Christina Hall is poking fun at her proximity to ex-husband Tarek El Moussa and his wife, Heather Rae El Moussa, while promoting their new show. In May, Warner Bros. Discovery revealed that Tarek El Moussa and Christina Hall, and previously led the show “Flip or Flop,” will return to HGTV for a new series called also featuring Heather Rae El Moussa.
The upcoming show was originally supposed to include Christina Hall’s husband, Josh Hall, too, with the first promo clip teasing the couples facing off against each other. But on July 15, after nearly three years of marriage, citing “irreconcilable differences,” documents obtained by TODAY.com confirmed.
Now, Christina Hall will join Tarek El Moussa and Heather Rae El Moussa to work on the new HGTV series as a trio. On Sept. 16, the three appeared in a funny clip uploaded to HGTV’s account that joked about Christina Hall being a third wheel.
In the video, Tarek and Heather Rae El Moussa hold hands as the song “Me, You and Steve” from Garfunkel and Oates (a comedic folk duo created by actors Riki Lindhome and Kate Micucci) plays in the background. “I can’t believe that it’s finally me and you and you and me, just us,” the lyrics say while the couple smiles. When the next lyric, “And your friend, Steve!” plays, Chrstina Hall jumps up from behind the pair.
“Your friend Christina,” HGTV captioned the silly clip. Some fans were supportive in the comments while others were confused. “I love this.
Exs and coparents being adults,” one said. Another wrote, “I’m glad they all get along! They’re civil adults and it’s healthy for the kids.” A more critical fan commented, “This is strange.
” “Seriously why is this a show,” one Instagram user asked. After “The Flip Off” was announced, Warner Bros. Discovery confirmed in a press release that the show will arrive in early 2025.
But the format of the show will likely be somewhat different. Following the news of Christina and Josh Hall’s split, reported Tarek and Heather Rae El Moussa commented on the show’s future and implied that . “I think life’s tough, s--- happens,” Tarek El Moussa said in a video when speaking about the situation to paparazzi.
“I think she’s gonna get through this.” He continued, “We’re here to support her. We got one shot at life, we gotta do what’s best for us.
Whatever she needs, we’re here to help.” Heather Rae El Moussa chimed in and said “The Flip Off” will now focus on an “us against her” dynamic. Representatives for HGTV did not respond to TODAY.
com’s request for comment at the time about the show. As for Christina Hall, she has mostly shared comments on social media about how her life has changed since the divorce news. On Aug.
9, she posted a life update on her Instagram story. “I’ve had some of my best nights with friends recently ..
. laughed more than I have in forever. Work is going so good it feels like a dream.
I have a life coach and I made myself a promise — I will never ever give away my peace again,” she wrote, in part. She added, “I will say — if you’ve ever lost peace and gained it back there is a new level of gratitude for every single moment of life. A huge level of appreciation for the present moments & being present.
If that’s the lesson I’ll take it. When you have a positive mindset the rest will work itself out like it always does.” Ariana Brockington is a trending news reporter at TODAY digital.
She is based in Los Angeles..
