HGTV star Christina Haack breaks down how she stays close friends with both her ex-husbands

Christina Haack has figured out how to be friends with two of her ex-husbands.

Haack, 42, opened up about her unconventional friendship with both Tarek El Moussa and Ant Anstead as she navigates another messy divorce from her third husband.

"It really takes everyone in a co-parenting situation wanting to make it work," she told People. "I have people message me all the time to be like, ‘How did you do that? My husband's ex hates me,' or 'I could never hang out with my ex.’"

Haack has learned to co-parent her kids, Taylor and Brayden, with El Moussa and has even integrated her new boyfriend, Chris Larocca, into the mix. "It takes all of us, and right now there's four people in this situation – myself, my boyfriend Chris, Tarek and Heather – and all of us want to get along," she explained. "All of us work hard to make sure that we're all getting along."

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The HGTV star noted there is one thing both she and El Moussa are naturally inclined to do.

"I'm really good at letting go of the past, so is Tarek," Haack, who was married to El Moussa from 2009 until 2018, noted. "We can be over something in literally like .5 seconds and never want to talk about it again."

"So I think it's just a maturity level and us putting the kids first and then the rest is kind of easy," she added.

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Haack believes her split from her third ex-husband Josh Hall helped improve her relationships. Haack and Hall filed their own divorce petitions in July 2024, each citing irreconcilable differences as the reason for the dissolution of their marriage. They finalized their divorce in August.

After a rocky divorce from Anstead, whom Haack shares a son with, she's finally found middle ground with the TV host. Anstead and Haack were married from 2018 until 2021.

"When Josh and I split up, Ant and I immediately had a heart-to-heart, and he said, ‘I want to co-parent Hudson. Like you and Tarek do.’ Not those words exactly, but he said, ‘I want to have a great co-parenting relationship with you,'" she explained to the outlet.

After deciding on a "fresh start," the two have been spending time together with their son, Hudson.

"We go to soccer games. We sit next to each other at school. We do birthday parties together," Haack said. "And thank God, because that would make me so sad if growing up, Hudson, didn't get to have those things with us."

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While unconventional, Haack said the team effort has allowed the families to be closer than ever.

"I think my kids love that they know anyone can come over here, and we could do Christmas together, and we could do parties together," she said. "So it's nice for the kids. It's not weird at all. It's wonderful."

Trump courts Japan's emperor and new PM before high-stakes Xi summit this week


President Donald Trump is cozying up with top ally Japan’s emperor and new prime minister Monday ahead of a high-stakes meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping.

Upon arrival in Tokyo, Trump sat down with Japanese Emperor Naruhito, the nation’s symbolic leader, at Tokyo’s Imperial Palace.

On Tuesday, Trump will meet Japan’s first female prime minister, Sanae Takaichi.

The two are expected to bond over their fondness for Shinzo Abe, Japan’s former prime minister who was assassinated in 2022.

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"I look forward to meeting the new prime minister. I hear phenomenal things," Trump said on Monday. "He was a great ally and friend of Shinzo Abe, who was my friend, the former prime minister. And he was great. He was one of my best … I know they were very close."

"I think she’s going to be great," he said of Takaichi.

Meanwhile, U.S. and China negotiators reported great progress in Malaysia on a potential trade deal, easing tensions ahead of the Trump-Xi meeting on Thursday.

Relations between the two world leaders had strained over China’s recent crackdown on critical mineral exports and Trump threatened to bring back the 100% tariff on Chinese goods.

Treasury Sec. Scott Bessent said Sunday talks on the sidelines of the ASEAN Summit had eliminated the need for 100% tariffs, expected to take effect Nov. 1, and that he expects China to delay implementation of its restrictions on rare earth minerals and magnets.

Trump and Xi are expected to sign off on the agreement during the meeting if talks go well.

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Takaichi took office last week and leads a right-wing coalition. Trump already congratulated the new prime minister on becoming Japan’s first female top leader.

Takaichi is expected to tout Japan’s efforts to increase defense spending, which long sat at 1% of GDP — a figure analysts say falls well short of what the U.S. is pushing for from its allies.

During the meeting with Trump, Takaichi is expected to face pressure to raise defense spending even further to match NATO’s 5% target.

Takaichi has expressed concern about Japan’s reliance on the U.S., but signaled intentions to work closely with Trump. She took office on a recent populist wave in Japan similar to the MAGA movement.

Trump’s suggestion that Japan should pay for U.S. troops in the region has spooked some Japanese officials. Around 60,000 U.S. military personnel are stationed in Japan, making it the largest foreign host of U.S. forces.

Adding to those concerns, a trade framework in July placed a 15% tariff on imported Japanese goods, with higher rates for steel, aluminum and auto parts.

Despite these challenges, both sides are expected to use this week’s meetings to reaffirm what Trump has called "the most important partnership in Asia," setting the stage for his critical summit with Xi later this week.

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