Christina Haack Shares Replace on How She and Youngsters Are Doing With out Ex Josh Corridor’s ‘Destructive’ Presence in Residence

Christina Haack and her youngsters are doing higher than ever!

In a brand new episode of Christina on the Coast, the HGTV star, 41, opens as much as her buddy Cassie Schienle about how she and her household have been doing following her break up from her third husband, Josh Corridor. 

When Schienle asks if Christina appears like “a weight’s been lifted” off her shoulders, the mother of three’s face lights up as she shares her candid response. 

“As a result of Josh is gone? Sure, A 220-lb. weight,” she replies. “The home is so significantly better, the children are so joyful. Like, everybody on this family is flourishing and the children actually are doing nice.” Christina shares daughter Taylor, 14, and son Brayden, 9, together with her first husband, Tarek El Moussa, in addition to son Hudson, 5, together with her second husband, Ant Anstead. 

“Everybody’s simply doing higher since he’s gone… simply all that detrimental vitality,” she provides.

She additionally shares for the primary time how she feels that she tried to avoid wasting her relationship with Josh, 44.

“I really tried to make that work and tried to present him the self-help instruments, tried to maintain him busy and tried to say, ‘Why don’t we begin flipping homes?’ and all these issues. It doesn’t matter what, you’ll be able to’t make another person joyful; they’ll solely make themselves joyful.”

Schienle presents her longtime buddy some phrases of help.

“There’s nothing you would’ve completed,” she tells Christina. “Look, I’m pleased with you as a result of I do know that wasn’t straightforward, to essentially step out of that state of affairs that was so dangerous and so poisonous. After which additionally know what you had been about to go up in opposition to.”

In response, Christina closes her eyes and says, “Three divorces? In fact I didn’t wish to get divorced for a 3rd time.” Earlier than Josh, she was married to El Moussa, 43, from 2009 to 2016, and Anstead, 45, from 2018 to 2020.

This prompts Schienle to then share some recommendation together with her buddy.  

“Look, I do know you like a relationship. You like to be in love. Not one factor has modified in our 25 years of friendship or figuring out one another,” Schienle says. “For actual, you may have your stunning youngsters and a ravishing life and profession. Alright, let’s sluggish it down.”

“Completely,” Christina agrees. The 2 pals then share a hug because the designer provides, “It’s all going to be nice. Admire you.”

On Christina’s different HGTV present The Flip Off, she shed some extra gentle on how her third marriage impacted her youngsters whereas having an emotional dialog with El Moussa, who can also be her Flip Off costar.

After explaining that she and Josh had a “blow up” that concerned “center fingers in my face,” she then revealed to him how their youngsters inspired her to finish issues with Josh. 

“The youngsters actually requested me to go away,” Christina stated. “They informed me he’s not good to me. Why would I stick round?”

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Josh and Christina break up in July 2024 after almost three years of marriage. The Tennessee-based actual property skilled filed for divorce from the HGTV star and cited “irreconcilable variations” as the rationale for his or her break up, whereas additionally requesting spousal help, based on paperwork obtained by PEOPLE on the time.

Josh beforehand denied that he requested $65,000 per thirty days in spousal help in October 2024, taking to Instagram to deal with what he known as “false statements.”

Each Christina and Josh have entered into new relationships since their break up. She is courting businessman Christopher Larocca, and he’s with mannequin Stephanie Gabrys.