Tarek El Moussa is shooting down rumors that he posted a subtle reference to his ex-wife and HGTV co-star’s recent divorce.
Tarek took to his Instagram Stories on Monday and shared a photo of a street sign that read “Bittersweet Lane.” Almost immediately, fans began speculating whether it was a low-key message about his ex-wife, Cristina Hallit’s her recent divorce from husband Josh Hallafter three years of marriage.
Tarek, however, was quick to shut down such speculation, writing in a follow-up post on his Instagram Story: “This has nothing to do with Christina.”
“I was walking around looking at nice houses and thought this was a cool street name and wanted to share it,” Tarek explained. “Please stop sending me nasty messages. Thank you.”
While it’s a little hard to imagine how the street name in question could actually be related to the recent news, the post was published just days after Christina and Josh filed for dissolution of their marriage.
Josh, 43, began the process by filing for dissolution of the marriage on July 16, citing irreconcilable differences, according to court documents.
The documents list the date of separation as July 8. Christina, 41, also filed her own divorce papers, marking the end of their turbulent relationship.
The couple’s romance began in 2021, following Christina’s tumultuous and famous wedding. Ant Anstead divorce. In July, Christina opened up about her new relationship with Josh in an Instagram post, expressing a desire to shield him from the intense public scrutiny she often faced.
In September 2021, Christina announced her engagement on Instagram, showing off a diamond ring while on vacation in Mexico. The couple secretly married in April 2022. Later that year, in September, they celebrated their union with a second ceremony in Hawaii, attended by Christina’s children.
Christina has a daughter, Taylor, 13, and a son, Brayden, 8, with Tarek, as well as a son, Hudson, 4, with Ant.
ET also learned last week that Christina and Tarek’s upcoming HGTV series, The Flip Off, will continue moving forward despite the divorce.
Just months after HGTV announced that exes and Turn or Fail former students would reunite for a new TV show which features them facing their respective spouses — Tarek is married to Selling the sunset star Heather Rae El Moussa — looks like things are going through some changes.
The show — which will premiere in 2025, according to a previous statement from the network — was initially pitched as a competition between couples to “see who can find, buy, renovate and sell a home for the biggest financial gain and bragging rights.”
According to a person close to The Flip Off production, the series only recently began filming scenes “a few weeks ago” and the team behind the series is still “figuring out what the plan is moving forward” without Josh in the story.
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