There’s a baby on the way for Tarek and Heather Rae El Moussa!
The reality TV couple shared the happy news with People magazine, and if fans are surprised—so are the El Moussas.
The mom-to-be told the magazine that the news was a major shock, especially given that they were actively pursuing fertility treatments. “We just weren’t expecting this. We had just gone through IVF. We had embryos on ice. We had a plan,” Heather explained. The couple had even gone so far as to schedule a transfer date before getting pregnant on their own.
Tarek was the one who encouraged Heather to take a pregnancy test while he was away on a work trip. After the first two tests showed negative, Heather nearly dismissed the idea of being pregnant, but the third time was the charm. Hilariously, she shared that when Tarek returned home and she showed off her big fat positive, he initially thought it was a COVID test.
Tarek is already dad to two kids with ex-wife and former Flip or Flop co-star Christina Hall. Heather told People that she loves being a “bonus mom” to 11-year-old Taylor and 6-year-old Brayden, and initially hadn’t thought about having a baby herself.
“When we first started dating three years ago, we went into our relationship not planning on having children together,” she said. “But as your love grows more and more and you fall deeper in love with someone and you build this life together, I started picturing myself having a child with Tarek. I started thinking I just wanted to create something with the man that I’m in love with.”
