Tarek El Moussa

Born

1981-08-21

Birthplace

Long Beach, California, USA

Biography

Tarek Gustave El Moussa (born August 21, 1981) is a real estate investor and television personality. He is best known for co-hosting HGTV's Flip or Flop alongside his wife Christina. The pair found success flipping houses as an alternative to their previous business of selling real estate, which took a hit during the 2008 economic crisis. In 2020, he launched a second HGTV show, Flipping 101 with Tarek El Moussa, in which he serves as a mentor to novice house-flippers. He and Christina were married in 2009, had 2 children, and divorced in 2018, but despite their divorce, they continued working together on Flip or Flop until 2022. He started dating actress and real estate agent Heather Rae Young in 2019. They married October 23, 2021, at the Rosewood Miramar Beach Hotel in Montecito. The wedding was the subject of the Discovery+ special Tarek and Heather: The Big I Do. They have 1 child together.