Jax Taylor’s Friends Heard Rumors of Him ‘Running Around Town’ Months Before Separation from Brittany Cartwright

Scheana Shay and Katie Maloney speculated about Jax Taylor and Brittany Cartwright’s marriage months before their split.

On Tuesday in the episode Vanderpump RulesJax’s integrity came into focus when Scheana, 38, and Katie, 37, brought up his rocky relationship with Brittany, 35, and rumors they’d heard about the 44-year-old Bravolebrity dating in West Hollywood.

While theorizing why Tom Sandoval stayed in his nine-year relationship with Ariana Madix if he was “unhappy,” Scheana explained that people “don’t really know until you’re in it” and addressed the ups and downs of Jax and Brittany’s relationship. relationship.

“You can’t judge,” she said. “Look at Jax and Brittany, they were married and had a baby. I couldn’t believe it when they did it.”

Brittany Cartwright and Jax Taylor with their son.

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Brittany Cartwright admits to ‘ups and downs’ amid rumors of marital strain with husband Jax Taylor

“There are still stories of him running around town,” Katie added. When Scheana stated that she had “heard” about Jax’s antics, Lala Kent remarked, “No, it’s more than that.”

In an episode of their joint podcast When reality hits last month, Brittany announced their decision to separate after four years of marriage.

“Many of you have asked me about Jax and me and our relationship,” she began. “I just think it’s important to be real and honest with you because our life is definitely — we’ve shared so much life with you. So I feel like… I don’t want to look like I’m lying or anything so I think it’s important that that I say.”

Brittany Cartwright and Jax Taylor on ‘Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen’.

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“I know I alluded to in my last podcast that a lot of marriages go through hard times,” she continued. “Yes, marriages in general are very difficult, and I had a particularly difficult year last year. Jax and I took some time and I made the decision to move into another home to take some space for my mental health.”

Jax and Brittany first met at a bar in Las Vegas in 2015. After briefly splitting in 2017, the couple reconciled off camera and later announced their engagement in June 2018.

A year later, in June 2019, they got married in a Kentucky castle in front of 240 guests. They later welcomed their only son, Cruz Michael Cauchi, in April 2021, months after announcing their departure from Vanderpump Rules. The estranged couple is set to host Bravo’s new spinoff series, Valley this spring.

Last March, Jax and Brittany opened up to PEOPLE about their ups and downs as a couple and why they didn’t believe in the idea of ​​divorce.

Jax Taylor and Brittany Cartwright. Christopher Polk/Variety/Getty Why Tom Schwartz Said It’s ‘Only a Matter of Time’ Until Jax Taylor is ‘Divorced and Miserable’

“We would always hear when we got married, people would say, ‘They’re going to be together for a year’ or whatever. Now we’ve been together for eight years, almost four years married. We’re going through the truck,” Brittany shared.

Jax agreed and then revealed that he had no plans to throw in the towel on their relationship. “I don’t believe in divorce. My parents didn’t divorce,” he said. “I don’t believe that. Marriage is work. I’m not saying every day is amazing.”

“There are good days and bad days, but that’s marriage and that’s what makes your relationship stronger,” he added. “We love hard. We fight hard. It’s amazing.”

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Vanderpump Rules airs Tuesdays at 8pm ET/PT on Bravo and airs the following day on Peacock.

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