Jax Taylor and Brittany Cartwright are taking time aside.
On Thursday, a supply confirmed to ET that the Vanderpump Guidelines alums are separated, however not getting divorced.
Brittany additionally confirmed their separation on the most recent episode of her and Jax’s When Actuality Hits podcast. On the finish of the episode, Brittany shared the information.
“Me and Jax are going through stuff. … We’re going through parenting stuff that is hard,” she shares.
“We’re going to get into something serious really fast, because so many of you guys have been asking me about Jax and I, and our relationship and I just think it’s important to be real and honest with you guys, ’cause our life is definitely, we’ve shared so much of our life with you guys,” she started. “So, I don’t want it to seem like I’m lying or anything like that, so I think that it’s important for me to say this. I know on my last podcast I alluded to many marriages go through rocky times, so with all the speculation online and stories running rampant.”
She provides, “I wanted to be transparent with you guys. Yes, marriages — in general — are very hard and I’ve had a particularly rough year in mine this last year. Jax and I are taking time apart, and I made the decision to move into another home to take some space for the sake of my mental health. I won’t get into too many details right now, because this is still very hard to talk about and I’m taking things one day at a time. I don’t know what the future holds, but right now, my focus is on being the best mom for Cruz. I love you guys, pray for us and everything will be just fine.”
Brittany, 35, and Jax, 44, tied the knot in 2019. The couple welcomed their first baby collectively, a child boy named Cruz, in April 2021.
In November, ET spoke with the pair throughout the preview of their Los Angeles bar, Jax’s Studio Metropolis, the place they opened up about their new chapter and breaking away from the VPR identify.
“We’re parents now, our whole lives changed,” Brittany mentioned. “Whenever we had our son, the best thing that’s ever happened to us. I think we needed that break for our relationship. I think Jax needed that break for just his self.”
“My mental health, I needed it,” he admitted.
“You’ll see — maybe — see a different side,” Brittany added. “I don’t think people really thought Jax would ever be a dad, let alone married.”
Jax and Brittany’s newest chapter will probably be highlighted throughout the premiere season of the VPR spinoff, The Valley, which premieres on Bravo March 19.
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