Christina Hall and Tarek El Moussa go way back. As Good Housekeeping notes in a profile of the "Christina on the Coast" star, they first met when they were working at Fortune 500 insurance firm Prudential, in California, back in 2005. Hall and El Moussa were trying to make it as real estate agents at the time. She was 22 years old, a recent graduate from San Diego State University, while he was a couple of years older and already gaining a reputation in real estate. In fact, El Moussa was initially Hall's mentor.
It took just over a year for them to get together, with Hall recalling, "The day Tarek and I officially started dating, which was October 9, 2006, we moved in together." They racked up a few more years at Prudential, honing their skills but always pushing for bigger things, with a dream board holding pride of place in their shared office. The lovable duo was discovered by chance when they were at a real estate convention.
A fellow agent shared that a production company was casting for a show about house flipping. After putting themselves on tape, it quickly got picked up by HGTV, and "Flip or Flop" was born (per Good Housekeeping). In an early clip, promoting the show (via YouTube), El Moussa shared that it worked so well because they're such a great couple. "We love what we do. We love each other," he enthused.
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