Fans met Tarek El Moussa when he was married to ex-wife Christina Haack during the premiere of HGTV’s Flip or Flop in 2013. Their marriage ended when they separated in 2016 and finalized their divorce two years later. Tarek has since found love again with his current wife and fellow real estate reality star, Heather Rae El Moussa (née Young).
Tarek’s lucky because not only do Christina and Heather get along, but the trio had the opportunity to come together for the HGTV competitive house renovation series The Flip Off. Closer rounds up everything there is to know about Tarek’s wife.
Who Is Tarek El Moussa Married To?
Tarek is married to Heather Rae, who was born and raised in California. Once Heather reached her 18th birthday, she embarked on her modeling career. She worked with major brands and was even crowned the Playmate of the Month in February 2010.
Heather eventually hung up her modeling heels for a fresh pair in the real estate business, which introduced her to the reality TV world.
What Is Heather Rae El Moussa’s Job?
Heather made her reality TV debut during Netflix’s Selling Sunset in 2019. She was one of the top real estate agents at The Oppenheim Group, founded by twin brothers Jason Oppenheim and Brett Oppenheim.
Amongst a group of snarky coworkers, Heather stood out from the others as she was usually the voice of reason.
Heather starred in Selling Sunset for six seasons and was not asked back to return for season 7 while she was on maternity leave following the birth of her and Tarek’s son, Tristan Jay.
“It was a blessing that I wasn’t asked to come back because I’m so much happier filming my show with Tarek,” Heather said of her and Tarek’s show The Flipping El Moussas during an April 2023 appearance on “The Skinny Confidential Him & Her Podcast.” “We’re co-producers on our show so we pick the hours. With Selling Sunset, I never knew when I was going to be filming. It was last minute, it took over my life, it was hard to do my real job — real estate. It was hard to do anything else.”
Heather also deemed the Selling Sunset environment as “very toxic” and shared that she was “around a bunch of women that everyone wants to be stars on the show, you know, number one. And they’ll kind of do anything.”
When Did Tarek El Moussa and Heather El Moussa Get Married?
The couple tied the knot in Santa Barbara, California, in October 2021 after two years of dating. Tarek and Heather said “I do” in front of their family, friends and former costars in a breathtaking outdoor wedding – and Tarek’s kids helped read their father and stepmother’s vows at the altar.
“It was a very special moment to me, because I never knew I was going to find my soulmate,” Heather told People shortly after the wedding. “And I know my parents want nothing more than for me to be with a man who protects me and loves me like Tarek does.”
Tarek El Moussa and Heather El Moussa Share 1 Son
Tarek and Heather welcomed their first child together, son Tristan Jay El Moussa, on January 31, 2023.
“New to the El Moussa crew. Mom life is staring at him non stop because I can’t get enough,” Heather captioned a February 2024 Instagram post alongside photos of her newborn son. “The moment I held him in my arms he became my world. I’m thinking about sharing some things like my breastfeeding experience and how Tay and Bray have been with him so let me know if that’s something you guys want to hear or if there’s anything else.”
