Tarek El Moussa Talks Christina’s Breakup and Possibly Reconciling With Her

Could the stars of the hit HGTV reality show be getting back together?

In an exclusive with Entertainment Tonight, HGTV star, Tarek El Moussa isn’t permanently closing the door on his relationship with his estranged wife and Flip or Flop co-star, Christina.

On Friday’s episode of ET, El Moussa opened up about everything from his wife’s relationship with contractor, Gary Anderson, to the idea of soul mates, and the difficulties of working together while going through a divorce.

Get a glimpse of the couple’s whirlwind romance over the years as El Moussa shares with ET correspondent Nischelle Turner what he really wants next.

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Because the two never discussed it, the 35-year-old reality show host says he learned about Christina’s recent split at the same time as everybody else did: from social media.

“I found out from the internet, you know? I do not ask personal questions,” El Moussa tells ET correspondent, Turner. “I do not want to get involved. The best thing for me is to focus on myself, and not worry what she is doing. So, the only reason I found out about the split is because it came out in the media.”

 

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El Moussa admits it was hard for him to deal with his wife dating Gary, who was the contractor who remodeled the former couple’s backyard. According to police reports obtained by ET, Gary was also a witness to the couple’s big-blow last May when police showed up to the couple’s home upon receiving calls of a “possibly suicidal male with a gun.”

“You know, it just took a lot of strength, and it is one of those things where you have to stay positive, stay strong, focus on the kids and just not think about it,” El Moussa says about how he initially dealt with his wife’s new relationship after their separation.

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While El Moussa still has a deep respect for Christina, 33, whom he touts a “great mom” to their two children, he says the two are still “great friends” and doesn’t shut out the possibility of them getting back together again.

“Maybe, like, 10 years from now,” El Moussa quips. “Honestly, it took a lot of work to get to a good place for both of us, that I think we are at the point where we aren’t looking back, we are looking towards our future — I don’t know where the future is going to take me, but you never know.”

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El Moussa still has great memories of his relationship with Christina, and says she was his “soul mate,” adding that the two had great “chemistry.”

“If I look back, we were absolute best friends, we were soul mates,” he says. “We were arm in arm and for many, many years, we were the couple that other couples would be jealous of. All the married friends would say, ‘Man, you guys are the best, you get along so well,’ and over time, it just started to fade.”

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Today, the two are focusing on co-parenting, still being a family for their children and remaining amicable while continuing to film Flip or Flop together. Though he admits, it isn’t always smooth sailing.

“You know, it’s like anything — there are challenges,” El Moussa acknowledges. “There are good days, bad days, but, you know, it’s our job. We love what we do, so we fight through it. We know what we have to do to support our family and continue our career.”

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As for a divorce potentially getting complicated due to El Moussa requesting spousal support from Christina in his divorce petition and requesting she pay his lawyer fees, he says he doesn’t actually want alimony from his estranged wife.

“I just checked a box, at this point, I don’t have to go after any alimony,” El Moussa says. “I mean, we do everything jointly.”

Most recently, things seem civil between the two. On Thursday, El Moussa and Christina were all smiles while filming their hit HGTV show in Garden Grove, California, sharing a laugh on set.

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See the interview in its entirety above.

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