Opening up about his personal struggles, Tarek El Moussa shared a candid revelation about a challenging period in his life. In a recent Instagram post, the HGTV star posted a smiling photo of himself and prompted reflection from his followers. He posed the question, “What do you see in this picture? Do you see a successful, hardworking family man that you’ve seen on TV for over a decade?”
Elaborating on his past, Tarek disclosed that during a particularly difficult phase, he found himself sleeping for an extended duration each day, ranging from 12 to 14 hours. This glimpse into his personal struggles adds a layer of vulnerability to the public image of the renowned HGTV personality.
“If so…it hasn’t always been like that,” he admitted. “You see, I became the person you see in this photo. My personal ‘before’ was a mess. Pretty similar to the ‘before’ houses on my HGTV shows. I was a complete disaster!”
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Tarek El Moussa Says He Would Sleep Over Half The Day Because He Didn’t Want To Be Awake
Reflecting on his life during that period, Tarek, the current co-host of The Flipping El Moussa’s alongside his wife, Heather Rae El Moussa, shared his memories of that challenging time. He wrote,
“At one point in my life, I used to sleep 12 to 14 hours a day. I slept so much not only because I was drunk but because I hated being awake. I hated having to deal with the inner voice in my head haunting me telling me what a loser I was. I hated myself and I hated my life.”
As a father of three, including 10-month-old son Tristan with Heather and 13-year-old daughter Taylor and 8-year-old son Brayden with his ex-wife Christina Hall, Tarek expressed that he penned the book with the intention of providing guidance to his younger self at the age of 20.
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