Christina Haack’s son Brayden got real about her taste in men after she filed for divorce from Joshua Hall in 2024.
“When we first split up, Brayden, my 1759380428 10-year-old, he slept in bed with me,” Haack, 42, exclusively told Us Weekly on Wednesday, October 1, while promoting her new champagne, Clé Cachée, recalling her eldest son jumping into protector mode.
Haack said Brayden, whom she shares with ex-husband Tarek El Moussa, became an “old soul” in that moment and was “speaking life into me,” telling her how “wonderful” she is.
“It was so sweet. He was just like, ‘You’re a wonderful mom, you’re a great person. You’re, like, amazing, you just make really bad choices in men,’” Haack revealed of her son’s words of wisdom. “He said, ‘Dad’s the best, but you make bad choices.’ Sorry, Tarek, he loves you obviously.”
The Christina on the Coast star, who also shares daughter Taylor, 15, with El Moussa, 44, and son Hudson, 6, with second ex-husband Ant Anstead, said her kids saw the signs that she and Hall, 45, were headed for a split well before they ended things.
“The kids would bring it up to me,” Haack remembered. “They’d be like, you know, ‘Dad and [his wife] Heather [Rae El Moussa] hold hands. Dad and Heather are cuddly, like, you guys don’t like each other. You guys never hug. You don’t hold hands, like, you don’t even look at each other like you like each other.’”
She confessed, “That’s a really sad thing to hear. And I’m like, ‘What am I doing showing them that this is normal? Like, I’m not happy, and they can see that.’ It’s such a lesson.”
Haack married Tarek in 2009. They split in 2016 and finalized their divorce two years later. Following their breakup, the pair continued to cohost HGTV’s Flip or Flop until it’s end in 2022 after 10 seasons.
Tarek moved on romantically with Heather, 38, whom he wed in October 2021. The pair share son Tristan, 2.
Haack, meanwhile, married Anstead, 46, in December 2018. After less than two years of marriage, they divorced in September 2020 and continue to coparent Hudson. Anstead even made a cameo on season 1 of Haack’s show The Flip Off with Heather and Tarek after Hall stepped away from the project amid their separation.
Josh Hall Courtesy of Josh Hall/Instagram
Haack and Hall tied the knot in October 2021 and had an official ceremony the following September. They announced their split in July 2024, and Us confirmed in May that Haack and Hall had reached a divorce settlement.
“It’s not like I missed [the red flags],” Haack told Us on Wednesday of her rocky relationship with Hall. “It’s just like whatever’s happening in my own life, and there’s a lot of chaos in this industry and world, and I think I just was swept up in so much that for whatever reason, at that time, whatever I was going through, I chose to ignore them.”
Amid all the turmoil, Haack found love again with boyfriend Christopher LaRocca. Us confirmed in January that Haack was dating LaRocca, who also resides in Orange County, California.
Exes Tarek El Moussa and Christina Haack put on a united front — with their new partners — at their son Brayden’s 10th birthday rave. “Bray Bray gaming B-Day rave,” Tarek’s wife, Heather Rae El Moussa, wrote via her Instagram Stories on Saturday, August 23. Heather, 37, sported a beige-colored athleisure set with coordinating sunglasses […]
“Nice people still exist. We all experience it, and there can be a lot of scary individuals out there that don’t have your best interest, and especially in this world,” Haack said on Wednesday of her new partner, gushing, “So I would say I got lucky meeting him, but I definitely deserved to meet him, and he’s definitely just changed my life for the better.”
Like finding a good man, Haack has been focused on manifesting happiness in all aspects of her life since her split from Hall. One of those big projects includes the launch of her own champagne called Clé Cachée, which started as part of her vision board and is today available for purchase.
Christina Haack, Brayden Courtesy of Christina Haack/Instagra,
“I’m a champagne shorty, and I think once you try it, you’re going to appreciate it. It’s from the Grand Cru region, which is the most prestigious region in all France, as far as grapes,” Haack told Us of her creation. “It’s a Blanc de Blancs. It is naturally sweet, so it has a very low dosage sugar content, which is less than five grams for the whole bottle. So basically, one Starburst.”
She revealed that the champagne will leave you with “no hangover” because of the sugar dosage and it’s a project she’s “super proud of.”
Christina, Heather, Tarek Courtesy of Christina Haack/Instagra,
Haack noted that she “designed everything,” including creating the name which means “hidden key.” She explained, “[It] is all about, you know, I’m about manifesting. And it’s basically finding your hidden potential within and just celebrating.”
The TV personality added that she was “very hands-on” and traveled to France to pick the grapes, dosage and approve “the flavor, the taste, everything.” She teased, “I’m very picky, so naturally, I wanted it to be perfect.”
Christina Haack said that she manifested “real love” in her life before meeting boyfriend Christopher LaRocca. “When you write your goals down and focus on them, movie how quickly your life can change,” Haack, 41, wrote via Instagram on Thursday, April 26. The former Flip or Flop star shared via Instagram a “vision board” that […]
Haack told Us that Clé Cachée is $100 a bottle compared to other bottles from the region that range from $300 to $500 each.
“I wanted to still make it affordable. I wanted to make it [for a] special occasion, but still, you know, you could drink it on a Tuesday,” she said with a laugh. “I feel like some of the champagnes I like the bottles aren’t the cutest. So, I still wanted it to be pretty, right? I want it to be decor. I love decorating bars. I want it to be just something that you could leave out. It looks nice and classy.”
Haack concluded, “It’s perfect for a shorty’s night, for a date night. It’s a perfect gift. Champagne is just celebratory in general, and it always just leaves you with, like, a good vibe.”
Learn more about Clé Cachée on the official website — where you can also purchase your own bottle.
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