Christina Haack is not missing Josh Hall on The Flip Off.
The HGTV star, who separated from her estranged husband last July, admitted that filming the home renovation show alongside her first husband Tarek El Moussa and his wife Heather Rae El Moussa without Josh’s presence has made all the difference.
“It’s so much easier without somebody else bothering me,” Christina told host Jennifer Hudson on a Jan. 28 episode of The Jennifer Hudson Show. “I mean, I don't have to ask approval from anyone, no one's, like, weighing me down."
And when the morning show host asked her if she felt disadvantaged going solo in the home renovation competition, she replied confidently, “No, I think I have an advantage.”
In fact, this wasn’t the first time that the 41-year-old shared insight into the aftermath of filming the show without her ex.
“Josh was very hard to film with,” Christina told Us Weekly earlier this month. “He didn’t get it. He’d always get upset with me, like ‘Oh, my gosh, you did this’ or ‘You did that.’ And I’m like, ‘I’m making a TV show.’”
“Ultimately,” she added, “it was better that he left after episode one because the show would’ve sucked.”
And, it turns out, she isn’t the only one that thinks so. Her costar also agreed that the show was “better” without Josh’s negativity.
“Not to be mean,” Heather said in the joint interview, “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.”
But while Christina—who shares kids Taylor, 14, and Brayden, 9, with Tarek as well as son Hudson, 5, with ex-husband Ant Anstead—is trying to leave her ex in the past, she recently shared that the two are “not even close” to settling their split.
"We’re going to be going to trial, I hear," she said on Jeff Lewis Live earlier this month. "He doesn’t want to do mediation. It’s gonna be fun. Can’t wait."
In the meantime, Christina has been moving on by getting her tattoos relating to Josh removed. Not only that, she has also been catching flights and sparking romance rumors with telecommunications CEO Christopher Larocca.
And though Christina has not yet publicly spoken about the status of her relationship with Christopher, her ex went Instagram official with his new girlfriend Stephanie Gabrys just a few days before.
“Happy 35th,” Josh wrote on his Instagram story, alongside a photo of the model cozying up on his lap in front of a fire pit, “to this real life [angel].”
To look back at more of Christina and Josh’s relationship, keep reading…
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.