Season 2 of The Valley promised to provide a lot of context on Jax Taylor and Brittany Cartwright’s split. And even the premiere episode was very revealing. The Vanderpump Rules alum admitted to flying into a rage upon finding out that his estranged wife had been hooking up with a friend of his, and flipped a coffee table that ended up hitting Brittany.
It’s the beginning of rock bottom for Jax. The Valley viewers know that his costars staged an intervention and got him to go into an inpatient mental health clinic. But there was another important person in Jax’s life that encouraged him to seek help. It was revealed in a sneak peek for Episode 2 of the hit VPR spinoff.
The Valley’s Jax Taylor sought treatment after a chat with his sister
The conversation between Jax and his sister was filmed for The Valley Season 2 last summer. He also got support from his buddies on the cast. At the time in July 2024, the VPR alum announced his decision to seek mental health treatment at a facility.
“I’m going to this mental hospital — this mental clinic, or mental health clinic,” Jax confesses to Danny Booko and Jason Caperna in a sneak peek shared exclusively by Bravo’s The Daily Dish. “This place I’ve researched a little bit.”
In the clip, Jax told his costars that he’s “checking in” for an inpatient assessment. He explained, “I’m just trying to wait for this assessment guy. This guy’s supposed to call me back. I’m just getting frustrated. A week long of me having this conversation 50 f*cking times. I get it. I got it. You guys are just on the end of me talking about the same sh*t over and over and over.”
The former VPR star also explained how important it was for him to get his sister’s encouragement on the matter. He said, “It’s tough for me to ask for help. But, I talked to my sister, and she was like, ‘You should go.’”
It seems that Jax was dealing with a lot of serious issues that compounded together. He admitted to having anger issues, but during his stay at the inpatient facility, Jax was officially diagnosed with bipolar disorder and PTSD.
Consequently, at the time of the Episode 2 teaser clip, Jax could only explain to Danny and Jason that, “there’s a lot of issues.”
The Valley streams on Peacock and Hayu in the UK and Ireland.
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