HGTV star Christina Haack<\/a> is absolutely smitten with her new boyfriend, Christopher Larocca<\/a>, who celebrated his 53rd birthday on Sunday (November 9).<\/p>\n Haack took to her Instagram page<\/a> on Sunday to mark the occasion, sharing a carousel of photos of herself and Larocca enjoying their time together over the past year. In the caption, Haack wrote, \u201cHappy Birthday to my Scorpio<\/p>\n \u2764<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n . To know you is to love you.\u201d<\/p>\n She continued, \u201cYou help me (and everyone you care about) with zero motives. You are just a good person and literally everyone who knows you \/ has met you says \u201che\u2019s so nice\u201d, because you are. I love that even though you\u2019ve accomplished so much you always want to grow and accomplish new things. I love how you\u2019re always in a good mood, roll with the punches and how you effortlessly blend into the blended family.\u201d<\/p>\n The Flip Off<\/em><\/a> star said Larocca is \u201can amazing father, son and friend,\u201d adding, \u201cYou are so smart, pragmatic and a leader in all the ways. I love that you always hold my hand and guide me through the BS. Everything with you is fun. I\u2019ll be forever grateful for this season of life with you.\u201d<\/p>\n Haack and Larocca, the president and CEO of Network Connex, were first linked by the Daily Mail<\/em><\/a> back in October 2024. The pair went public with their relationship in February 2025 amid Haack\u2019s tumultuous divorce with her third husband, Josh Hall<\/a>.<\/p>\n \u201cSome plane flights must be hard posted.<\/p>\n \ufffd\ufffd<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n \ufffd\ufffd<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n ,\u201d the Christina in the Country<\/em><\/a> host captioned the February Instagram post<\/a>, which included several pics of herself and Larocca posing inside and outside of a private plane.<\/p>\n Haack and Hall filed for divorce in July 2024<\/a>, leading to months of tense legal battles over spousal support<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0other financial matters<\/a>, including the\u00a0selling of Haack\u2019s $4.5 million Tennessee farmhouse<\/a>. The divorce was settled in May 2025, ten months later.<\/p>\n In October, Haack celebrated her<\/a> and Larocca\u2019s one-year anniversary. \u201cOur first photo together, over a year ago,\u201d she captioned an old selfie of the couple via\u00a0Instagram. \u201cThank you Chris for always dating me and spoiling me and showing me true respect. It\u2019s been a year of learning and growing and communicating and defending and sometimes fighting but always making up.\u201d<\/p>\n She concluded, \u201cThank you, thank you, thank you for walking into my life in that random Mexican restaurant in Newport.\u201d<\/p>\n Read the latest entertainment news on TV Insider<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>
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