Christina Hack She recalls complaints from estranged husbands Josh Hall on the set of Flip off Before leaving the show.
“Filming with Josh was very difficult,” Hack, 41, shares exclusively our weekly in The latest cover story with her ex-husband Tarek El Musa and his wife, Heather Rae El Musa. “He didn't get it. He would always get mad at me, like, 'Oh, my God, you did this' or 'You did that.' And I'm like, 'I'm doing a TV show.'
After Haack and Hall Filed for divorce In July 2024, his role with him Flip off changed our It was confirmed at the time that since the series was already “in production”, Haq, Tarek and Heather would “proceed with the show” without Josh.
“Ultimately, it was good that he left after episode 1 because the show sucked,” Hack said. our.
When asked if Hall expressed any concerns about working with his ex Tarek, Hack replied, “If I laughed at Tarek, I'd get the silent treatment for a week.” Hack claimed his reaction stemmed from “insecurity”.
Haack explained that filming Flip off “Probably just grew (their divide) faster.” Haack noted that she and Tarek “have photographed together forever,” noting Flip or flopwhich premiered in 2013. (Hack and Tarek, who share two children, Their divorce is final in 2018 but continued to work together until the show's final season in 2022.)
Christina Heck has strong feelings about the brief window in which she and now-ex Josh Hall worked together on the HGTV project. “When someone feels insecure by you and doesn't like to see you win, it really puts a damper on everything,” Hack, 41, complained in a recent interview with Entertainment Tonight. “I feel, I was (…)
“Someone with more confidence would be able to say, 'That's my wife, but yeah, she does it for TV. She was filming with Tarek when I met Tarek,'” Hack said. our. “There was an argument that made no sense. Know what you signed up for. I'm your wife, and I choose you, but you choose to make my life harder because of insecurities.”
Despite his split from Hall, Hack shared that he hasn't thought about calling it quits Flip off.
“This is not Josh's show,” she said. “Nobody's going to miss that he's not in it. Josh is not a TV host, he is not a house flipper, he is not a designer. He was only my husband in it. With Tarek, we made everything together and I have respect for him. I have no respect for Josh.”
The breakup between Hack and Hall was caught on camera, Hack said our He is “not nervous” to see any part of it. “There are definitely some very emotional scenes,” he said. “It's different from anything I've shot for television — it's very real and raw.”
Now, as she navigates her life after her split from Hall, Hack said she's been “very busy, which is probably a blessing.” “It was a really big growth period,” he added.
Tarek and Heather, for their part, always tried to be “very friendly” with Hall. “He was our kids' stepfather, so we wanted a positive environment,” Heather, who welcomed son Tristan with Tarek in January 2023, explained.
However, since Hall left the show, Heather called the dynamic “good.” He added, “Not to be dishonest, but he definitely didn't have the best personality. So it's like a breath of fresh air. And (Christina) is in a really good place.
Flip off Premieres Wednesday, January 29 at 8pm on HGTV.
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With reporting by Andrea Simpson