Just days before Josh Hall<\/strong><\/a> filed for divorce<\/a>\u00a0from Christina Hall<\/strong><\/a>, she gushed about their marriage and shared \u200bhow they make their relationship work.<\/p>\n The Christina on the Coast<\/em> star, 41, told E! News<\/em><\/a> that \u201cbeing communicative\u201d helped keep \u200bher marriage to Josh, 43, strong in an interview published on July 13. The outlet noted that they chatted with Christina shortly before her birthday on July 9.<\/p>\n Life & Style<\/em> confirmed Josh filed for divorce on Tuesday, July 16. In court paperwork, he listed their date of separation as July 8, one day before his estranged wife\u2019s birthday, TMZ<\/em><\/a> reported.<\/p>\n In her interview, Christina stressed how it was important to \u201ckeep communication open\u201d in her marriage and shared how the pair kept the spark alive by \u201chaving alone time when we can, whether it\u2019s date night, going on little trips \u2014 just things like that.\u201d<\/p>\n While the estranged couple did not have any children of their own, Josh was a loving stepfather to Christina\u2019s three children from her prior marriages. She shares daughter Taylor and son Brayden with first husband Tarek El Moussa<\/strong>, and she shares son Hudson with second husband Ant Anstead<\/strong>.<\/p>\n The Flip or Flop<\/em><\/a> alum revealed how happy she was with her life as she was about to celebrate another trip around the sun. That included the Newport Beach, California, home she shared with Josh, as well as her successful HGTV shows.<\/p>\n \u201cI love where I live. I love my family, I love doing these shows. So, I feel like everything\u2019s going really well,\u201d Christina told E!. As for what she wanted for her next chapter of life, she added, \u201cI need things to be more peaceful and calm,\u201d she explained. \u201cAnd just overall, less chaos, less drama.\u201d<\/p>\n Josh\u2019s shock divorce filing brought an end to their marriage of more than two years<\/a>. The pair tied the knot in April \u200b2022, and followed it up with a formal wedding ceremony with friends and family in Maui, Hawaii, several months later.<\/p>\n \u201cShared vows in front of family and our close friends,\u201d Christina wrote in the caption of an Instagram post showing photos of the ceremony, including her stunning lace wedding dress. \u201cEverything in life has led me to where I am right now, which is exactly where I want to be. My dream man on the dreamiest island. Maui holds a special place in my heart. What an amazing night filled with love.\u201d<\/p>\n Fans were skeptical of Christina\u2019s whirlwind romance with Josh, as it came on the heels of her September 2020 split from Ant, 45. The Wheeler Dealers<\/em> host made it clear she was the one who initiated the breakup<\/a>, and Christina filed for divorce two months later after 23 months of marriage. The dissolution was finalized in June 2021, one month before the reality star \u200bconfirmed her relationship with Josh.<\/p>\n After photos emerged of the pair looking cozy on a Mexican getaway, Christina took to Instagram to confirm and defend her romance with the realtor.<\/p>\n \u201cI met Josh when I wasn\u2019t in a state of fear or fight-or-flight \u2026 When we met this past spring, the synchronicities hit us so hard and fast they were impossible to ignore,\u201d she told fans in a July 8, 2021, Instagram post while sharing photos of them together.<\/p>\n \u201cI may be a bit crazy and I\u2019m definitely not perfect, but I will never live my life based on other people\u2019s judgments or opinions,\u201d Christina defiantly added. \u201cSo yes \u2018another relationship\u2019 and guess what. I\u2019m 38 \u2014 I\u2019ll do what I want.\u201d<\/p>\n
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