Beyond HGTV 'Flip Or Flop': Tarek And Christina Reveal Plans For Kids Post-Divorce

NEWPORT BEACH, CA — Tarek and Christina El Moussa of "Flip or Flop," the famed HGTV house flipper show, have traveled a rocky road since splitting last fall and filing for divorce in January of 2017.

With a marriage that ended after seven years, and a hit HGTV home renovation that just wrapped its seventh season, those shows will air the summer of 2017, according to People magazine. HGTV is introducing some new house-flipping couples to the lineup of spin-off franchise shows, including "Flip or Flop Vegas," which aired April 6, however Tarek and Christina remain fan favorites.

This week, Tarek El Moussa opened up to People regarding his cancer and the breakup.

"(Christina and I) are getting through this by staying great friends and being the best parents possible," he told People in an exclusive interview. "Divorced couples who fight their whole lives really mess up their kids. We had a talk and said, 'We still want the kids to understand were a unit, we're still a family even if we're not together.'"

After filming the final episodes of "Flip or Flop" for HGTV, now in Season 7, the former couple appears to be making the most of the breakup.

Fans of the show have agonized with the Orange County couple's split, one saying: "This is even harder to accept than Brad and Angelina!"

Tarek El Moussa survived thyroid cancer and later discovered he also suffered from testicular cancer during treatment. Events leading up to the divorce included what the couple called a "misunderstanding" when Orange County Sheriff's Department responded to the El Moussas' Yorba Linda home after reports of someone running from the residence carrying a firearm.

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The pair's personal lives are a testament to their ability to find broken properties and fix what can be fixed and let go of what cannot. They also are notorious for taking the ugly and outdated and transforming it into something beautiful.

Perhaps the pair can make their divorce a success, even while their marriage was not.

Tarek El Moussa, who moved out of the family's Yorba Linda home, now lives in Newport Beach.

They are splitting custody of the couple's children, daughter, Taylor and son, Brayden, "pretty much 50-50."

According to People, Tarek El Moussa says his new life in Newport Beach allows him to dedicate himself to being the best father possible.

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