Brittany Cartwright, 35, has joined the chorus of Bravo fans recoiling in second‑hand embarrassment over her estranged husband Jax Taylor’s latest viral misstep — a painfully awkward Cameo in which the former Vanderpump Rules bad boy told a grieving fan whose father had just passed away: “You’re never gonna recover from this.”
The jaw‑dropping message, which surfaced on TikTok late last month, was intended as a note of encouragement but instead played like a masterclass in tone‑deaf delivery. Wearing his trademark smirk, Jax, 45, rambled about “being on this earth for a good time, not a long time,” worked in a nod to his own cheating scandals, and bluntly declared to the fan — named Gina — that “it’s not gonna be okay… ever.” He even managed to shoehorn in an invitation to appear on his podcast.
For Brittany — who split from Jax earlier this year amid explosive claims he shoved her into the bushes during a heated argument — the Cameo was yet another reminder of why she walked away. According to insiders, she rolled her eyes when shown the clip and quipped to friends: “Even bushes have seen me treated better.” One source close to the reality star said Brittany sees the video as “classic Jax — somehow turning someone else’s tragedy into a monologue about himself.”
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The Valley’s cameras have already documented the messy breakdown of their marriage, including Brittany’s tearful claims of emotional neglect and her insistence that Jax refuses to take accountability for his actions. This latest fiasco, she believes, only underscores her point. “It’s not that he means to be cruel,” one friend explained, “it’s that he’s incapable of making anything about anyone else for more than two minutes.”
Social media users were quick to agree. One viewer called the Cameo “the most cringe Bravo moment of the year,” while another wrote: “Imagine your dad just died and Jax Taylor’s advice is to tell everyone to f** off.”* Within hours, the clip had racked up thousands of comments, many pointing out the surreal whiplash of Jax mixing condolences with self‑promotion.
Brittany, meanwhile, is focusing on her own new chapter, filming upcoming episodes of The Valley while co‑parenting their young son, Cruz. She’s said to be “relieved” Jax announced his exit from the show earlier this month, though Bravo insiders have hinted he could still make a return if he convinces producers he’s “changed” — a prospect Brittany, according to one source, “finds about as likely as him delivering a graceful Cameo.”
New episodes of The Valley air Tuesday nights on Bravo, with Brittany’s post‑Jax journey shaping up to be one of Season 2’s most compelling — and, thanks to this viral Cameo, perhaps one of its most unintentionally hilarious — storylines yet.
