taylor and Brayden.Tarek El Moussa/ Instagram

Tarek El Moussa/ Instagram

The pair share two children together — daughter Taylor, 14, and son Brayden, 9. Christina also shares son Hudson, 5, with her second husband Ant Anstead, while Tarek has a two-year-old son named Tristan with his wifeHeather Rae El Moussa.

Heather also stars onThe Flip Offas her husband’s teammate throughout the series, while Christina turns to her trusted design team from her solo seriesChristina on the Coastto help her in the house flipping showdown. She was originally set to have her third husband Josh as her teammate before theirJuly 2024 split.

source: people.com