Vanderpump Rules star Brittany Cartwright and her estranged husband Jax Taylor were spotted arriving separately at a March Madness party on Thursday night.
As they headed into his sports bar, Jax’s Bar, in Los Angeles, the reality star, 35, and the father-of-one, 44, both sported the colors of the Kentucky Wildcats, blue and white.
Cartwright, originally from Winchester, Kentucky, wore a light gray crew neck with her home state emblazoned across the chest and a pair of light wash distressed jeans with rips across her knees and thighs.
She rocked a black leather purse with silver hardware slung over her shoulder, white sneakers and long brunette locks in a messy bun.
Vanderpump Rules star Brittany Cartwright and her estranged husband Jax Taylor were spotted arriving separately at a March Madness party on Thursday night
Taylor rocked a ‘Death Row Records’ hoodie, black backwards baseball cap and Nike pants.
Despite splitting last month, after four years of marriage, the duo have been committed to spending time together while promoting their new series, The Valley, and co-parenting their adorable son Cruz, who turns three next month.
Earlier this week, she told DailyMail.com that she is still ‘very’ in love with her ‘handsome’ husband and hopes to expand their family.
Speaking at the premiere party for The Valley, she said: ‘I feel like I see Jax across the room and I’m like, “He looks so beautiful.” I still love him very much. It’s a tough time, isn’t it? It’s still fresh, so yes, it’s still fresh.
‘I don’t even know what it would mean for someone to capture my heart now. I think so, I don’t know. It’s too early to even think about.’
She continued: ‘I’m still staying in an AirBNB. Still taking time for myself, trying to figure out what I want to do, if I want to get back into that relationship or if I decide to do something else.
“And I never, ever, ever thought I’d get to that point because I’ve literally been Jax’s ride or die.”
Brittany previously reconciled with Jax in 2017 after it was revealed that he had cheated on her with their costar Faith Stowers.
While heading into his sports bar, Jax’s Bar, in Los Angeles, the reality star, 35, and father-of-one, 44, sported the Kentucky Wildcats colors of blue and white.
Cartwright, originally from Winchester, Kentucky, wore a light gray crewneck with his home country emblazoned across the chest and a pair of lightly washed, distressed jeans with rips on the knees and thighs
She said she ‘stuck by him’ through their tumultuous times, but said continuous fighting in front of their young son was the last straw for her to break away.
“Everybody knows he did me dirty so many times and I still stuck with him,” she said. ‘But after having my son, I think it woke me up a little bit and made me realize what I deserve and what he deserves.
‘And a happy home is more important than trying to make things work all the time. Cruz does not deserve to see his parents fight. It is not okay. And Jax is a great dad. He’s just not a good husband.’
She continued: ‘And I’m not perfect either. I was turning into ab**chy Brittany, which I’m not, because just every single thing he did annoyed me and pissed me off.
Despite splitting last month, after four years of marriage, the duo have been committed to spending time together while promoting their new series, The Valley, and co-parenting their adorable son Cruz, who turns three next month.
Brittany previously reconciled with Jax in 2017 after it was revealed that he had cheated on her with their costar Faith Stowers; seen in 2019
‘We were just fighting constantly and that’s why I noticed it and because of my son I realized it wasn’t okay.’
When asked if she wanted a sibling for Cruz, with or without Jax, she replied: ‘Oh, for sure. Yes. One more. One more probably.’
Brittany spoke at last week’s premiere party for the upcoming Bravo series, The Valley, held at Jax’s bar in Studio City on Thursday night.
The former couple avoided each other and only got together when it was time to shoot official press photos before going back to keeping their distance.
Brittany spent the night with her friends, including co-stars Kristen Doute and Michelle Lally, as well as her publicist Lori Krebs and comedian Heather McDonald.
Brittany and Jax started dating in 2015, two years before he admitted to cheating (pictured in 2023)
Jax hung out with executive producer Alex Baskin, Bachelor In Paradise’s Wells Adams and some of his former Vanderpump Rules castmates, including Tom Schwartz and Tom Sandoval.
Speaking about his marriage, Jax told DailyMail.com: ‘We’re separated. I won’t delve too much into this. I want to tell you right now that we are separated.
‘Our biggest concern is our son. And take care of him and make sure he has two happy parents. We have businesses together and that’s pretty much all I’m going to say.
‘I don’t know what the future holds. Every day is new right now, but yeah, it is. That was exactly all I had to say about it.’
They remained together until last month, when Brittany revealed that she had separated from her husband during an episode of their podcast, When Reality Hits; seen in May 2023
Jax’s co-stars on The Valley defended the reformed lothario against allegations of cheating, with Zack Wickham insisting: ‘I can tell you he’s one hundred percent not cheating.’
Kristen added: ‘I’m with Jax and Brittany literally almost daily and I’ve never heard anything. I never thought that – and I would be the very first to call him if I thought so.’
Brittany and Jax started dating in 2015, two years before he admitted to cheating.
But they stayed together and got engaged in 2018, married in June 2019 and welcomed their son Cruz in 2021.
They remained together until last month, when Brittany revealed that she had split from her husband during an episode of their podcast, When Reality Hits.