Flip or Flop is an American television series that aired on HGTV, hosted by the formerly-married couple Tarek El Moussa and Christina Hall.[1] The program was the original show in the Flip or Flop franchise, debuting in 2013.[2]
| Flip or Flop | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Genre | Reality television |
| Starring | Tarek El Moussa Christina Hall |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 10 |
| No. of episodes | 155 (list of episodes) |
| Production | |
| Running time | 30 minutes |
| Production company | Pie Town Productions |
| Original release | |
| Network | HGTV |
| Release | April 16, 2013 – March 17, 2022 |
| Related | |
| Flip or Flop (franchise) | |
On November 5, 2020, the series was renewed for a tenth season, which premiered on December 2, 2021.[3][4] It was later announced that the series would end after ten seasons on March 17, 2022, but that hosts El Moussa and Hall would continue to work on their solo series.[5][6]
Premise
editChristina Hall and Tarek El Moussa were married real estate agents in Orange County, California. After the real estate crash in 2008, they began flipping homes in the Orange County area.
In 2011, Tarek asked a friend to help him make an audition tape for HGTV, filming an entire episode of the process of house flipping from start to finish. The audition tape was sent to HGTV and in 2012 the couple[7] was signed to make Flip or Flop.[8]
Christina's expertise is primarily in design, and she works with Tarek to find and renovate homes. She handles the designs of the new spaces and keeps the project on schedule. The show follows them as they buy homes, typically bank-owned, short sales or foreclosures, to renovate and resell.[8]
Hosts
editPersonal lives
editTarek El Moussa and his ex-wife turned business partner Christina Hall met while working in the real estate industry. When the housing market plummeted after the October 2008 stock market crash they went from living in a $6,000 per month home to a $700 per month apartment, inspiring them to focus on flipping houses.[9] The couple married in 2009, and their daughter Taylor Reese was born in 2010.[9]
In 2013, a registered nurse and viewer, Megan R, contacted the network after seeing a lump on Tarek's neck during a Flip or Flop marathon. The network put Reade in touch with the producers, and Tarek was diagnosed with testicular cancer and thyroid cancer.[10][11][12] The El Moussas thanked Reade in a video that can be seen on HGTV.com.[13] When doctors recommended radiation treatment, the couple decided to bank Tarek's sperm and try in-vitro fertilization to have a second child.
After a couple of failed attempts, Christina became pregnant and their son, Brayden James, was born August 20, 2015.[14][15]
In May 2016, the couple separated after an incident at their Southern California home. According to a Yorba Linda police report, Christina called the police after she saw Tarek leave their home with a gun, believing he was suicidal.[16] Tarek was found by the police, and maintained that he was never suicidal and had simply gone for a hike, taking a gun to protect himself from wild animals.[17] In January 2017, Tarek officially filed for divorce from Christina.[18]
Real estate career
editThis section needs to be updated. (January 2018) |
Tarek and Christina ran a real-estate agency, The El Moussa Group, in Orange County, an area with one of the largest foreclosure rates in the country. Tarek, Christina, and their partner Pete De Best, bought their first investment house in Santa Ana for $115,000.
After selling the property for a profit of $34,000, the trio split the money and continued to flip houses, expanding their real estate investing business into Arizona and Nevada[8] Following their divorce, The El Moussa Group was dissolved and is now run under the name Tarek and Associates.[19]
In 2018, Tarek and Christina co-founded a real estate education course called Real Estate Elevated.[20]
Series overview
edit| Season | Episodes | Originally aired | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| First aired | Last aired | |||
| 1 | 13 | April 16, 2013 | May 28, 2013 | |
| 2 | 14 | April 8, 2014 | July 8, 2014 | |
| 3 | 15 | October 7, 2014 | July 7, 2015 | |
| 4 | 15 | December 3, 2015 | March 24, 2016 | |
| 5 | 15 | June 9, 2016 | September 22, 2016 | |
| 6 | 15 | December 1, 2016 | March 30, 2017 | |
| 7 | 20 | June 15, 2017 | September 6, 2018 | |
| 8 | 18 | August 1, 2019 | December 12, 2019 | |
| 9 | 15 | October 15, 2020 | February 18, 2021 | |
| 10 | 15 | December 2, 2021 | March 17, 2022 | |
| From Rags to Riches | 4 | September 13, 2018 | October 4, 2018 | |
References
edit- ^ Lewis, Raha (September 10, 2013). "Flip or Flop Host Tarek El Moussa Battling Thyroid Cancer". People. Retrieved October 24, 2013.
- ^ "Exes and Business Partners Christina Anstead and Tarek El Moussa Return for 18 New Episodes of HGTV Hit Series "Flip or Flop" on Thursday, Aug. 1, at 9 p.m. ET/PT". The Futon Critic. June 26, 2019.
- ^ Petski, Denise (November 5, 2020). "'Flip Or Flop' Starring Christina Anstead & Tarek El Moussa Renewed For Season 10 By HGTV". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved November 5, 2020.
- ^ "Here's When to Expect Season 10 of 'Flip or Flop'". Distractify. 18 June 2021. Retrieved 2021-07-11.
- ^ Petski, Denise (10 March 2022). "'Flip Or Flop' To End With 10th Season On HGTV". Deadline. Retrieved 23 January 2024.
- ^ Iannucci, Rebecca (March 10, 2022). "Flip or Flop Ending at HGTV After 10 Seasons — Read Co-Hosts' Statements". TVLine. Retrieved March 10, 2022.
- ^ DeSocio, Jeffrey Thomas (May 13, 2015). "Tarek & Christina El Moussa Make The Decision To 'Flip Or Flop'". KTTV. Archived from the original on July 1, 2015. Retrieved November 23, 2015.
- ^ a b c Langhorne, Daniel (April 4, 2013). "Local couple star in HGTV reality show on flipping houses". Orange County Register. Retrieved September 30, 2019.
- ^ a b "A Peek Behind At Flip Or Flop". Circa Design. April 1, 2015. Archived from the original on February 17, 2016. Retrieved October 11, 2020.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ Mead, Taylor (March 18, 2019). "Tarek El Moussa's Message to His Kids After Learning He's Cancer Free Will Make You Tear Up". House Beautiful. Retrieved September 4, 2019.
- ^ "How HGTV star Tarek El Moussa's cancer, spotted by a concerned viewer, changed his life". People. Retrieved July 6, 2016.
- ^ "Flip or Flop Host Tarek El Moussa Battling Thyroid Cancer". People. September 10, 2013. Retrieved June 5, 2015.
- ^ "Tarek Thanks A Life-Saving Fan".
- ^ Fung, Althea A. (January 17, 2017). "Christina Anstead: Things you didn't know about the HGTV star". thelist.com. Retrieved October 11, 2020.
- ^ Merriam, Allie (August 24, 2015). "Flip or Flop's Tarek & Christina Welcome a Baby Boy".
- ^ "Inside Tarek & Christina El Moussa's Harrowing Altercation: She Was 'Crying and Shaking' as He Wielded Gun". People. Retrieved October 9, 2019.
- ^ Strohm, Emily; Beard, Lanford (December 12, 2016). "Tarek and Christina El Moussa Are Seeing Other People After Secret Split in May". People. Retrieved December 13, 2016.
- ^ Strohm, Emily; Stone, Natalie (January 9, 2017). "Flip or Flop's Tarek El Moussa Files for Divorce from Wife Christina". People. Retrieved January 11, 2017.
- ^ "What Tarek El Moussa's New Solo Venture Means for 'Flip or Flop'". Real Estate News and Advice | Realtor.com®. December 28, 2017. Retrieved October 9, 2019.
- ^ "Success Path Education | Review". Undercover Real Estate. Retrieved September 28, 2016.