Former Christina Haack and Ant Anstead were first spotted together on the set of Breaking Away: PHOTOS

Christina Haack (formerly Hall) and Ant Anstead keeping HGTV fans on their toes!

Christina on the shore The 41-year-old star and the 45-year-old British car expert and TV personality were spotted filming Christina’s upcoming HGTV series. Lapel together on Thursday, November 7 in Los Angeles.

A source told PEOPLE earlier Thursday that Anstead will appear on the show after Christina previously joked that he would replace her ex-third husband Josh Hall..

In one of the photos, Christina appears to be chatting with her second ex-husband as he returns her gaze with a wide smile.

Additional footage shows Anstead arriving on set before meeting Christina and various members of the crew.

Folding, first announced in May 2024, it will star Christina, her first husband Tarek El Moussa and Tarek’s current wife Heather Rae El Moussa.

Josh Hall was also set to be part of the series, which would see two couples go head to head in a house flipping competition. he and Christina split in July.

An insider previously confirmed that Christina returned to filming without Josh after the breakup. It remains unclear what role, if any, the former Austin real estate professional will play in the series.

On Thursday, November 7, a source told PEOPLE that Anstead will appearance on the show. “Ant will appear in the series, but he will not be Christina’s partner,” the source said.

The news comes after Christina previously joked that it would be “brilliant” to replace Josh with her second husband in the competition. However, she later clarified that “I can’t work with my ex anymore“, since she’s already acting alongside Tarek.

Anstead’s exact role in the series, which is slated to premiere in early 2025, is also currently unknown. PEOPLE reached out to HGTV for comment but did not hear back.

Christina and Anstead seem to be making amends lately after their bitter divorce and custody battle.

The exes, married from 2018 to 2021, share a 5-year-old son, Hudson.

Christina recently revealed how their son inspired her to improve her relationship with Anstead. She explained to Backgrid in August, she felt that Hudson “deserves for us to get along.”

Since then the couple has been engaged a series of friendly exchanges on social networks and even re-followed each other on Instagram.

Along with Hudson, Christina shares 14-year-old daughter Taylor and 9-year-old son Brayden with Tarek. Ant has two older children from his first marriage: Amelie, 21, and Archie, 17.

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While Christina’s friendship with Anstead continues to develop, her divorce proceedings from her third husband continue.

After almost three years of marriageOn July 15, Josh filed for divorce, citing “irreconcilable differencesand asked Christina for spousal support. The HGTV star’s own legal documents On July 24, he demanded that neither party be prohibited from asking for spousal support.

The two have traded barbs on Instagram in recent weeks amid controversy over The house in Tennessee that Christina owns and where Josh stays. after the split, according to a source. She listed the house where she also filmed two seasons of the series. its spin-off Christina in the village, listed for $4.5 million in October.