Sorry, Tarek! Christina Steps Out With Her New Man
In the midst of a nasty divorce, Flip or Flop’s Christina El Moussa takes her new relationship public
Tarek who? Flip or Flop’s Christina El Moussa cuddled up to her new man, contractor Gary Anderson, during an hour-long stroll through the upscale neighborhood near his home in Yorba Linda, Calif., on Jan. 26, and In Touch has exclusively obtained the first photos of the couple. “They seemed so relaxed and comfortable together — totally in sync,” a witness says of the pair, who were seen at his house the night before as well. “Christina looked adoringly at him. She was beaming!”
It’s getting serious. “Gary’s been there for her while she’s gone through hell with Tarek,” an HGTV insider tells In Touch of the man Christina, 33, has been seeing since her bitter split from Tarek, 35, following an explosive fight in May that ended with Christina calling 911. (Gary witnessed part of the incident, according to police.) Now as her divorce gets nastier by the day, she’s leaning on the 57-year- old more than ever. “She likes that Gary is so much more mature than Tarek,” says the insider. “It’s a safe relationship, and she’s happy with him.”
Tarek is miserable. “Christina dating Gary is the ultimate betrayal,” says the insider, noting that Gary used to be a friend of Tarek’s as well. It’s gotten so bad between the exes that production on the hit show recently ground to a halt, says the insider: They weren’t filming together. Producers have been trying to film them separately.
As In Touch has reported, Christina’s ready to go solo anyway. “It’s very likely that she’ll get her own show on HGTV,” says the insider. “She thinks that would be the ultimate revenge — even better than her dating Gary.” ◼