‘I needed this space’: Brittany Cartwright reveals about her time away from husband Jax Taylor amid separation
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA: Brittany Cartwright has claimed that she “deserve(s) better” as she separates from Jax Taylor, whom she married in 2019.
The 35-year-old, who is also the mother of Cruz Michael Cauchi, told PEOPLE during the premiere of her new TV series ‘The Valley’ which also stars Taylor that “once a woman hits her breaking point, it's like 'Done'.”
Brittany Cartwright says she ‘needed space’ away from Jax Taylor
She continued, “Something like clicked in my head, and I was like 'I need to step away from this situation. This is not healthy. This is not a good situation. My son deserves better. I deserve better'.”
The TV personality also added that she and her two-year-old child have now been living in an Airbnb and said, “I feel(s) a little bit of relief. I needed this space.”
Brittany Cartwright claims to be a family person
Besides, Cartwright clarified that the separation news is not to market the new show.
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She asserted, “If people actually have watched me over the years and know my personality, they would know this is not something I would do for our show.”
“Like, I'm all about family. I'm all about marriage. I've been about that my entire life. So this is something real that I really needed to step back from,” she added.
Jax Taylor believes he and Brittany Cartwright ‘can’ come together
Cartwright’s estranged husband also spoke with PEOPLE and explained, “We decided to take a little bit of a breather.”
He further mentioned, “I'm not sure what the future holds for this. But as of right now, this is just the best-case scenario, but this is not a publicity stunt.”
He also stated that “nothing has really changed other than, we're not sleeping in the same bed right now.”
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The 44-year-old added, “We can still be together. We're just kind of taking a breather.”
Brittany Cartwright disclosed separation last month
The news of the couple's separation was revealed in February, when the ‘Vanderpump Rules’ alum Cartwright shared on the duo's joint podcast, ‘When Reality Hits’ that she and Taylor were taking a break from their marriage.
She said at the time, as reported by PEOPLE, “Many of you guys have been asking me about Jax and I and our relationship. I just think it’s important to be real and honest with you guys because our life is definitely — we’ve shared so much of our life with you guys.”
She stated, “So, I feel like ... I don’t want to seem like I’m lying or anything like that so I think it’s important for me to say this. I know on my last podcast, I alluded to many marriages go through rocky times. Yes, marriages in general are very hard and I've had a particularly rough year this past year.”
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“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,” Cartwright added at the time.
