The Aftermath Of HGTV Stars Christina Hall & Tarek El Moussa's Divorce Was Sadder Than We Knew

While on an episode of the "Dr. Drew Show" podcast, real estate investor Tarek El Moussa opened up about how the steroid and hormone treatments he took to battle testicular and thyroid cancer were causing severe mood swings, anxiety, and depression. El Moussa also suffered a back injury four months after his second cancer diagnosis, which led to a dependency on painkillers, throwing his health even more out of whack. 

"I was on Vicodin every day. On top of that, my hormones are off, I'm on pain meds and narcotics, and I'm filming and working. It was a really rough three, four years. It was a horrifying experience," he told podcast host Dr. Drew. He attributed these challenges as a causing factor of his divorce from Christina Hall while on "The Jeff Fenster Show," saying, "I had highs, I had lows, I was manic, I was happy, I was sad. I was living in turmoil for years, and, you know, ultimately that turmoil led to my divorce."

El Moussa's unstable mental and physical health led to his decision to check himself into a halfway house, which offered a safe environment with round-the-clock support for those transitioning out of rehabilitation, mental health treatment, or incarceration. The former "Flip or Flop" star told Fenster he would detail more of his experience in the halfway house in his memoir "Flip Your Life."