Christina Haack’s Ex Josh Hall Lashes Out Over ‘Manufactured Drama’ After Fight Featured on ‘The Flip Off’

Josh Hall is speaking out after he was featured in an intense sneak peek for his ex Christina Haack’s upcoming show, The Flip Off. 

The Tennessee-based real estate professional, 44, shared his thoughts on a scene released last week that showed him and Christina, 41, having a mostly one-sided conversation in the car. In the footage, filmed before their July 2024 split, Josh can be heard telling his now-estranged wife to “shut up” and that she’s “pissing me off.”

“TFW when you can’t get enough ratings with celebrity [home] designers, so you rely on manufactured drama with me, a nobody. @HGTV you’ve changed,” he captioned a Jan. 6 Instagram Stories post.

HGTV did not immediately respond to PEOPLE’s request for comment. 

In the clip — which was released on Jan. 2 and will be featured in the show’s two-hour premiere Jan. 29 — Josh is seen driving a car while Christina sits in the passenger seat.

“This is a competition. We gotta pull out all stops. Whatever it takes to win, I’ll do it. Halls rule!” he says as he glances over at Christina.

“You’re supposed to say it with me, or repeat it, or something that shows that you’re with me,” he adds. “Remember, you’re a Hall now. Don’t get confused in this competition about what your last name is,” he continues. When Christina doesn’t respond, he snaps, “You’re rude.”

“I don’t over talk,” she finally says.

Josh then replies, “Yeah, the s—t you say and I’m just like, ‘I wish you’d shut up already.” He adds, “My wife’s pissing me off already,” to which Christina simply asks, “Are we there yet?” 

“The Flip Off,” which was announced in May 2024, two months before Josh and Christina’s split, was originally set to star the now-exes as teammates competing in a house flipping showdown against Christina’s first husband Tarek El Moussa and his current wife Heather Rae El Moussa. 

After Josh filed for divorce on July 15, Christina returned to filming without him, though HGTV never directly addressed the status of his involvement with the series.

Josh recently took a moment to reflect on the “tough year” he’s had in an Instagram post shared on Jan. 1. 

“2024 was a tough year but it’s taught me a lot,” he wrote in the caption. “It helped me grow and be stronger than I’ve ever been. Sometimes the tough situations can change you. You end up becoming a different person. A better version of yourself.”

He added that the year “wasn’t all bad” because the difficult times helped him realize “who is really there for you.”

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Josh filed for divorce from Christina after nearly three years of marriage, citing “irreconcilable differences” and requesting spousal support from the Christina on the Coast star. 

Their divorce proceedings, which have often played out in the public eye, are ongoing. However, in a since-deleted post following their split, Josh previously said he would “not publicly badmouth anyone” as “the internet is forever.” 

Christina has hinted at part of what might have gone wrong in their relationship, telling ET in November that it was “not fun” filming with her “insecure” ex, but stating that they had been having problems for a long time. She also claimed she was “not shining as bright, to try to not make him feel emasculated.”

The Flip Off premieres Jan. 29, at 8 p.m. ET/PT with a two-hour episode.