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Tarek El Moussais opening up about one of the darkest times in his life.
While making an appearance on Monday’s episode ofThe Jeff Fenster Showpodcast, El Moussa, 42, had a vulnerable conversation with the host about the difficult place he was in following his publicsplit from his ex-wife Christina Hallback in 2016.
“When my ex left me, I went to some soul-searching places,” El Moussa revealed during the episode. “I actually lived in a halfway house. This is my first time sharing that.”
When Fenster asks why he chose to enter the house, the father of three says it was because “I didn’t trust myself to be alone. That’s how bad I was.”
He continues, “The reason I ended up there is because I didn’t know where to go and I needed 24-hour care. It was pretty bad because I had lost everything, it felt like, overnight.”
El Moussa says he goes into more detail about the events that led him to this dark place in his upcoming memoir,Flip Your Life(out Feb. 6),which details his past health issues and personal struggles — including hissteroid addiction— as well as how he became a successful entrepreneur.
During the podcast, he adds that he wasn’t always the “best husband” or father but acknowledges there are “no excuses” for his previous behavior. “I was going through a lot at the time but my actions were not the best,” he admits.
Tarek El Moussa and Christina Hall in April 2017.Paul Archuleta/FilmMagi
Paul Archuleta/FilmMagi
El Moussa and Hall tied the knot in April 2009 after nearly three years of dating. Seven years later, they announced their split in Dec. 2016 and finalized their divorce in Jan. 2018. The couple share two children together — daughter Taylor, 13, and son Brayden, 8.
A few months before they announced their split, the former married couple had analtercation involving a gunat their Yorba Linda, Calif. home. Though officials stated that police responded to a “possibly suicidal male with a gun” at the time, El Moussa later said thathe was never suicidaland that the gun was for protection against wild animals while on a hike.
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Tarek El Moussa with his kids and wife Heather Rae.Heather Rae El Moussa/Instagram
Heather Rae El Moussa/Instagram
Hallsecretly married her third husband Josh Hallin 2022 after less than a year of dating. She also has a 4-year-old son named Hudson from her second marriage to Ant Anstead whichended in Sept. 2020.
source: people.com
