Jax Taylor and Brittany Cartwright awkwardly avoid each other on ‘Valley’ set after divorce filing

Jax Taylor and Brittany Cartwright awkwardly kept their distance from one another as they filmed “The Valley” together on Friday — just days after she filed for divorce. Photos and video obtained by Page Six Saturday show the cast having a field day, which included going zorbing, a recreational sport that involves rolling downhill inside a giant plastic sphere. TMZ reported that Cartwright, 35, appeared to be in an upbeat, carefree mood while her estranged husband, 45, seemed to be in a “funk.” 8 Brittany Cartwright and Jax Taylor were seen avoiding each other while filming “The Valley” on Friday, as exemplified by the above photo.TMZ 8 An eyewitness told TMZ the mother of one, seen smiling on Friday while filming, appeared to be happy and carefree. They were reportedly trying to stay away from each other, as an eyewitness said a friend guided the mother of one away from Taylor when she unknowingly got too close. Another source told TMZ that Taylor could be overheard telling co-star Kristen Doute that he checked into rehab in July because he was “going out of control.” Page Six has reached out to the former couple’s rep for comment but did not immediately hear back. 8 Taylor, meanwhile, was reportedly in a gloomy mood. He can be seen walking with a backward baseball cap on in the above photo from Friday.TMZ 8 The “Valley” cast filmed a field day on Friday, as seen here.TMZ Cartwright filed for divorce from Taylor on Tuesday after five years of marriage, and about six months after she revealed the pair were “taking time apart.” TMZ reported earlier this week that Taylor was served the divorce papers while filming the new season of “The Valley” at his and Cartwright’s sports bar, Jax’s Studio City. “Jax is 100 percent on board with moving forward with the divorce,” a source exclusively told Page Six Wednesday. 8 A pal reportedly pulled Cartwright away when she got a bit too close to her estranged husband. They can be seen far apart in a group setting in the above snapshot from Friday.TMZ 8 Cartwright, photographed walking in the opposite direction of Taylor while filming on Friday, filed for divorce on Tuesday after five years of marriage.TMZ “He’s been checked out from the marriage for a long time now. He just wants to have an amicable co-parent relationship.” However, the insider conceded that both parties feel “sad” about their marriage ending because “neither one of them envisioned that for themselves.” The pair tied the knot in Cartwright’s home state of Kentucky in June 2019 after four years of dating. They welcomed their son, Cruz, in April 2021. 8 An insider told Page Six Wednesday that Taylor is “100 percent on board with moving forward with the divorce.”mrjaxtaylor/Instagram 8 He was reportedly served divorce papers while filming “The Valley” at his and Cartwright’s Los Angeles bar. Cartwright has asked for sole legal and physical custody of Cruz in her court filing but said she wants her fellow “Vanderpump Rules” alum to have visitation rights. She listed their official date of separation as Jan. 24, 2024, one day before her birthday. A source told People Wednesday that her decision to file “wasn’t made lightly but she feels adamant that it was the right one.”