‘The Valley’ Jax Taylor To Blame For Brittany’s Ongoing Health Struggles
Is The Valley star Jax Taylor to blame for his estranged wife, Brittany Cartwright’s, ongoing health struggles? It appears he was a contributing factor to issues she has had over the last year. Keep reading for more details on what is wrong with her.
Jax Taylor To Blame For Brittany’s Ongoing Health Struggles
On the Tuesday, April 22nd episode of The Valley, Jax Taylor admitted that he was spiraling and needed help. His estranged wife and co-star, Brittany Cartwright, told him that he had to go to treatment. She stated that if he did not do this, she would file for custody and get a restraining order against him. When they had gotten into a fight over Brittany hooking up with Jax’s friend, Julian, he got violent. He threw a table, and it smashed Brittany’s knee, so there was something very off with him. In the end, it came out that Jax was a cocaine addict, so much more was going on.
He headed to treatment, but that does not mean the effects of his behavior have not left a lasting impression. Jax’s cocaine addiction has hurt his son, Cruz, whom he shares with Brittany. Furthermore, his behavior made Brittany physically sick. She shared the details of what she has gone through in the After Show, which airs on Peacock. Jax was verbally abusive to his ex, shaming her for her weight and contributing to a poor body image. This happened after Cruz was born, so Brittany had just grown a human:
“[Jax] would talk about my body all the time. I’ve got stretch marks from having his son. He would say that I looked like a tree trunk.”
Co-star and close friend Kristen Doute corroborated Brittany’s story by sharing how Jax Taylor would call her “fat.” Jax has disputed this, but Zack Wickham, who stars alongside them on The Valley, stated he saw the brutal texts. For a very long time, Brittany tried to hide what was going on. Unfortunately, it ended up causing her to fall ill:
“I would just hold it in, hold it in, hold it in. And it was like really wearing on me. I was breaking out in hives. I was throwing up all the time. I broke out in hives every day for an entire year. It was because I was holding in everything that he was doing to me. And believing the things that he was saying to me.”
The Lies Jax Told
For a very long time, Brittany Cartwright shared that Jax Taylor presented himself as an amazing husband. However, behind closed doors, he was anything but. He would make her feel horrible about herself, but she never let it be known what a snake he could be:
“He, to me, was horrible. He would go out to people and talk about how amazing I was, like in public and stuff, but then he would come home that very same day and tear me to pieces. And then he would cool off for like thirty minutes, an hour. And then come back like nothing ever happened.”
There was even an incident when Brittany broke out so badly and was numb on one side. That landed her in the hospital, but it was all stress-induced. Fans of The Valley know that Jax has long been hurtful toward Brittany. In Season 5 of Vanderpump Rules, he accused her of being lazy. He stated that she ordered takeout all of the time and was always on the couch. When he slept with Faith Stowers, he told her he was not physically attracted to Brittany. So, it is questionable why she even married him in the first place.
Are you shocked by how sick Jax made Brittany, or did you expect it? Let us know in the comments, and watch The Valley Tuesdays on Bravo.
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