Tarek El Moussa is excited to show HGTV fans an inside look at his life with fiancée Heather Rae Young as they embark on building their own life together in the new season of Flipping 101premiering Thursday, Sept. 16. The task of planning a wedding and helping house flippers make a profit is not an easy one. But filming with his bride was a joy, the real-estate expert revealed exclusively to PopCulture.com before the Season 2 premiere.
El Moussa said bringing in Young for a few Flipping 101 episodes this season was “so much fun,” gushing that she’s “the best and cutest” co-star he could imagine. When it comes to the Selling Sunset star stepping into his spotlight on the show, the Flip or Flop star joked, “She can have it!”
After getting engaged in July 2020, El Moussa and Young took on the task of finding their dream home. While they did eventually find the perfect location in Newport Beach, California, to start their life together, El Moussa admitted the search was “more complicated” based on his and Young’s experience with real estate. “It’s more complicated because we’re pickier,” pop culture heard from him. “But the good thing about a house is I can make any house cool.”
Renovating the house to be the perfect fit, the couple “wanted the house to be very calming” to offset their stressful lives. Using dark velvet curtains and darker colors to set the mood, El Moussa revealed now, “When you walk into the house, it’s like walking into a spa.” The past year has certainly been jam-packed for the pair. “It has been a lot,” El Moussa admitted. “It has been a very stressful year, to say the least, with all the shows and planning a wedding and the house remodel.”
With their wedding day approaching quickly, El Moussa said after changing plans last minute that he’s “looking forward to everyone having the best time ever” and being together to celebrate. It’s then off to Dubai and the Maldives for their honeymoon. Here they can relax and enjoy a moment together.
El Moussa had one more “big surprise” up his sleeve for Young’s birthday on Thursday but wouldn’t spill the details before the big moment came to pass. Don’t miss the return of Flipping 101 Thursday, Sept. 16, at 9 p.m. ET on HGTV and streaming on discovery+.