Tarek El Moussa holds a sledgehammer standing in a kitchen on 'Flipping 101'
The Big Picture Real estate investor and reality star Tarek El Moussa is one of HGTV’s most familiar faces. Best known for co-hosting the network’s show Flip or Flop with his ex-wife Christina Hall, El Moussa has built an empire for himself by purchasing properties, renovating them, and then selling them for a profit. The show, Flip and Flop, was one of HGTV’s most successful shows and ran for 10 seasons before it went off the air.
According to People, the reality star found a concerning testicular exam in 2011 and decided to go for further testing. Unfortunately, his hunch was right, and the doctors diagnosed El Moussa with testicular cancer as well. Of course, this came as a huge surprise to the reality star and his family. But in an episode of the TNT documentary series Chasing the Cure, El Moussa expressed how grateful he was to the fan who unknowingly helped save his life.
Related Margaret Josephs Gets Vulnerable After Husband Joe Benigno Has a Health Scare The Bravo series caught Josephs getting candid with co-star Rachel Fuda during Season 14. “I opened my car door and tried to get out, I dropped to the pavement. I started crawling to the door. Nurses came running. All I could say was, ‘Please help me.’”
The reality star added that he thought he was going to die because the pain had kept him up all night. He eventually called 911 at 6:30 in the morning and was taken to the hospital where he stayed another week. During all of this, HGTV wanted to cancel his show while the reality star focused on his health. But El Moussa convinced them not to since he wanted to share his battle with the viewers openly.
His official separation from Hall in 2016 was when El Moussa decided to “flip” his life around. He stopped taking testosterone and spent two months in rehab to beat his steroid addiction once and for all. However, that seemed to work out in his favor because El Moussa was ready to be a new man once he got out. He quit alcohol and started focusing on his health for his kids.
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