The Valley star, Jax Taylor is giving an update on his mental health after entering an inpatient facility over the summer. He was in treatment for his mental health for around thirty days and came out with two diagnoses. Now, he is sharing how he is doing and what his life has been like since he discovered what has been plaguing him for years. Keep reading for more details.
Jax Taylor Gives Mental Health Update
Viewers have watched Jax Taylor struggle mentally for years. He was in therapy during his Vanderprump Rules days and even tried Reiki. The Jax’s Studio City bar owner appeared to be desperate to fix whatever was broken. He would cheat, steal, lie, and hurt those closest to him to the point where he lost the people who loved him the most. It looked like he had found peace when he was married to Brittany Cartwright and the two had a son, Cruz, now three. Then, they started on the VPR spinoff, The Valley.
Right before it premiered, the two split, and Brittany moved out of their Valley Village home. She made it clear Jax had a lot of work to do on himself. Yet, it was not getting done. As Season 2 began filming, things hit a wall and he entered an inpatient treatment center. Some believed he did so to save his job while others felt it was time. When he exited, he revealed he had been diagnosed with Bipolar Disorder and PTSD so how is he handling it all?
Jax Taylor spoke to Us Weekly and offered an update on his life, including his mental health. That has been a huge wake-up call and something he has had to manage daily. He started by acknowledging how everything that went on in his life knocked him down:
“My mental health took a beating. Divorce is like a death.”
Jax and Brittany split in January 2024 and he was served right after he exited treatment:
“I was just kind of spiraling, to be honest. [Rehab] was an amazing thing. I’m so glad I did it. I got a lot of help that I needed. I got a lot of tools that I needed, [and] came out feeling so much better. I feel good … Like I said, it’s day by day. There’s good days and there’s bad days.”
A Season Like No Other
Jax Taylor was forced to film and work with Tom Sandoval in Season 3 of Vanderpump Rules. This was after he slept with Kristen Doute. Kristen and Sandoval had been dating for over five years and this was not something anyone expected. He also had to film with Brittany Cartwright in Season 6 after cheating on her with Faith Stowers. However, Jax shared that this season of The Valley was the hardest he has ever filmed in his whole reality career:
