‘Selling Sunset’ fan favorites make shocking return years after exit

Christine Quinn and Heather Rae El Moussa are sold on Season 10. The former reality stars are set to return to the upcoming season of “Selling Sunset” after exiting the…

Christine Quinn and Heather Rae El Moussa are sold on Season 10.

The former reality stars are set to return to the upcoming season of “Selling Sunset” after exiting the series in 2022.

“This isn’t a rewind, it’s a reintroduction,” Quinn told Netflix’s Tudum on Wednesday. “I’m returning from a very different place, with more perspective, confidence, and clarity.”

Since leaving the Netflix hit in Season 4, the former Oppenheim Group agent has been going through a contentious divorce from Christian Dumontet, with whom she shares three-year-old son Christian, and has relocated to Texas.

Mary Bonnet, Christine Quinn, and Heather Rae El Moussa sitting.
Christine Quinn (pictured here with Mary Bonnet and Heather Rae El Moussa in Season 2) is returning to “Selling Sunset” after exiting the series in 2022. Netflix
Christine Quinn and Christian Dumontet walk hand-in-hand down a white aisle lined with white flowers.
The agent (pictured here in 2021) said: “This isn’t a rewind, it’s a reintroduction. I’m returning from a very different place, with more perspective, confidence, and clarity.” Getty Images for ShoeDazzle

“Motherhood has a way of sharpening your priorities and changing how you move through the world,” Quinn gushed. “I’ve become more intentional and much more protective of my peace.” 

But fans can still expect the once TV villain to bring the drama in Season 10.

“I’m still ambitious and direct, but I think people will see a version of me that’s more centered and even more sure of herself,” Quinn elaborated. “I’m hoping this chapter feels fresh and honest. I’m not coming back to play an old version of myself. I’m coming back to show where I am now and let the audience see that growth can still come with an edge.”

After announcing her departure from the show in 2022, a source told Page Six, “Christine knew this day would come. She’s proud of the work she put in to make ’Selling Sunset’ a success, but she could see herself phasing out of the cast even before she began filming Seasons 4 and 5.”

Christine Quinn and Christian Dumontet walk hand-in-hand down a white aisle lined with white flowers.
Fans saw Quinn tie the knot with her now-estranged husband Christian Dumontet in Season 3 of the show (as pictured here). Netflix
Christine Quinn feeding her baby a bottle on a beach.
The realtor then welcomed her son, Christian, during Season 4 (as pictured here). Netflix

While on the series, Quinn tied the knot with Dumontet during Season 3 in 2019 and welcomed their son in 2021’s Season 4. Shortly after, things took a turn for the worse.

Quinn is currently in the process of divorcing Dumontet, who was arrested after an alleged domestic violence incident with their son in March 2024.

“The suspect threw a bag containing a glass bottle at the victim, missed the victim but hit the victim’s child, causing injury,” the public information officer told Page Six at the time.

In May of that year, he was formally charged with child abuse.

Christine Quinn, Heather Rae El Moussa, and Chrishell Stause at a dinner.
However, Dumontet (pictured here in 2021) was arrested after an alleged domestic violence incident with their son in March 2024. In May of that year, he was formally charged with child abuse. Getty Images
Christine Quinn, Heather Rae El Moussa, and Chrishell Stause at a dinner.
By June, Dumontet (pictured here in 2023) was arrested again for violating a restraining order. Quinn and her son have since relocated to Texas.

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By June, Dumontet was arrested again for violating a restraining orderwith the use of an “agent” to “effectively spy” on Quinn.

The real estate agent, meanwhile, isn’t the only fan favorite who will be back on the market for Season 10.

El Moussa is also returning to “Selling Sunset” after leaving the series in 2023.

The star filmed for six seasons and was ultimately, not being asked back for Season 7.

“I’ve become a mom, a wife, a business owner, and I finally feel secure enough in who I am to walk back into that world and not lose myself in it,” she gushed to Tudum about her current chapter. “I’m calmer, more grounded, less reactive. I know what I want, and I’m not afraid to say it.”

Christine Quinn, Heather Rae El Moussa, and Chrishell Stause at a dinner.
El Moussa (pictured here on the show with Quinn and Chrishell Stause) is also returning for Season 10 of “Selling Sunset.” Netflix
Heather Rae laughing in a red and pink patterned top.
“I’ve become a mom, a wife, a business owner, and I finally feel secure enough in who I am to walk back into that world and not lose myself in it,” the influencer (pictured here in a Season 7 cameo) revealed. COURTESY OF NETFLIX

The influencer shares son Tristan, 3, with husband Tarek El Moussa and is stepmom to his children with ex-wife, Christina Haack, Taylor and Brayden.

“Tarek and I have settled into something really beautiful together. We’re solid, we’re happy,” 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.”

However, Heather does feel she left the show without properly addressing everything she had to say.

“There are conversations that got cut short,” she mused. “I’m also not going to pretend things didn’t happen.”

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