Flip or Flop Break Up News: Christina and Tarek El Moussa's Divorce Sees Big Spike in TV Ratings
Following news that Tarek El Moussa has filed for divorce from his wife, Christina, it appears that the divorce reports have resulted in a spike in viewership for the couple's reality show "Flip or Flop." Last Thursday's episode took the attention of millions, even toppling an NBA game's ratings.
According to TMZ, the latest episode of "Flip or Flop" garnered over two million viewers. That easily bested the viewers for an NBA game on the same evening, which only attracted 1.4 million, while another NBA game followed behind at 1.2 million.
It appears that many fans are now interested in the divorcing couple after news broke out about their split. According to PEOPLE, Tarek filed for divorce in the first half of January and is requesting spousal support from his wife of seven years.
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In a statement that the "Flip or Flop" stars released to the outlet a month ago, it is said that Tarek and Christina had a misunderstanding six months earlier where the authorities had to intervene. No charges were filed.
There have been rumors over the past few weeks that Christina may have been getting close to the family's contractor, Gary Anderson. However, Tarek took to Instagram and revealed that his focus is on co-parenting his kids with Christina.
"No matter the lies, innuendo, salacious gossip and 'fake news' that is thrown at me from irresponsible media outlets via anonymous sources, I will keep my focus on what matters most which is co-parenting our children and working hard on our business," he wrote.
Christina has yet to speak up about the rumors which suggest that she is in a new relationship with Gary. However, the New York Daily News claims that Christina and Gary are now dating.
The "Flip or Flop" couple have two children together, Taylor and Brayden.
"Flip or Flop" airs Thursdays on HGTV.
