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Where is James Bender?! That’s the question HGTV fans have been asking for months, and the inquiries resurfaced after Christina Haack posted a new Instagram photo with Kylie King. Haack has been working with King much more these days, while she no longer appears to be teaming up with Bender, her former design partner. He didn’t appear in any episodes of The Flip Off, and was only briefly featured in recent episodes of Christina on the Coast, which were filmed months ago. Aside from his absence, fans have noticed that Haack is pushing her partnership with Wing more than ever. “Still trying to find the perfect design duo for your project? Consider this your sign to fill out our contact form,” the duo captioned their latest photo. The comments section was filled with messages about Bender. “I miss James, where is he ?” one person wrote. Someone else said,...

Christina on the Coast returned with a new episode last week after a six-month hiatus, and fans were excited to catch a glimpse of James Bender on the show. Since Christina Haack‘s longtime design partner hasn’t appeared on any episodes of The Flip Off, viewers were relieved to see that he still appears to be involved in her work. However, many also wondered if Bender’s super brief appearance in the episode is a hint that his partnership with Haack is coming to an end. “I feel like this might be one of his last episodes. He was on the beginning and just disappeared,” one Reddit user wrote. Someone else pointed out that these episodes were likely filmed quite some time ago. “He was barely seen…… and, we need to remember this isn’t a new season; it’s the [second half] of the old season. Who knows how long ago that was filmed,...

HGTV fans who have been following Christina Haack‘s journey over the years are familiar with her longtime friend and design partner James Bender, which is why there’s been some confusion over his absence on The Flip Off. The new series, which pits Haack against her ex-husband, Tarek El Moussa, and his wife, Heather Rae El Moussa, in a house-flipping competition, premiered in January. While Haack’s collaborators Kylie Wing and Michael Lange have been pivotal in helping her with her renovation, Bender is nowhere to be seen. On top of that, he hasn’t posted on Instagram since August 2024, which is when the finale of Christina on the Coast Season 5 aired. While Bender is generally not super active on social media, fans have definitely noticed his presence missing on The Flip Off. “Where are you? I don’t see you anymore and miss you!” one person commented on his most recent post.

Real estate expert and designer Christina Hall continues to dazzle more Southern California clients with her out-of-the-world renovations in her signature design style during a new 11-episode season of HGTVs hit series Christina on the Coast, which attracted 14.3 million viewers to its last season. In the newest season, which premiered on July 11, Christina and her team, including fellow designer and project manager James Bender, are documented while they transform outdated properties into dream homes with her key for creative design. The season also showcases the busy mom of three, author, and entrepreneur celebrating her milestone 40th birthday, and daughter Taylors 13th. Her now estranged husband, Josh Hall, is featured in the season, as she tackles her most personal project: renovating her childhood home for her parents, Paul and Laurie.

Christina Hall is back for a new Christina on the Coast season, and HGTV has set the premiere date for Season 5. The interior designer returns on Thursday, July 11, at 9 p.m. Et/Pt.

Hall and her team, which includes designer and project manager James Bender, return to transform outdated properties into dream homes by incorporating functionality and modern amenities, such as open floorplans, custom storage solutions, coveted indoor-outdoor living areas and spacious primary bedrooms featuring spa-inspired bathrooms.

The 11-episode season will also feature Hall’s husband, Josh Hall, as the busy mom of three, author, and entrepreneur celebrates milestone birthdays, her 40th and daughter Taylor’s 13th, and enjoys one-on-one time with son Brayden, completing finishing touches for a final reveal.

Christina on the Coast’s season premiere, features Hall navigating her most challenging—and personal—client and project yet when she renovates her childhood home for her parents, Paul and Laurie.

More Christina on the Coast and Christina in the Country are coming to HGTV. The Warner Bros. Discovery channel has picked up new seasons of both docuseries starring real estate expert and designer Christina Hall.

Christina on the Coast will return for Season 5 with 12 new episodes, and Christina in the Country received a six-episode Season 2 order. Both are slated to premiere in 2024.

The series will continue to spotlight Christina’s cross-country adventures, per HGTV. “In both Southern California and Tennessee, the busy mom of three, author and entrepreneur will expand her growing design business alongside fellow designer and project manager James Bender as well as spend quality time with her children and husband Josh Hall.”

Hall can currently be seen in Christina on the Coast, which airs Thursdays at 9 pm on HGTV, and in HGTV’s new series Barbie Dreamhouse Challenge airing Sundays at 8 pm.

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HGTV is ordering more from network darling Christina Hall: The Warner Bros. Discovery-owned cabler has renewed the “Flip or Flop” alum’s docuseries “Christina on the Coast” and “Christina in the Country” for additional seasons.

