We may receive a commission on purchases made from links.
But what exactly caused the rift?
Unfortunately, El Moussa was diagnosed with thyroid cancer in 2013 (viaPeople).
Obviously, this only made things more stressful for El Moussa and Haack.
“I wasn’t healthy for years,” El Moussa toldCountry Living.
“I had my cancer, and I was filming.
Then my second cancer and I was filming.
At first, they tried to work through all their problems by attending therapy together.
So it was for Haack and El Moussa, which is partly what led to their divorce.
So, they went to therapy.
However, after hashing things out there, the pair realized they needed to separate.
Specifically, El Moussa explained that his hormones were off, though it wasn’t from the cancer.
Next thing I know I’m…taking steroids, it was testosterone,” he said, viaPeople.
That sounds like a lot.
Obviously dealing with hormonal issues can be difficult, as they can impact so much else in your life.
And for El Moussa and Haack, it likely didn’t help the state of their marriage.
Specifically, because of El Moussa’s condition, they had to make some quick decisions.
So, right away, we did sperm banking and [tried]IVF," Haack toldPeople.
Then, when Haack got pregnant again, she had to go on strict bed rest.
“We were bickering about things [on-set], and we went home together,” she shared.
However, after they separated, Haack and El Moussa realized that they were better coworkers than spouses.
“We met at work, and we actually probably get along best at work,” she continued.
As it turns out, their sharing absolutelyeverythingmight not have been for the best.
“It was so stressful, and everyone was worried that it was going to explode.”
“In a lot of ways they just seemed wildly incompatible,” the insider said.
“She has champagne tastes, and he’s a beer-from-a-can kind of guy.”
And with that comparison, Haack got frustrated.
Don’tjustlabel me," she declared in an interview withGood Housekeeping.
Well, in a way that is.
Still, the pressure from her parents couldn’t have made things easy.
“I went out for a hike to scout some trails.
It wasn’t even a big deal.
I didn’t understand.
It got really blown out of proportion.”
“It came as a shock to 99.9 percent of people, including my parents.”
“I was overwhelmed,” she explained.
“The tension between me and Tarek was high.
We weren’t able to properly communicate anymore.
It got to the point where we weren’t even driving to set together.”
“I mean there was more PR about our divorce than any divorce I think I’ve ever seen.
El Moussa wasn’t alone in that sentiment.
And in the end, it was El Moussa who filed for divorce.
And more so, so did their daughter.
Haack and El Moussa’s oldest child, daughter Taylor, was obviously impacted by her parents' divorce.
But as it turns out, she’s handled it better than anyone could imagine.
It was big, but also telling.
If their daughter likes them better apart, then they truly must be happier that way.
Was cheating a factor in Christina Haack and Tarek El Moussa’s divorce?
But as it turns out, it wasn’t at all.
In fact, asDistractifyreported, the pair released a statement to the contrary.
However, she and her second husbandultimately divorcedafter less than two years of marriage.
She went on to marry a third time, but in 2024,Haack and Josh Hall divorcedas well.
El Moussa went on to marryHeather Rae Young.
