Some fixer-uppers are beyond repair, even for Christina Haack.
The interior designer shed new light into her marriage problems with ex Josh Hall during the season premiere of her hew HGTV reality competition series The Flip Off.
After breaking the news about her and Josh's divorce to her first ex-husband Tarek El Moussa, Christina revealed the retired police officer had a not-so-pleasant side behind closed doors before they broke up for good last summer after two years of marriage.
"He doesn’t like me," Christina—who shares children Taylor, 14, and Brayden, 9, with Tarek, as well as son Hudson, 5, with second ex-husband Ant Anstead—told her ex during the Jan. 29 episode. "He calls me cocky. He thinks I’m arrogant, when we both know I’m not cocky or arrogant and I just do work."
Tarek tried comforting his ex during the emotional heart-to-heart, telling her, "You’re not any other those things. He’s projecting. You’re a great mother, a great daughter. You are a great human."
But Christina wasn't the only one who witnessed Josh's temper.
"The kids literally asked me to leave," she recalled to Tarek. "They told me he’s not nice to me."
The 41-year-old also told Tarek that Josh "would not speak to me for two or three days" at times during their marriage because Josh was "insecure" around him.
Christina then broke down in tears while reflecting on going through three divorces in less than a decade.
"I feel like I’m in a tornado all the time and I just can’t get out of it," she cried to Tarek. "Everything since like 2016 has been so hard and so horrible. It’s really taken a really bad toll on me. There’s so many good things but there’s so many bad things and it’s taken a really bad toll on me."
"I feel like I try to hide it and act like I’m not affected," she continued, "but then I just do more stupid things to try to make myself feel better and then I keep doing it and getting into things too fast that I know aren’t right."
In a confessional, the Christina on the Coast star shared her insecurities over her past relationship failures.
"I never wanted to get divorced," she admitted. "I’m the only person in my family to ever get a divorce. So I just feel like it’s safer to be back in a relationship, but ultimately that was not safe either."
As for Tarek, he only had one question in the wake of Christina and Josh's split: Was she still willing to compete against him and wife Heather Rae El Moussa in their Flip Off house renovation competition without a partner by her side?
"Yes, I’m still gonna do it," she confirmed. "And I’m gonna do it better. I have more time now. I lost Josh but you know what? He doesn’t really know what he’s doing with flipping."
See the drama play out when The Flip Off airs Wednesdays at 8 p.m. on HGTV. And read on for a full breakdown of Christina and Josh’s relationship and breakup.
March 2021
Sparks flew while Christina and Josh started spending time together. The couple recreated their March 2021 date a year later.
July 2021
While on vacation for Christina's birthday, the two posed for a photo on the beach and made their relationship Instagram official.
August 2021
Months in, Christina had a message for any haters, noting she'll "turn off comments with Josh and will continue to do so if people are rude." As she later put it, "Do what you love with the ones you love. For me, that's Josh, my kids and a few close friends and co-workers."
September 2021
Engaged! One day after celebrating Josh's birthday, Christina confirmed the duo's romance was anything but a flop.
October 2021
The pair celebrated the spooktacular season with a visit to Universal Studios Halloween Horror Nights.
December 2021
Just a few months later, they marked their first Christmas together.
January 2022
"Building life together and enjoying some alone time," she captioned this sweet pic. "Love you Josh."
February 2022
The following month, Christina enjoyed the "Best Valentine's weekend with my Valentine."
March 2022
"Prayed for a man who was all man but still treated me like his queen," Christina wrote on Instagram just a few days before news of her and Josh's marriage broke. "Never give up."
September 2022
In April 2022, fans learned that Christina and Josh privately tied the knot. They then celebrated their union with a wedding in Hawaii that September.
"Shared vows in front of family and our close friends," Christina wrote on Instagram Sept. 4. "Everything in life has led me to where I am right now, which is exactly where I want to be. My dream man on the dreamiest island. Maui holds a special place in my heart. What an amazing night filled with love."
It would later be revealed that the two actually wed in October 2021.
July 2023
The real estate agent celebrated the HGTV star's birthday with a sweet tribute.
"Happy 40th Birthday to my absolute stunner of a wife!" he wrote on Instagram. "This woman has accomplished so much, inspired so many and continues to impress me daily. I can’t say enough about what an absolute force she is and what she is capable of. Christina is about to make her 40’s the best decade of her life and looking better than ever while doing it!I’m a lucky man and thank my lucky stars that she chose me to take this ride with her that is now our life. Ride or die baby, love you more than anything."
September 2023
Christina and Josh stepped out for a beach day with her French bulldog Cash and his dog Stella.
March 2024
"Still going strong…" Josh wrote on Instagram alongside photos over the pair from over the past three years. "03/2024 ← 03/2023 ← 03/202← 03/2021."
July 2024
Josh filed for divorce from Christina, citing "irreconcilable differences” as the reason for their split.
In her own filing, Christina cited the same reason but did not agree with Josh on their date of separation being July 8. She listed July 7 as their breakup date.