'Flip or Flop' star Christina Anstead reflects on split from Ant: 'I never thought I would have one divorce let alone two'

HGTV star Christina Anstead never thought she would get divorced — twice.

The 37-year-old Flip or Flop star took to Instagram on Saturday to write a candid post about her recent split from Ant Anstead, her husband of two years and father of her 1-year-old son.

“I never thought I would have one divorce let alone two. I never thought I would have 2 baby daddies - but sometimes life throws us curve balls. Instead of getting stuck in these ‘setbacks’ I choose to look at these challenges as opportunities to grow,” Christina wrote, referencing the Wheeler Dealers host and her ex-husband, Tarek El Moussa, with whom she stars in the HGTV home improvement series Flip or Flop. Christina and El Moussa share two children: son Brayden James, 5, and daughter Taylor Reese, 9. The couple split up back in 2016 and finalized their divorce two years later.

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The real estate agent also recognized that while she receives a significant amount of public criticism, she’s a “work in progress” and hopes to inspire other women. “So while some may judge me and throw around rumors about me, most of you support me. And that says a lot about this world and where we are headed,” she wrote. “I’m messy, I’m real and I’m working on healing...”