Tarek El Moussa Lived in a HALFWAY HOUSE After Christina Hall Divorce _ E! News
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00:00 "When my ex left me, man, I went to some soul-searching places.
00:06 I actually lived in a halfway house.
00:07 This is my first time sharing that."
00:09 Tarek El Moussa's life was flipped upside down when he divorced Christina Hall.
00:15 During the January 8th episode of Jeff Fenster's podcast, the HGTV host gets candid about the
00:21 personal struggles he faced in the aftermath of his 2016 breakup with his Flip or Flop
00:27 co-star, with whom he shares two kids.
00:31 "When my ex left me, man, I went to some soul-searching places.
00:39 There's a lot of stuff coming out in the book.
00:41 I actually lived in a halfway house.
00:44 This is my first time sharing that.
00:45 I've never shared that before."
00:47 "What made you choose a halfway house?"
00:50 "I didn't trust myself to be alone.
00:55 That's how bad I was."
00:56 Tarek says he voluntarily checked into the institution, which typically provides social,
01:01 medical and psychiatric services to residents.
01:04 "The reason I ended up there is because I didn't know where to go and I needed 24-hour
01:07 care.
01:08 It was pretty bad because I had lost everything, felt like overnight."
01:14 Looking back at his marriage to the Christina on the Coast star, Tarek admits he was living
01:19 in turmoil for years.
01:21 "Ultimately, that turmoil led to my divorce.
01:28 Looking back, I wasn't the best guy.
01:33 I wasn't the best husband.
01:35 Definitely not.
01:36 I wasn't the best father.
01:37 I wasn't the best son.
01:38 I wasn't the best friend.
01:39 I just wasn't the best human.
01:41 No excuses.
01:42 I was going through a lot at the time, but my actions were not the best."
01:46 Tarek filed for divorce in 2017, finalizing his legal separation from Christina the following
01:52 year.
01:53 Since then, the 42-year-old has turned his life around and found love with Selling Sunsets
01:58 Heather Rae El Moussa, whom he married in 2021 after more than two years of dating.
02:04 The couple are parents to 11-month-old son Tristan.
02:08 "My relationship with him is different.
02:10 I'm not stressed out.
02:12 I'm not in my 20s.
02:13 I'm not thinking about work.
02:14 So I can be calm.
02:15 I'm present.
02:16 We play.
02:17 So it's a really nice experience."
02:18 As for Christina, she too has moved on.
02:21 She welcomed son Hudson with her second husband, Ant Anstead, in 2019.
02:26 A year after finalizing their divorce in 2021, Christina tied the knot with real estate investor
02:33 Josh Hall.
02:34 "I'm not stressed out.
02:35 I'm not thinking about work.
02:36 So it's a really nice experience."
02:36 "I'm not stressed out.
02:37 I'm not thinking about work.
02:38 So it's a really nice experience."
02:38 "I'm not stressed out.
02:39 I'm not thinking about work.
02:40 So it's a really nice experience."
02:40 "I'm not stressed out.
02:41 I'm not thinking about work.
02:42 So it's a really nice experience."
02:43 "I'm not stressed out.
02:44 I'm not thinking about work.
02:45 So it's a really nice experience."
02:45 (upbeat music)