The sun hangs low over a sapphire-blue pool, champagne sparkles in the glass, and HGTV powerhouse Christina Haack raises a toast not just to another birthday, but to a whole new mindset: “I’m manifesting love.” In one shimmering Instagram photo, she traded demolition dust for vacation glow and set fans buzzing about what her next chapter holds.
Early Life and First Brush with Renovation
Born Christina Meursinge Haack on July 9, 1983, in Anaheim, California, the future design maven grew up racing bikes with neighborhood kids and sketching floor plans in her notebooks. After earning a business degree, she worked in real-estate sales, where a chance partnership with charismatic agent Tarek El Moussa sparked both romance and a shared dream of flipping homes for profit.
Meteoric Rise on HGTV
That dream went national in 2013 when Flip or Flop premiered. Viewers instantly latched onto Christina’s calm design sense and contagious laugh, even as market crashes, bad inspections, and camera crews swirled around her. Over ten seasons, she refined a signature style—white oak floors, splashy patterned tile, and just enough glam—that soon spilled into spin-offs, a bestselling design book, and product lines.
Reinvention After Divorce
Christina’s public split from Tarek in 2016 could have dimmed the spotlight, but she leaned into reinvention instead. Christina on the Coast debuted in 2019, showcasing her seaside move, custom-build projects, and the delicate art of single parenting. A second marriage to British TV host Ant Anstead brought son Hudson in 2019, followed by another painful breakup in 2021. Through it all, social media showed her balancing school drop-offs with tile runs, demonstrating that even glossy reality stars wrestle real-life mess.
A Year of Upheaval—and Renewal
If 2024 tested her resilience, 2025 is shaping up as the reward. In July 2024 she filed to end her marriage to Texas realtor Josh Hall; the divorce was finalized this May. Just weeks later, PEOPLE confirmed Christina’s new romance with telecommunications CEO Christopher Larocca, and by February they were Instagram official. Double-date snapshots with Tarek and his wife, Heather Rae El Moussa, proved that ex-spouses can swap demolition drama for shared sushi and blended-family jokes.
Christina Haack with her now boyfriend, Christopher Larocca
The Bikini Post Heard ’Round the Internet
On July 7, Christina slipped into a black chain-link bikini, snapped a poolside photo, and declared her intentions for age 42: deeper calm, globe-trotting adventures “with my guy,” expanded TV shoots, and “lots of Pilates.” She also teased wisdom-coaching sessions with teenage daughter Taylor and dropped the biggest reveal of all—her own champagne label, Clé Cachée, launching this fall.
Christina Haack in bikini photo at her 42th birthday
Motherhood at the Core
Behind every headline is the mom who juggles carpools and contractor calls. Christina co-parents 14-year-old Taylor and nine-year-old Brayden with Tarek, while five-year-old Hudson splits time between her California home and Ant Anstead’s U.K. digs. Whether cheering soccer games or styling a Newport kitchen, she keeps her kids front-and-center—often inviting them to critique backsplash samples or taste-test new recipes shared on Instagram Stories.
Business Empire in Bloom
Design shows remain her foundation, but the brand now stretches far wider. Christina’s on-air charisma drives a thriving e-commerce shop of rugs, throw pillows, and eco-friendly candles; her real-estate group quietly brokers multimillion-dollar beach houses; and the upcoming champagne line positions her in the luxury-lifestyle market. Early buzz says Clé Cachée—French for “hidden key”—features a coastal-inspired brut intended for celebrations big and small.
Personal Philosophy: Manifesting, Not Masking
Critics once said Christina moved “too fast,” from marriages to mortgages. Yet her birthday caption hints at a slower internal shift: meditation over mayhem, Pilates reformers over post-demo debris. Close friends note that therapy, gratitude journaling, and early-morning surf walks have become non-negotiables. By publicly calling her shot—manifesting peace, love, and business growth—she turns vulnerability into a roadmap for reinvention.
HGTV already renewed Christina on the Coast for another season, and insiders whisper about a Napa-set spin-off focused on vineyard rehabs. Filming begins this month, meaning construction chaos is never far away. Meanwhile, Christina and Larocca continue splitting time between Orange County shoots and spontaneous Riviera escapes—fuel for both romance and future design palettes.
At 42, many find comfort in routine. Christina Haack finds it in reinvention. From rookie flipper to media mogul, from public heartache to poolside manifestation, she keeps proving that walls—whether drywall or personal—can always be rebuilt stronger. As champagne corks pop for cancer season, one thing is clear: Christina isn’t just designing homes; she’s designing a life deliberately lit by adventure, family, and the shimmer of fresh possibility.
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