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Christina Haack and Ant Anstead are proving their years-long spat is behind them as they celebrate their son’s seventh birthday.
The duo, who were married from 2018 to 2021, both shared Instagram posts dedicated to the little boy, with Haack, 43, sharing a carousel of sweet photos.
‘Happy 7️⃣ Birthday Hudson!! My sweet boy I adore you and your kind soul!!’ she began in her caption.
‘Smart, adventurous, helpful, silly and a full on Virgo when it comes to organization. I am so lucky to be your mama!! We love you.’
Anstead, 47, proved the pair are back on good terms as he complimented the HGTV reality star in the comments.
The television presenter, who is currently dating Renee Zellweger, posted on Sunday: ‘We are doing a good job! X’
Christina Haack and her ex Ant Anstead appeared to put their multi-year feud behind them when they posted birthday messages for their son Hudson. 'My sweet boy I adore you and your kind soul,' Christina wrote
Anstead commented on ex-wife Haack's Instagram post on Sunday: ‘We are doing a good job! X’
Ant Anstead shared his own tribute to his seven-year-old son featuring partner Renee Zellweger
Heather El Moussa, who is married to Haack’s other ex-husband Tarek El Moussa, also commented: ‘Happy birthday sweet Hudson… We love you’
On his own profile, Anstead shared a video of moments with Hudson from a baby until now.
‘Hudzo you were born with a light! An unmistakably GLOW around you! You shine with a beautiful blend of fun, cheekiness, love and so much kindness!’ he wrote in the caption.
‘You are an utterly brilliant boy and it is a privilege to watch you grow and thrive. I love being your father! Happy 7th birthday Hudzo. Keep on GLOWING! X'
Anstead’s current partner of five years, Renee Zellweger, can be seen in the images from his video round-up.
In July, Anstead praised his Bridget Jones actress girlfriend in a rare interview on Jeremy Vine on 5.
The couple is typically private, but enamoured Anstead called her 'the best human I've ever met' in an unguarded moment.
He told Vine how she’s ‘absolutely brilliant’ and a ‘genius’.
Haack wrote: ‘Smart, adventurous, helpful, silly and a full on Virgo when it comes to organization. I am so lucky to be your mama!! We love you’
The pair met when they were partnered together on Celebrity IOU: Joyride.
Anstead rarely comments on his relationship with Zellweger, previously telling People: 'It's something I'm not really willing to talk too much about.
'It's really early in our relationship, and I don't want to put any pressure on that.'
Yet the couple has gone from strength to strength and in 2024, Anstead admitted he sometimes forgets that his girlfriend is famous.
'I mean, ultimately, it is microscopically examined, I'm sure, but I don't really think about that,' he explained on the Jeremy Vine On 5 show.
'She's so incredibly normal, and I often forget that she's famous.'
Last year, Renee offered rare insight into their romance in a joint interview with Hugh Grant for British Vogue.
'I live in Southern California, near San Diego. Because that's where my fellow lives, and his little boy,' she shared.
Anstead, who is also father to two older children Amelie, 21, and Archie, 18, from a previous marriage to ex Louise, gushed over Hudson in the caption of the video post
Anstead is also father to two older children, Amelie, 21, and Archie, 18, from a previous marriage to ex Louise.
His divorce from Haack played out in the public eye, with Anstead later confessing that their behavior in that time was 'shameful.'
They had a contentious custody battle for years, with Anstead even unsuccessfully attempting to gain full custody of their child at one point.
Now the pair are on the other side of that, with Anstead admitting on an episode of The Flip Off that it was 'shameful' that it took them years to finally be amicable.
'The relationship that we have now is really, really important. And it’s been a transformation,’ he explained.
'As parents, it took us four and a half years to get to that point, which is really shameful.
'You and I will be connected forever because we have a kid. So ultimately, I have to stand by the mother of my kid.’
Anstead and Haack's divorce was finalized in June 2021; in April 2022, Anstead filed for full custody of Hudson, accusing his ex of only spending a few days a month with their son, using him for social media clout, and risking his medical safety.
That same day, a judge denied his bid, noting Anstead had not given Haack proper notice and had not demonstrated that Hudson was at critical risk in the current shared custody agreement.
Through her legal team, Haack called the claims that she put Hudson at risk and was wholly absent in his life 'false allegations' that 'shocked' her.
They settled their custody battle in December 2022, and agreed to continue having joint legal and physical custody of their son.
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