Christina Ansteadhas been in the spotlight ever since she first appeared on our screens in 2013.
There’s certainly something to be said about how Anstead has handled it all.
“I don’t live in fear,” she revealed toThe Orange County Register.
“I focus on the fact that none of what the tabloids said defined me.”
Despite all the ups and downs, Anstead has always managed to come out on top.
Here are some of the best and worst days of Christina Anstead’s life.
They moved into a small, $700 per month apartment, and even found themselves with a roommate.
They were already a part of the industry, after all.
“The [potential] profit was huge,” her then husband toldBusiness Insider.
Agent Tarek El Moussa caught her eye, and it wasn’t long before the two began dating.
From there, their relationship evolved rapidly.
According toCelebrity Net Worth,Anstead is estimated to be worth $12 million.
Pay days are some of the best days!
However, when it came to expanding her family, it didn’t come easily.
After a year without seeing any little pink lines, Anstead turned toin vitro fertilization.
“[His recovery] was two months of sheer torture,” she toldPeople.
Luckily, Anstead was able to excitedly announce her second pregnancy in 2015.
With her toddler running around, it was rough.
Yet, she was set on becoming a mom of two.
Anstead pushed for hours, but her sweet little boy didn’t seem to be coming anytime soon.
In the end, Anstead was forced to deliver during an emergency c-section.
There was a lot for her to celebrate that week, that’s for sure!
In 2016, outlets reported that there’d been a horrifying incident in their home that involved a gun.
Not only was the decision to leave El Moussa stressful, but tabloids were making it even more difficult.
Anstead admitted toThe Orange County Registerthat reporters were literally knocking on her front door with questions.
“We weren’t able to properly communicate anymore,” she admitted toPeople.
“It got to the point where we weren’t even driving to set together.”
Yet, in true Anstead fashion, she chose to make the best of this strenuous situation.
In the end, “it’s invigorating to know I am starting over,” she said.
“It’s fun to be able to create my own destiny right now.”
“And I got to film with my best friends.”
She hardly had any energy, and her belly began bothering her every day.
“It literally felt like someone stabbing me,” she toldThe Orange County Register.
It was then that she realized something was seriously wrong.
It turns out,Anstead had an autoimmune disease two of them, actually.
She was also told she had Hashimoto’s disease, a thyroid disorder sapping all her energy.
She’s since started practicing yoga, and started watchingwhat she eats in a day.
She’s even used her platform to share her story with other people in the same predicament.
“I know a lot of people [have them] too,” she toldUs Weekly.
Anstead and Clark met chatting online, and their conversations led to a close and very fit friendship fast.
Clark helped Anstead adjust to a new diet to deal with her autoimmune diseases.
In fact, the two even teamed up and released their very own cookbook calledThe Wellness Remodelin April 2020.
To that end, in 2018, the two decided to make it work and stayed on screen together.
However, those weren’t the easiest days.
Yet, again in true Anstead fashion, she decided to look for a silver lining.
“I’m planning on staying friendly and keeping things light,” she added.
Though their marriage had ended,Flip or Flopbegan doing even better than before.
“Lots of people get divorced,” Anstead later toldThe Orange County Register.
It never looks good.
We both chose to take the high road."
He’d been divorced once before as well, and the two just clicked.
In 2018, they planned to tie the knot in a secret ceremony.
It was so secret that even their guests had no idea a wedding was happening until they arrived.
“Everyone thinks that they’re going to watch the boat parade in Newport Beach,” Christina toldPeople.
In fact, Christina’s engagement to Ant was a secret too.
Luckily, the new couple pulled off the surprise without a hitch.
“It was an amazing day,” Christina reminisced toAccess.
During one of the very first episodes in 2013, a fan letter rocked her world.
“And I thought it was something that needed to be brought to his attention.”
Crazy enough, El Moussa’s throat was something that had been bothering him for a while.
She’d been through multiple rounds of in vitro fertilization and had to have an emergency C-section.
“Our hearts are SO full of love and joy!”
she wrote on Instagram (viaHouse Beautiful).
“We’re done.
We’re definitely done!
We’re done,” she toldUs Weekly.
“I never thought I would have one divorce let alone two,” she laterwrotein another emotional post.
“I never gave up on us,” he wrote on his ownInstagramaccount.
“I pray Christina’s decision brings her happiness.”
“It’s something near and dear to her heart after all the things she’s been through.
After all, her best days are still ahead of her.
