Exclusive: Heather Rae El Moussa Opens Up About Being Left Out of Selling Sunset Season 7 Promo Poster

Heather Rae El Moussa. Xavier Collin/Image Press Agency / MEGA

In Selling Sunset season 7, Heather Rae El Moussa has a diminished role, even on the promotional poster. Netflix released the first look image on Thursday, October 5, featuring Chrishell Stause, Mary Fitzgerald, Amanza Smith, Emma Hernan, Chelsea Lazkani, Nicole Young, Jason Oppenheim, and Brett Oppenheim standing before a reflective pool with the Los Angeles skyline as the backdrop.

On Thursday, Heather, a 36-year-old, took to Instagram to express her reaction to not being included in the group shot. In a witty caption accompanying a bathroom selfie and the official poster, she jokingly commented, "Seems like I was given a little push into the water...fortunately, I possess the ability to swim. Congratulations to my amazing friends on S7! Keep an eye out for me in a few episodes. ‍️."

Heather, the star of Flipping El Moussas, has been a regular on Selling Sunset since its debut in 2019. The show documented her pregnancy with her son Tristan, whom she has with her husband Tarek El Moussa, during last year's sixth season. (Heather is also the stepmother to Tarek's two children from his previous marriage to Christina Hall: Taylor, aged 13, and Brayden, aged 7.)

Despite giving birth in January, Heather stated that she was not invited to return for the seventh season.

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In March, she disclosed to E! News, "Season 7 is currently in production, however, despite my return from maternity leave and my enthusiasm to be back on set, I have not yet received a callback. I have been present since the pilot episode, since the very start."

Tarek, 42, then chimed in, calling what happened “frustrating.”

Several weeks later, Heather teased via social media that she had since filmed a bit of Selling Sunset.

"Oh, yes, I missed her. Heather and I have a strong bond," Bre, 32, exclusively told We last month, discussing Heather's absence from the upcoming episodes. "While she is still part of season 7, the dynamics have changed as I now have more opportunities to spend time with everyone, rather than being at home with a newborn."

Season 6 marked Bre's first appearance on Selling Sunset, where she quickly formed a close relationship with Heather, who was pregnant at the time. This connection was particularly meaningful to Bre, as she had recently given birth to her own son, Legendary. (Bre shares her son with Nick Cannon, who is the father of 11 other children as well.)

Chrishell, 42, responded to Heather's social media post from Thursday regarding her reduced role at Netflix, without further comment from the streaming service. Chrishell expressed admiration for Heather's bikini-clad presence at a swim-up bar and jokingly expressed a desire to join her, adding, "Love you."

Bre, for her part, added: “I love you!!”

Selling Sunset premieres November 3 on Netflix.

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