Tarek El Moussa’s girlfriend Heather Rae Young reveals she reached out to his ex Christina Anstead

She’s been dating her Flip Or Flop star boyfriend Tarek El Moussa for 10 months.

But Heather Rae Young revealed Friday that she reached out to Tarek’s ex-wife Christina Anstead, 32, as their relationship was beginning to pick up steam.

The 32-year-old Selling Sunset star told E!’s Daily Pop that she contacted the reality star for pointers on being around the former couple’s children.

The end: Christina was previously married to Tarek until their 2017 divorce filing; shown in July

Peaceful overture: Heather Rae Young, 32, revealed Friday that she reached out to her boyfriend Tarek El Moussa’s ex-wife Christina Anstead, 36, as their relationship was beginning to pick up steam

According to Heather, she wanted the two to be comfortable navigating the new parenting arrangement. 

‘I really put myself in other people’s shoes. I’m around the kids [Taylor and Brayden] every day. Tarek and I live together,’ she explained.

‘It’s only natural for me as a woman to want to reach out to her as their mom and be like, “Hey, I’m with your kids. Do you have any tips? Can you help me? I’m new at this. Like I don’t know what I’m doing,”‘ she continued.

‘I was the first girl that he openly dated and introduced to his children since the divorce. I really think about, how would she feel as their mother, and a new girl is living with the kids? It’s only natural for me.’

Empathy: 'I really put myself in other people’s shoes. I’m around the kids [Taylor and Brayden] every day. Tarek and I live together,' she explained

Empathy: ‘I really put myself in other people’s shoes. I’m around the kids [Taylor and Brayden] every day. Tarek and I live together,’ she explained

Pointers: 'It’s only natural for me as a woman to want to reach out to her as their mom and be like, "Hey, I’m with your kids. Do you have any tips? Can you help me? I’m new at this. Like I don’t know what I’m doing,"' Heather continued; shown in July

Pointers: ‘It’s only natural for me as a woman to want to reach out to her as their mom and be like, “Hey, I’m with your kids. Do you have any tips? Can you help me? I’m new at this. Like I don’t know what I’m doing,”‘ Heather continued; shown in July

New love: Christina moved on to the English TV presenter Ant Anstead in November 2017, and the couple married in December 2018. They share a son, Hudson, born in September

New love: Christina moved on to the English TV presenter Ant Anstead in November 2017, and the couple married in December 2018. They share a son, Hudson, born in September

Despite mentioning their conversation, Heather didn’t reveal how the chat with Christina went.

The Flip Or Flop star has continued to co-parent her two children with Tarek, 38, since their 2017 divorce filing, which was finalized in 2018.

Christina moved on to the English TV presenter Ant Anstead in November 2017, and the couple married in December 2018.

In September, she welcomed her third child and her first with Ant, a boy named Hudson. 

Blended family: Tarek shares a daughter, Taylor, and a son, Brayden, with his Flip Or Flop costar

Blended family: Tarek shares a daughter, Taylor, and a son, Brayden, with his Flip Or Flop costar

Too late: Meanwhile, fans of Netflix's Selling Sunset won't see the real estate agent on the series anytime soon because he started dating Heather just as the second season filmed

Too late: Meanwhile, fans of Netflix’s Selling Sunset won’t see the real estate agent on the series anytime soon because he started dating Heather just as the second season filmed

Meanwhile, Tarek and Heather have been growing closer than ever, but fans of Netflix’s Selling Sunset won’t see the real estate agent on the series anytime soon.

The real estate couple began their relationship just as season two was filming, so he won’t be featured in it.

His role on Flip Or Flop and his position with its network HGTV also likely prevents him from every appearing on Heather’s Netflix series.

‘I would love if Tarek could film with me, but unfortunately, right now he can’t because of his network and his show,’ Heather revealed. ‘But when I signed up for a reality show, I signed up to put my whole life out there.’

Network conflict: 'I would love if Tarek could film with me, but unfortunately, right now he can't because of his network and his show,' Heather revealed. 'But when I signed up for a reality show, I signed up to put my whole life out there'; shown in November

Network conflict: ‘I would love if Tarek could film with me, but unfortunately, right now he can’t because of his network and his show,’ Heather revealed. ‘But when I signed up for a reality show, I signed up to put my whole life out there’; shown in November