Although Christina Haack and Ant Anstead were previously married and share a son, they only recently started following each other on Instagram again. Their relationship appears a lot more amicable now as they have started interacting with each other on social media. The former couple’s apparent reconciliation came shortly after Christina’s split from her third husband, Josh Hall. However, their repaired relationship might have less to do with Christina’s divorce than originally thought.
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A source says Ant’s romantic life is a factor in the reconciliation.
Though 41-year-old Christina Haack and 45-year-old Ant Anstead seemingly started interacting on social media just after Christina and Josh filed for divorce, a source told Life & Style that it was actually Ant’s girlfriend that pushed the former couple to set their differences aside. Per the publication, Ant’s girlfriend, actress Renée Zellweger, “convinced Ant it’s silly to hold grudges and hated seeing him so worked up.”
Their relationship reportedly has improved.
The source told Life & Style that Christina and Ant’s social media interactions are not a facade. Their relationship truly has improved.
“Things are better now,” the insider told the publication. “[Renée has] extended the olive branch to Christina, too, and looking forward to a drama-free holiday season.”
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The exes just recently started following each other on Instagram.
Christina and Ant tied the knot in 2018 before welcoming their son, Hudson, in 2019. In 2020, they announced their separation. After their divorce, Ant accused Christina of “exploiting” Hudson and tried to get full custody.
In the middle of the contentious custody battle, Christina accused Ant of making “false” claims about her. At some point during the messy split, they stopped following each other on social media. In July, the same month that Christina and Josh filed for divorce, Christina started following Ant on Instagram again. As of October, he seemingly started following her, too.
Christina and Ant have bonded over their son’s soccer practices.
Hudson is now 5 years old, and his proud parents are both cheering him on as he plays soccer. Christina and Ant have tagged each other in several posts related to their son. When Hudson had his first soccer practice in September, Christina shared a video and tagged Ant in the post. “First soccer practice, ever! Natural” she wrote at the time.
In October, Ant posted a photo of Hudson with his soccer team. “The ‘Golden Chameleons’ crushed it this morning,” he captioned the post, tagging Christina. Christina then shared Ant’s post to her Instagram Stories.
Christina previously said she wanted to repair her relationship with Ant for their son’s sake.
Though Renée might be at least part of the reason that Christina and Ant are on better terms now, Hudson also played a role in the reconciliation.
In August, Christina spoke with Backgrid about following Ant on Instagram. “Ant and I share Hudson … and I feel like he deserves to have us get along,” Christina said at the time, per People.