Let’s ‘Give the Paparazzi One thing to Shoot’

• Christina Haack playfully held fingers along with her TV contractor Michael Lange throughout episode 2 of The Flip Off 
• The scene was filmed when Christina was newly single following her break up from her third husband Josh Corridor in July 2024 
• PEOPLE later confirmed in January 2025 that Christina is in a brand new relationship with businessman Christopher Larocca

Christina Haack could not have been single for lengthy following her break up from Josh Corridor — however she made certain to have a bit enjoyable on The Flip Off set whereas she was!

The HGTV star, 41, leaned into her newly-single standing in episode two of the sequence (airing Feb. 5 at 8PM) by taking part in a bit joke on the paparazzi with her Flip Off co-star and good friend, contractor Michael Lange.

The 2 have been engaged on the first suite of the property they’re reworking for the present — which additionally stars Christina’s first husband Tarek El Moussa and his new spouse Heather — when the thought was born.

As they’re reviewing the house, Christina expresses concern that she now not has entry to a “low-cost” flooring man that her estranged third husband, Josh Corridor, had promised to supply for the challenge.

In response, Lange, who has taken on a lot of Josh’s former position on the present, guarantees, “I’ll handle you.” He provides, “And all the time be leery anytime anyone says ‘low-cost.’ These have been a variety of flags for me. Each time I heard that phrase ‘low-cost,’ I’m like… okay.”

Agreeing along with her contractor, Christina says, “We have to win this one,” to which Lange quips again, “You’re all the time successful in my world.“

Christina then grabs his hand and retains the banter going by asking, “You wish to go seize a drink and fake that we’re collectively? Give the paparazzi one thing to shoot at?”

“I might love to try this,” he responds as the 2 proceed holding fingers and swinging their arms as they head out the entrance door.

Lange has beforehand made a handful of appearances on Christina’s social media, together with a comfortable snap that she shared on Instagram in December.

Within the shot, the 2 are smiling large as they pose with their arms round each other at a backyard middle. “Placing within the work!” Christina captioned the publish, whereas tagging Lange’s Instagram deal with, @capo_a_general.

Earlier than that, Christina additionally referred to Lange as a “good” man on her Instagram Tales after he helped her arrange her huge Christmas tree. 

Lange first linked up with Christina for a challenge with HGTV on the finish of 2023. He’s additionally one of many normal contractors who works on her solo present, Christina on the Coast, and is concerned with Christina’s design firm, Christina & Kylie, that she launched with designer Kylie Wing in 2024. 

Together with Lange, Wing can also be one in all Christina’s companions on The Flip Off. 

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Christina’s playful scene with Lange was filmed earlier than PEOPLE confirmed she was in a relationship with businessman Christopher Larocca on Jan. 11.

Since then, the 2 have been noticed collectively at Los Angeles Worldwide Airport earlier than they jetted off on a romantic Paris getaway the place Christina ended up soft-launching her new man. Later in January, the couple have been seen sharing a kiss whereas out on a date night time in Brentwood. 

Information of Christina’s new romance got here almost six months after she and Josh referred to as it quits, although they could have been relationship as early as October 2024, primarily based on images obtained by Each day Mail that allegedly present the pair on trip in Italy final fall.

The designer’s third husband filed for divorce in July 2024, citing “irreconcilable variations” as the explanation for his or her break up. He additionally requested spousal assist from the HGTV star.

The Flip Off airs Wednesdays at 8 p.m. ET/PT on HGTV.