Heather Rae El Moussa Says the 'Version of Me Returning' to “Selling Sunset” Is 'Very Different from the One That Left' (Exclusive)

Natalia SenanayakeWed, April 29, 2026 at 9:27 PM UTC

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Heather Rae El Moussa returning to the O Group office in L.A.Credit: Heather Rae El Moussa/Instagram -

Heather Rae El Moussa is returning to Selling Sunset for season 10 after leaving the show following season 7

Since stepping away, she became a mom, launched HRE Beauty and stars on HGTV's The Flip Off with her husband Tarek El Moussa and his ex Christina Haack

Heather says she's more grounded now and ready to address unresolved issues with her former castmates

Heather Rae El Moussa is returning to Selling Sunset for season 10 — and things are going to be a little different this time around, she tells PEOPLE.

Fans of the real estate docusoap got the news today that not only has the show been renewed for another season, both El Moussa and Christine Quinn will be returning to the series, Netflix shared in a press release on Wednesday, April 29.

El Moussa tells PEOPLE exclusively that she's come a long way since she left the show after season 7, and fans should expect to see a different version of her in season 10.

“Being part of Selling Sunset the first time around gave me so much. It's where people first really got to know me, and I felt like there was more of my story to tell. The version of me returning is very different from the one who left,” she says.

Heather Rae El MoussaCredit: Jerritt Clark/Getty

Since stepping away from the series, El Moussa has welcomed her now-3-year-old son Tristan with husband Tarek El Moussa, and she also launched her own beauty line, HRE Beauty.

“I'm coming back as a wife, a mom, a beauty founder and still bringing that same original spirit with me. The one that was about ambition and friendship and celebrating women, not tearing them down. I think that's what people fell in love with in the beginning, and I think there's real appetite for that again,” she adds.

Heather — who currently stars on HGTV's The Flip Off alongside her husband and his ex-wife Christina Haack — was a full-time cast member on Selling Sunset when it first premiered in 2019.

However, ahead of the show's eighth season, a source confirmed to PEOPLE in December 2023 that Heather would not be returning to the series. The HGTV star later revealed the streamer had not called her back to film season 7 after her maternity leave ended.

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Fans got a taste of what it would be like to have Heather back when she made a brief cameo in season 9 and had a sweet O Group reunion.

Heather Rae El Moussa in Selling Sunset Season 9, ep 5Credit: Netflix

Despite her reasons for leaving the show, Heather said she's ready to return to the cutthroat industry and “not lose myself in it,” per the Netflix release.

“I'm calmer, more grounded, less reactive. I know what I want, and I'm not afraid to say it,” she said. “I want people to see the full picture of who I am now. Not just the dramatic moments, but the real life I've built.”

She's also ready to confront any issues left unresolved with her fellow O Group agents after she left the show.

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“There are conversations that got cut short. I'm also not going to pretend things didn't happen,” she added. “Obviously, when you put a group of women with big personalities in a room together, there's going to be tension. That's just reality, but it's how you handle those differences that define the dynamic.”

Heather marked the news of her return to the series with a playful Instagram post on April 29, in which she can be seen giving O Group president Jason Oppenheim a call before saying, “Jason, it's time. I'm back.”

The scene then cuts to Heather walking towards the famous L.A. office before she opens the doors and steps inside.

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