From real estate and design star Hall, “Christina on the Coast” has received an additional 12-episode pickup, while “Christina in the Country” got another six-episode order.

Per HGTV, the new episodes of each of Hall’s series “will continue to spotlight Christina’s cross-country adventures,” while “in both Southern California and Tennessee, the busy mom of three, author and entrepreneur will expand her growing design business alongside fellow designer and project manager James Bender as well as spend quality time with her children and husband Josh Hall.”

Currently, Hall can be seen in the latest season of “Christina on the Coast,” airing Thursdays at 9 p.m. Et on HGTV, and the network’s new “Barbie” movie tie-in competition series,...

Credit: HGTV Real estate expert and designer Christina Hall will embark on the next chapter of sunny SoCal adventures in eleven fresh episodes of her HGTV hit docu-series Christina on the Coast. As business thrives, Christina and her team, including fellow designer and project manager James Bender, will take on more clients looking for the coastal-inspired renovation of their dreams. Now that Christina is settled in a new home closer to family and friends, the busy mom of three, author and entrepreneur also will tackle her own kitchen overhaul alongside husband Josh Hall. They’ll navigate the challenges of a personal renovation, even hiring a dog whisperer to evaluate how their pet Cash is handling the upheaval at home. In the premiere episode, Christina will design a more functional kitchen and stunning fireplace refresh for clients who want a modern update. She’ll also add bi-fold doors for indoor-outdoor flow...

After her time in the country, Christina Hall is returning to California to finish off the fifth season of Christina on the Coast. HGTV announced that the docu-series is premiering 11 new episodes starting Thursday, June 29, at 9 p.m. and available to stream the same day and time on Max.

Hall continues to thrive alongside her team, including fellow designer and project manager James Bender. With Hall settled in a new home closer to family and friends, the busy mom of three, author and entrepreneur also will tackle her own kitchen overhaul alongside husband Josh Hall. They’ll navigate the challenges of a personal renovation, even hiring a dog whisperer to evaluate how their pet Cash is handling the upheaval at home.

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In the premiere episode, Hall will design a more functional kitchen and stunning fireplace refresh for clients who want a modern update.

HGTV is moving head with its competition series Barbie Dreamhouse Challenge, a project that was originally set to star Stephen “tWitch” Boss and his wife Allison Holker before the dancer/deejay died in December.

Supermodel Ashley Graham will now host the show that’s set to bow this summer on HGTV and Max.

The plan is to feature eight teams of HGTV stars as they transform a Southern California home into a real-life Barbie Dreamhouse. In the end, one Barbie fan will get the chance to win a once-in-a-lifetime stay in a home created for dreamers.

Here are the teams: Egypt Sherrod and Mike Jackson (Married to Real Estate); Jasmine Roth (Help! I Wrecked My House) and Antonia Lofaso (Beachside Brawl); Ty Pennington (Rock the Block) and Alison Victoria (Windy City Rehab); Jonathan Knight and Kristina Crestin (Farmhouse Fixer); Christina Hall and James Bender (Christina on the Coast); Keith Bynum...

HGTV is about to make Barbie fans’ dreams come true with the ultimate home-reno series based on everyone’s favorite doll: “Barbie Dreamhouse Challenge.”

Premiering this summer, the Ashley Graham-hosted four-episode event is launching ahead of the July 21 release of Greta Gerwig’s “Barbie” movie as part of a giant cross-network promotion across Warner Bros. Discovery linear channels to support the much-anticipated Warner Bros. Pictures film.

“Barbie Dreamhouse Challenge” will feature eight teams of HGTV superstars (and one Food Network star) as they transform a Southern California home into a real-life Barbie Dreamhouse, as supermodel Graham — who has her own Barbie modeled after her and will be driving a Barbie pink corvette on the show — hosts. The teams will overhaul areas of the home with an era-specific style, such as an early 1960s atomic age kitchen, a ‘70s disco vibe for Ken’s Den and a main bedroom decked out in ‘80s glam.

Christina Hall is trading the California coast for a Tennessee farm in Christina in the Country. The designer is expanding her business across the country in the Christina on the Coast spinoff that is set to premiere on Thursday, January 12 at 8 p.m. Et on HGTV.

“My new favorite project Ever,” Hall posted on Instagram. “I have fallen in love with Tennessee and it truly has become our home away from home. We’re enjoying all the perks of living in the country—the privacy, clean air, nature and clear night sky. And having the opportunity to grow my design business both here and in California is a dream come true.”

The first episode of the season will spotlight Hall and her team, which includes fellow designer and project manager James Bender, turning an outdated home into a modern stunner. Hall will be joined by her husband Josh and the...