Brittany Cartwright is doing her best to work out an amicable coparenting arrangement with her estranged husband, Jax Taylor.
“We’re working on the coparenting situation. We’re trying to make it better,” Brittany, 37, exclusively told Luxury Handbag Shopping on Monday, March 30, while promoting season 3 of Bravo’s The Valley. “It’s not easy.”
She continued, “There’s just so many different things that go into it where it’s not the best, but it is better than it was two years ago. That’s a plus.”
Brittany and Jax, 46, welcomed son Cruz in April 2021, nearly three years before their separation. Brittany filed for divorce in August 2024 and now has primary custody of 4-year-old Cruz, with Jax receiving biweekly visitation. The now-exes have yet to finalize their divorce.
“We’re working on getting the house appraised,” Brittany told Us of their divorce timeline, noting she is hopeful to “get another date set” after the appraisal is completed. “Everything should be good to go after that.”
Brittany further explained that she plans to stay in what was once her shared house with Jax.
“That’s my house. [I] already moved Cruz around for seven months. He loves that place,” she said. “I love that house. I’ve been taking care of everything by myself for a very long time now, so I’m proud of that. And yeah, that’s my house.”
Brittany’s post-divorce chapter will be documented on The Valley season 3 after Jax’s exit. (Jax confirmed his Bravo departure in July 2025 amid his ongoing sobriety and mental health challenges.)
“I think [last season] was very dark because there was a certain someone who was there, and now he is not on season three,” Brittany teased to Us of the new episodes. “It is already a lot lighter, just because of that. I think that, obviously, there’s still gonna be drama, but there’s so much more lightness and fun and funny things that we get to do.”
In addition to Brittany, The Valley stars Kristen Doute, Luke Broderick, Jesse Lally, Michelle Saniei, Danny Booko, Nia Sanchez, Jason Caperna, Janet Caperna, Zack Wickham and Jasmine Goode. Jax and Brittany’s former Vanderpump Rules costars Lala Kent and Tom Schwartz will join the group for season 3.
“I just think it’s awesome to have Lala and Schwartz on full-time because they have a new perspective,” Brittany told Us on Monday. “They’ve been around us, but they haven’t been around the group as much all together. They see some things that they had never witnessed before, so I think that’s a pretty cool thing.”
The Valley season 3 premieres on Bravo Wednesday, April 1, at 8 p.m. ET and streams the next day on Peacock.
