Tarek & Heather El Moussa Face ‘Not Good’ Work Stress Interrupting First Christmas with Son Tristan (Exclusive)

Mar. 15, 2025

TarekandHeather Rae El Moussaare proving the holiday season is not always the most wonderful time of year — especially when you’re in the house flipping business.

“I got some news,” their colleague Jake can be heard saying over the phone. Tarek responds, “Good news, bad news? What kind of news?”

The clip is set at the couple’sNewport Beach, Calif.home where their family is seen gathering in the kitchen while all wearing matching holiday onesies.

As Tarek relocates to a quieter table in the corner, he asks his family to speak “just a little bit lower” so he can find out what’s going on with their Hawthorne, Calif. property.

“Well it’s definitely not good news,” Jake says on the phone as Heather joins her husband to listen in on the conversation.

Their colleague then explains that there’s an issue with the Hawthorne project, and reveals the “inspector saw that we had a couple changes that didn’t match up with the plans.”

“Yeah, but those are super minor changes,” Tarek responds, to which Jake agrees, “They’re super minor, man, but he noticed it and wants us to resubmit plans.”

When they find out it will “probably take six weeks," Heather’s jaw drops and Tarek asks in disbelief, “Six weeks?”

The couple — who tied the knot in October 2021 and welcomed Tristan in January 2023 — were in the middle of celebrating their son’s first holiday season when they got the news.

Earlier in the clip, Heather opens up about some of their family’s holiday traditions and gets candid about marking the milestone as a family.

She adds, “For me, capturing these memories and moments gives me a lifetime of joy.”

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The Flipping El Moussasfirst premiered in March 2023 and follows Tarek and Heather as they navigate the highs and lows of house flipping in Southern California while also preparing for the arrival of Tristan.

Now that their family has officially expanded in season 2, viewers will get to see the real estate duo tackle crazier projects while getting used to life as a family of five.

The pair are also gearing up for the premiere oftheir new competition series,The Flip Off,which they will star in alongside Haack.

source: people.com