Brittany Cartwright is proud of herself for walking away from an unhealthy relationship!
On Thursday, the Vanderpump Rules alum opened up about her split from Jax Taylor, revealing to People that she “was holding out hope that we could work things out” even “through our separation.” But ultimately, she realized she had to move on, so she filed for divorce in August. She explained:
“I think it’s been very obvious [how] much I loved him and how hard I tried to work on our relationship. I wanted to make sure I did every single thing I could possibly do to give it a chance and to try for my family, for my son, for my future, but I couldn’t do it anymore. I had to put myself first.”
Not easy but so important!
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She teased that fans of The Valley will get to see her decision unfold, adding:
“You’ll see why I had to do what I had to do.”
Interestingly, she actually credits the cameras for holding her “accountable” when it came to the relationship, too, sharing:
“I think I’ll look back on and be like, ‘Thank God the cameras were there because I don’t know if I would’ve been strong enough to go through this without it.’ And I know that sounds crazy, but I know I’ve got all these people in my corner and I’m not going to disappoint. I’m going to stay strong and do what’s right. I finally broke the cycle.”
Wow! We’d think most people wouldn’t like being filmed through something as difficult and personal as this, but we’re glad she found a way to benefit from the spotlight!
The reality star is now relieved to be back home (after moving amid the split), she noted:
“I’m finally back home. It feels good to be back where I was meant to be and not have to move around anymore for a while.”
She added:
“[Jax] finally got out of the house after eight months of the crying. I still think that he didn’t think that I was going to do it, even to this day.”
Oof. It’s a tough thing to process! Luckily, though, it seems like they are both navigating this new chapter as best as they can. They were seen on Friday outside of their old marital home in photos obtained by Page Six. It appeared like they were doing a custody handoff of their son Cruz as Jax was seen carrying the boy away from Brittany, who smiled and waved. Good to see them figuring out this co-parenting thing!
As for the future, Britt noted that she’s “being flirty” these days but taking it slow:
“I don’t need a relationship right now. I have a lot of healing to do from this relationship. I never thought that I would be going through a divorce. I always thought Jax was my forever, so this is something I’m going to have to navigate. I am having fun, but nothing is serious.”
But whoever comes into her life next will have to be supportive of her public life, she pointed out:
“I’m very open. I’m very honest. Even on my social media and different things that I go through with my son and my whole entire life, I’m going to keep doing this while I can. It doesn’t last forever, so whoever dates me is going to have to be okay with all this craziness in my life, but I think I’m worth it.”
She’s def worth it!
It’s not easy to walk away from a longtime partner, especially when you share kids, but it’s amazing to see how her tackling this difficult situation has given her so much self-confidence!
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