HGTV has dropped a sneak peek of The Flip Off– the new competition series starring Christina Haack, her estranged husband, Josh Hall, Christina’s ex-husband Tarek El Moussa and Tarek’s wife, Heather Rae El Moussa– and, as presumed, the show will give viewers a look at the tense moments leading up to Christina and Josh’s split.
As The Ashley previously told you, ‘The Flip Off’ was slated to be a competition series starring both couples; however, it was announced shortly after Christina and Josh (both) filed for divorce in July that Josh had been cut from the show, which had just begun filming at the time.
In the new sneak peek for the series, viewers get to see one of the few on-camera moments captured between Josh and Christina before they announced they were ending their marriage after nearly three years. In the clip, the now former couple are seen riding together in a car while Josh attempts to give his wife a pep talk in preparation for their competition against Tarek and Heather.
“This is a competition, you gotta pull out all the stops,” Josh tells a visibly disinterested Christina. “Whatever it takes to win, I’ll do it.
“Hall’s rule!” Josh continues, before encouraging Christina to join along. “You’re supposed to say it with me or repeat it or something that shows that you’re with me.”
Josh goes on to remind Christina that she’s “a Hall now,” and to not “get confused in this competition” about what her last name is before then calling her “rude” for not engaging in the conversation.
“I don’t over talk,” Christina tells Josh.
“Do you know how much s**t you say and I’m just like, ‘I wish you’d shut up already?’” Josh fires back, adding, “My wife’s pissing me off already.”
While viewers will likely have to wait until the series premiere to find out what transpired in the moment leading up to Josh and Christina’s car ride from hell, the next scene in the sneak peek shows Christina breaking the news to Tarek that she and Josh have “officially split up.” (Click here for The Ashley’s breakdown of that clip.)
While Josh won’t be featured throughout ‘The Flip Off,’ his exit from the show is mentioned in the show synopsis, suggesting that his and Christina’s split will be a signifiant storyline on the series.
“As ‘The Flip Off’ begins, Christina will start the competition against Tarek and Heather alongside her husband, but a sudden life change will bring a shocking twist,” the press release for the show reads. “With even more to prove on her own, Christina will turn to her trusted team, stopping at nothing to silence Tarek’s endless bragging and beat him at his own flipping game.”
When discussing Josh’s limited screentime in the upcoming series back in November, Christina revealed to Entertainment Tonight that her on-set experience greatly improved once Josh was booted from the show.
“We only filmed together a few times and it was not fun, to be honest,” she told the outlet. “I did not enjoy filming with him. So, having split up made this, to be honest, so much easier and so much better in every way.”
Similarly, Heather– who, along with Tarek, has been publicly supportive of Christina amid her messy divorce– told the outlet that she, too, was happy to see Christina’s (most-recent) former spouse exit the series.
“I mean, to be honest, I don’t wanna be mean, but it was kind of nice to see him go,” Heather said.
‘The Flip Off’ premieres January 29 on HGTV. Episodes will also be available to stream on MAX and Discovery+.
Watch a sneak peek of the new series below.
(Photos: HGTV; Instagram; YouTube)
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She is insufferable. 3 divorces in in what 7 years? The common denominator is her, not the men.
This makes behavior is not okay. It’s clear that this is likely ongoing behavior between these two people, because she is nearly in tears.
We all need to learn to treat each other the way we would want to be treated.
His tone is aggressive, demeaning, and harsh. Nobody should ever accept behavior from another person like this.