Tune in 😊💛⭐️ @hgtv #season5 A photo posted by Christina El Moussa (@christinaelmoussa) on Dec 1, 2016 at 7:56am PSTAt first, the couple’s phoenix-rising narrative was simple enough. Christina and Tarek El Moussa, now of HGTV fame, were two recovering real estate agents who, amid the 2008 housing market crash, lost nearly everything. [OPINION: BuzzFeed’s hit piece on Chip and Joanna Gaines is dangerous]Like all of HGTV’s signature shows, the premise for “Flip or Flop” is compelling. Tarek El Moussa was later found in a nearby state park with a handgun, but he denied being suicidal, reported the AP. @hgtv A photo posted by Christina El Moussa (@christinaelmoussa) on Aug 25, 2016 at 5:01pm PDTHeartbroken — and outraged — fans took to social media to lament the split.

Source: Washington Post January 12, 2017 11:46 UTC