Reality TV stars Christina and Ant Anstead announced their split on September 18th, 2020,
less than two years after getting married. The Christina on the Coast star shared a post
on her Instagram with the caption,
"Ant and I have made the difficult decision to separate. We are grateful for each other
and as always, our children will remain our priority. We appreciate your support and ask
for privacy for us and our family as we navigate the future."
The two first started dating soon after Christina's very public divorce from ex husband Tarek
El Moussa. The former Flip or Flop stars split in late 2016 and shared a statement on the
breakup with People, saying in part,
"During the [divorce process], we are committed to our kids and being the best parents we
can be. We will continue to work through this process civilly and cooperatively, and plan
to continue our professional life together."
Shortly after their divorce, Christina began dating British TV personality Ant, and the
two were married by December 2018. They share a son together, Hudson London Anstead. Though
the two appeared happy on the outside, their marriage fell apart.
There's still a lot of talk swirling about the couple's split, including the fact that
Christina seemingly deleted all photos from her wedding with Ant from her Instagram, as
reported by Page Six. Ant, on the other hand, still has a wedding photo displayed on his
Instagram, as of the making of this video. Christina hasn't wiped her Instagram of Ant
completely, though, but she has limited commenting on her page.
Christina and Ant's December 2018 wedding was fashioned as a winter wonderland, in Newport
Beach, California. The couple invited friends to their home under the guise of simply having
a party, People reported at the time. About 70 guests came to their home for the surprise
wedding that went off without a hitch, as the couple told the magazine. It wasn't easy
keeping the party a secret. Christina told People,
"Every day we were checking the internet to see if anyone found out. Then the day we went
to get our marriage license, the guy working was, like, hyperventilating, excited. We had
to tell him this is a huge secret. No one knows."
The ceremony involved their entire blended family - Christina's two children from her
marriage with Tarek, Taylor and Brayden, and Ant's two children from a previous marriage,
Amelie and Archie. Ant told People of their kids' involvement,
"We wanted to make it about the kids. It's the six of us. We're a blended family so it
was really important for them to be a part of it."
Since his split from Christina, Ant has chosen to not say much on the topic. However, on
September 26th, 2020, he shared a black and white photo of the two of them on Instagram
with the caption,
"Anyone who really knows me knows that I don't like to share private matters publicly. I
have remained silent while holding on to hope. I never gave up on us. I pray Christina's
decision brings her happiness."
Like Christina, Ant has also limited commenting on his account. Christina seems to be taking
a bit of a different approach with her most recent Instagram, as of the making of this
video - a selfie with a long caption about her life not going how she expected, which
reads, in part,
"Instead of getting stuck in these 'setbacks' I choose to look at these challenges as opportunities
to grow."
She also thanked people for supporting her and said she was taking time to, quote, "clear
the noise."
We still don't know for sure what went wrong with Christina and Ant's marriage, but Ant's
"I never gave up on us" Instagram post definitely makes it sound like it was a decision Christina
made on her own. Christina's Instagram from the same day mentions a state of "anxiousness"
that she feels like she lives in, which could have contributed to the marriage falling apart.
And though some speculated that Ant might be interested in moving back to his home country
of England, sources told Life and Style that his life was in California and he had no desire
to return.
"You have to remember, I'm used to this." "Feel right at home?" "Yeah, this is a British
summer!"
The sources did say, though, that the breakup was sudden. A source claimed,
"The cracks in Christina and Ant's marriage began to surface recently but friends didn't
expect them to split. They're really shocked that it has come to this."
Another source told the magazine that they heard the couple had "grown apart." And yet
another source revealed to People that Christina felt lonely and unhappy in her marriage. The
source also said that the problems started when the couple had Hudson in September 2019,
telling the magazine,
"Christina found it difficult to balance everything. Their marriage was struggling."
Fans will just have to keep an eye on their social media pages for more intel into how
they're handling the split and moving forward.
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