- Ant Anstead repeatedly joked that exes Tarek El Moussa and Christina Haack were flirting with each other on last week’s episode of The Flip Off
- Now, Tarek’s wife Heather Rae El Moussa claims it was really Christina and Anstead who were flirting on set
- Christina shares two children with her first husband, Tarek, and one with her second, Anstead
- The new HGTV series stars Tarek, Heather and Christina in the ultimate house flipping showdown
After last week’s “flirting” accusations on The Flip Off, Heather Rae El Moussa is trying to set the record straight with a subtle dig aimed at Ant Anstead.
In Wednesday’s new episode of the HGTV series (airing Feb. 26), the Selling Sunset alum, 37, revisits Anstead’s controversial take during his appearance last week.
As guest judge, the British TV host, 45, was tasked with choosing which house flippers — his ex-wife Christina Haack and her trusted team, or Christina’s first ex husband Tarek El Moussa and his new wife Heather — designed the best guest bedroom and bathroom.
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In the process, Ant struck a nerve with Heather in more ways than one. Right before he named Christina the winner, Anstead repeatedly joked that Christina and Tarek were flirting with each other during the episode.
In Wednesday’s new episode, Heather takes a chance to turn the tables. During a phone call between the trio, Heather says it was actually Christina and Anstead who were the ones flirting with each other last week.
“I’m feeling fabulous today,” Christina says after Heather asks how she’s doing. Tarek then quips, “That’s what happens when you rig games.”
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Brushing off her ex’s jab, Christina responds, “I didn’t rig. I can’t control what he does,” referring to Anstead.
After Anstead is brought up, Heather chimes in, “You guys were flirting,” and her husband backs her up by telling Christina, “I think he’s just trying to win you back.”
Seemingly unbothered, Christina responds, “No, I think he’s just jealous of all of our relationships. That he got taken off the group text.”
With a laugh, Heather agrees, “He got kicked out.”
In a PEOPLE exclusive clip from last week’s episode, Anstead and all three stars of the HGTV competition show were seated outside at Christina’s Newport Beach, Calif. home when his “flirting” claims begin.
As Anstead and Christina only recently reconciled after years of tension following their September 2020 split, Heather first asks the exes how “this situation” is going for them.
Anstead dodges her question, and instead addresses Christina and Tarek: “Once you guys stop flirting with each other, let’s get into it. Cause we’re here to do a job.”
After joking around some more, he later tells the pair again to “stop flirting,” prompting Heather to give Anstead a warning.
She points a finger directly at the Radford Reborn host and says, “Ant, now you’re really going to be in trouble if you keep using that word.”
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After splitting from Tarek in December 2016 following seven years of marriage, Christina was then married to Anstead from December 2018 until September 2020. After their divorce, Anstead and Christina became entangled in a heated custody battle involving their son Hudson, now 5, that was finally settled in December 2022.
Christina also shares two children — daughter Taylor, 14, and son Brayden, 9 — with Tarek. Tarek and Heather share a son, Tristan, 2.
The Christina on the Coast star detailed her emotional reconciliation with Anstead during episode 4 of The Flip Off, explaining that in the wake of her split from her third husband Josh Hall in July 2024, Anstead unexpectedly gave her “a huge hug” and told her that he was “so sorry for everything” she was going through.
Their televised reunion comes after fans watched the pair slowly mend their relationship by re-following each other on Instagram and engaging in several friendly exchanges on social media throughout 2024. This includes Christina showing her support for Anstead’s posts about his new girlfriend, Oscar winner Renée Zellweger. (Christina is also in a new relationship with businessman Christopher Larocca.)
The Flip Off airs Wednesdays at 8 p.m. ET/PT on HGTV.
