Let’s face it: Even when not by design, parents sometimes embarrass their children.
Christina Hall—who shares kids Taylor, 13, and Braydon, 8, with ex Tarek El Moussa as well as son Hudson, 4, with ex Ant Anstead—admitted her teenage daughter has already given her some guidelines ahead of her new show The Flip Off.
“They don't necessarily super care,” the HGTV star told E! News in an exclusive interview about her little ones’ reaction to the upcoming competition series that will see her and husband Josh Hall face off against her ex Tarek and his bride Heather Rae El Moussa, “but my daughter is just like, 'Mom, don't do any cringe videos. Do not dance. Please stop doing this.'"
The Flip Off—set to debut in early 2025—features the couples competing to see who can buy, renovate and flip a house for the biggest profit. And while the Christina on the Coast host says they’ve yet to all film together, she’s curious to see how everyone gets along (after all, there has been drama in the past).
“I think that there's a lot of big personalities here. I mean not think—I know there's a lot of personalities, there's a lot of dynamics," she continued. “So it's gonna be really interesting. I'm honestly a little bit nervous. But it should be fun.”
Christina and Heather teased the show by starring in a lighthearted Instagram video in May that played up their similar resemblances—with Tarek joking, “I guess it is confusing.” But when it comes to her daughter’s social media usage, the Christina in the Country celeb takes things more seriously.
“I really try to keep them off social media,” she shared. “I just really, truly never even wanted her to have it. We’re lucky we grew up in a different generation. There was less keeping up with the Joneses. That didn't really even exist. It’s just so many filters and everything. I just don't really feel like it's good for them.”
So, Christina makes sure she and Taylor have plenty of conversations offline.
“I just really, really try to keep the communication open and try to remember what it was like to be her age,” the 40-year-old added. “And just really have those deep talks and know that no matter what, I'm here for her and she can literally tell me anything without judgment.”
In fact, having mother-daughter heart-to-hearts is one of Christina’s favorite pastimes with Taylor.
“We have deep conversations a lot, especially before she goes to bed,” she said. “During summer, obviously our activities are different, but we love riding our e-bikes to the beach, we like going to water parks, getting our nails done, shopping. But for us, we really love to talk to each other.”
Family also plays a key role in this season’s premiere episode of Christina on the Coast, which shows Christina revisiting her childhood home.
“I got to renovate my parents' house, which is super fun—just like a fun, family dynamic—and I think viewers are really gonna love that episode,” she raved before dropping more hints about this season. “And then after that is just some really huge projects. I feel like normally in past seasons I've just done a couple rooms, but this season I get to tackle the whole house in a lot of projects, take it down to the studs, alter floor plans—just much bigger, bolder renovations.”
As fans wait for Christina on the Coast to premiere Thursday, July 11 at 9 p.m. on HGTV, keep reading to learn more about Christina and Tarek’s families.
- Reporting by Nikaline McCarley