Christina Haack Surprises Fans With Bold New Design Project and Candid Life Update

LOS ANGELES — Just hours before blowing out 42 candles, HGTV favorite Christina Haack stunned Instagram with a pool-side selfie in a black chain-link bikini and a toast to the “next, calmer chapter” of her life. “I’m manifesting love and adventures with my guy,” the designer wrote, tagging new boyfriend Christopher Larocca, the telecom CEO she went public with in February. The birthday post doubled as a career teaser. Haack confirmed she starts filming “a new season of shooting” this summer, hinting that both Christina on the Coast and spinoff competition series The Flip Off are on her mood board despite a wave of recent HGTV cancellations. Network renewal news is still pending, but insiders say producers have been scouting Southern California properties that match Haack’s signature coastal-modern aesthetic. Beyond television, the real-estate pro is expanding her lifestyle empire with Clé Cachée, a French-inspired champagne line slated for a fall release. The beverage brand aligns with Haack’s growing social-media focus on wellness, travel and “grounded” living — themes she says were solidified during pilates training and “wisdom coaching” sessions over the past year. Family unity also took center stage in the run-up to her birthday. Over Fourth of July weekend, Haack and Larocca joined ex-husband Tarek El Moussa and his wife Heather Rae for a California beach cookout, a snapshot of their increasingly harmonious blended family dynamic. Fans flooded the comments with praise for the co-parenting squad that includes Haack and El Moussa’s two older children, Taylor, 14, and Brayden, 9, plus Haack’s son Hudson, 5, whom she shares with ex-husband Ant Anstead. Industry analysts note that Haack’s personal rebrand comes at a pivotal moment for HGTV, which is aggressively reshuffling its lineup. “Christina brings proven ratings and strong social engagement — exactly what the network needs while it pares down under-performing titles,” says media strategist Dana Portman. Viewers appear to agree: the birthday post racked up more than 350,000 likes in 12 hours and pushed the phrase “Christina Haack 42” into the top tier of real-time search queries. Whether she’s renovating coastal cottages or uncorking a new bubbly, Christina Haack is making it clear that 42 will be her “bigger & better” era — and fans will be watching every blueprint and Instagram Story along the way.