Christina Hall Denies She Stopped Speaking to Husband Josh at End of Their Marriage — and Says He Ignored Her Birthday

Christina Hall is denying claims made by sources close to her estranged husband Josh that she stopped talking to him at the end of their marriage.

In a post on her Instagram Stories on Friday, July 26, the HGTV star referred to a TMZ story that reported, “Our sources say she stopped speaking to him after a disagreement and would only speak to him through an attorney.”

Christina said she didn’t hear from Josh the day after the disagreement, which was her 41st birthday, July 9.

“Huh… I didn’t block him - and I didn’t see any missed calls or texts the next day,” she wrote. “Which happened to be my birthday. Strange - No flowers, no card, no messages like ‘Hope you have a nice birthday’ 🧐.”

“Hmm … something’s not adding up here,” she added in her post. “But I’m down to keep playing ‘Christina Vs. The Victim’ as I love this game.”

The sources close to Josh who talked to TMZ claimed that the realtor was blindsided by the end of his marriage to Christina, and that he was dedicated to her and her three children.

Christina shares two children — Taylor, 13, and Brayden, 8 — with her first husband and Flip or Flop costar, Tarek El Moussa, and a 4-year-old son, Hudson, with her second husband, Celebrity IOU: Joyride host Ant Anstead.

The sources said that while he was “sad" that the marriage ended, he wished “the best” for Christina and her kids and was “optimistic.”

The insiders also noted that since filing for divorce, Josh has been spending more time in Nashville, attending church and going to the gym.

The Christina on the Coast star shared a statement on her Instagram Stories on Thursday, July 25, saying she was waiting for Josh's “PR rep speech” saying he was “blindsided” by the split.

Christina also called Josh "an insecure man with a large ego” after he broke his social media silence with a photo of himself walking in the woods on Wednesday, July 24.

"Over here waiting for the typical Hired PR rep speech of 'how I was blind-sided and how I&# -

‘My Preparation for Primetime Is B,...

39;m working on myself and taking time to heal at her ranch ............. Meanwhile, I'm over here not as nice and quiet as I used to be .....," she wrote. 

"I have worked my ass off to build this life for myself and my children and anyone who would try and take what they do not deserve/ what they did NOT work for should be ashamed,” she continued. “An insecure man with a large ego can sure try and derail you- but 'still i rise' ...." 

She concluded: "For those that aren't aware ... divorces do not happen overnight .. & there is always a breaking point. This one is personal......."

Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE's free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer , from celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.

According to documents obtained by PEOPLE, Josh filed for divorce on July 15 after nearly three years of marriage, citing "irreconcilable differences" and asking for spousal support from the HGTV star.

Christina responded with a legal filing of her own on July 24, which asked that neither partner be allowed to request support, and listed the various real estate at stake in the divorce — including their $12 million Newport Beach, Calif. mansion.

Christina and Josh started dating around March 2021, and went public with their relationship that July. They revealed that they had tied the knot in April 2022 and later held an oceanfront celebration in Maui in November 2022.

Both spouses' divorce documents confirmed they had actually married six months before sharing the news, having secretly married in a private courthouse ceremony in October 2021 .

Their "date of separation" is listed as July 8, 2024, in Josh's filing and July 7, 2024, in Christina's.

After news of the divorce broke, a source told PEOPLE that the couple “had issues in the marriage for quite some time."

Related Articles

Follow Us

Carlos Marqués-Marcet Orchestrates a Del,...