It’s been over a year now since Jax Taylor and Brittany Cartwright shocked nobody by splitting up. At the time, Brittany took their son and moved into an Airbnb, while Jax stayed in their Valley Village home.
“Jax would not leave for seven months,” Brit says, “while I had to move to different rental houses. I even said that he could move into the rental houses that I paid for. He still wouldn’t do it. No matter what.”
Now she thinks she will “never forgive” her estranged husband for forcing her and their son to leave their home when they separated.
Brittany Cartwright wanted Jax Taylor out of the family home
“I didn’t know if I was going to get a chance to come back here,” she tells People. “I went looking for houses … But I wanted to be here. I feel like I made this house a home. Cruz was born here. This is his house. He’s got his pool outside; he’s got his swing set; he’s got his playroom. He’s got everything here.”
Cruz was diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder last fall, and his home is his “safe space.” To kids with ASD, routine is super important. Change is very disruptive for them, so Jax’s refusal to leave their home for his son’s well-being is something Brit will never forget.
“I’ll never forgive him for doing that to us,” she states. “When you’re dealing with a child with autism, we shouldn’t be the ones moving around. That should have never happened. But that’s just how Jax is.”
Jax Taylor realized forcing his wife and child to move out was a bad look for him on The Valley Season 2
Brittany thinks Jax only changed his mind when they started filming The Valley Season 2. He knew it wasn’t a good look that he made his wife and child move out, while he stayed in their home.
“When the cameras got turned on, he realized, ‘Oh God, everybody’s going to see that I made her move out,’” she says. “That’s probably the only reason he finally moved out, I’m not even going to lie.”
And now that Brittany and Cruz are back in their home together, “we’re not going anywhere,” she adds. “This is my house. I’m proud of myself, that I could do it by myself. I’m a girl from Kentucky, and I never even thought I would have a house like this. He don’t [sic] help me, at all … with any of my bills. So I’m just proud of myself that I’m able to do it.”
Even though Jax announced his sobriety from drugs and alcohol in March, their relationship is still touchy. “He’s done so much damage,” she says. “Me and Cruz weren’t enough for him to get help for a very long time. I want [Cruz’s] dad to be in his life, but it’s … going to take me a long time to regain trust in him.”
The Valley airs Tuesdays at 9/8c on Bravo.
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