Tarek El Moussa Says He Hit ‘Rock Bottom’ Amid Christina Hall Divorce: ‘I Had to Dig Deep and Really Figure Out Who I Was’

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Looking back. Tarek El Moussa admitted that his divorce from Christina Hall (née Haack) helped him change for the better and eventually become the perfect match for Heather El Moussa (née Young).The Flip or Flop alum, 41, told Fox News Digital about how he changed his life after surviving both testicular cancer and thyroid cancer following a severe back injury and a divorce. “After the cancers, I had that terrible accident on my back and I lost like 60 pounds, and I was on all those opiates.

I was not doing well. This is what people don’t understand — you know, from 2013 to 2016, it was hell,” he shared in the interview, which was published on Saturday, February 25.In order to view the video, please allow Manage CookiesThe real estate investor continued: “I fought two cancers, I fought back surgery.

I was dealing with all these hormone problems. And honestly, I lost my way. I lost who I was. When I looked in the mirror, I didn’t know who I was anymore.”Amid his health issues, Tarek and Hall, 39, who married in 2009, announced their split in September 2016.

The pair share daughter Taylor, 12, and son Brayden, 7. The Christina in the Country star was the one who opted to end the marriage, which was a pivotal moment for the former Flipping 101 host.“Hitting rock bottom in 2016, when my ex-wife decided that she wanted to end things, that’s when I had to dig deep and really figure out who I was and who I wanted to be and where I wanted to go and how I was going to get there.