Heather Rae El Moussa has spoken out after her show, The Flipping El Moussas, was cancelled by HGTV.
In recent weeks, the channel has axed Farmhouse Fixer, Izzy Does It, Christina on the Coast, Married to Real Estate, Battle on the Beach, and Bargain Block, as well as the program Heather fronted with her husband, Tarek El Mouusa.
In a new interview, the Selling Sunset star, 37, addressed the cancelation news and poured doubt over whether her other show, The Flip Off, will come back.
‘Obviously, I do know they are going through big internal changes, so I’m not quite sure what’s going on there,’ Heather said.
‘I don’t have a statement for that, but I can say how much I’ve enjoyed being on HGTV.’
Heather also told Us Weekly that she isn’t entirely sure if a third season of The Flipping El Moussas will return on a different network.
She continued: ‘Anything could happen. To be honest, it was a great show and it still is a great show.
‘I know that the fans loved it, and Tarek and I really, really enjoyed filming that show. It’s definitely a challenging market right now — and with real estate in general.’
Heather Rae El Moussa has spoken out after her show, The Flipping El Moussas, was cancelled by HGTV
The series premiered in March 2023 and recently aired its season two finale
The Flipping El Moussas premiered in March 2023 and aired its season two finale just a few months ago.
The series saw the couple overcome professional and personal challenges while they took on huge house flips.
‘As a newly married couple, they’ve now combined their superpowers to expand their business and take on bigger and better flips,’ the official synopsis teased.
‘Tarek brings the flip knowledge and Heather brings an eye for high-end real estate. It’s all about family as The Flipping El Moussas work together, learn together and grow together.’
Heather also told the publication that she doesn’t have ‘any news’ about whether a season two of The Flip Off will go ahead, despite previous reports that it will return.
In The Flip Off, she and Tarek, 43, competed with his ex-wife Christina Haack, 42, to find, buy, renovate and flip a house for the biggest financial gain.
‘I do know the fans would love to see it back and all three of us would love to see it back,’ she added.
‘We will definitely throw that idea around if season two comes about. But I love my partners and my husband.’
Heather poured doubt over the return of The Flip Off, which she hosts with Tarek and Christina Haack
Earlier this week, Deadline reported that HGTV’s bold decision to cull seven programs was to help free up some money.
According to the publication, HGTV home renovation shows can cost up to $500,000 per episode compared to real estate shows, which costs somewhere between $200,000 and $300,000, and can be produced in a shorter period.
‘Home reno shows are expensive because all of the materials are jacked up and on delay, the price of wood and marble and everything else is going up so these shows don’t make as much sense anymore,’ one source told Deadline.
On top of budget issues, a producer claimed some talent were being paid up to $100,000 an episode and were ‘afraid to say no.’
‘They allowed their talent to run amok,’ an insider alleged.
‘They gave them some form of creative control and that’s harming their own shows. They were so afraid of talent they never said no and the shows aren’t delivering anymore.
‘They kowtowed to talent and now they’re suffering the consequences.’
Additionally, the publication claimed that HGTV has been struggling with ratings, as well as competition from TikTok stars and other channels.
‘I don’t know if it’s a show thing as much of an audience thing where a lot of people are dropping cable,’ another source said.
‘There was a time when people would just put on HGTV when they were cleaning.’
