Brittany Cartwright broke his silence after the strange husband Jax Taylor He revealed that he has been struggling with cocaine addiction for years.
“I am happy that he has finally admitted what was really happening,” said Cartwright, 36, in a statement on Tuesday, March 4 to People. “For the first time, I can talk openly about the extension of the trauma that has instilled in our family over the years.”
She continued. “I have desperately tried to help it without success. I pray that one day I completely call this addiction but I am skeptical. Their behaviors are still alarming and their treatment plan seems to be the minimum. “”
Cartwright comments come after Taylor, 45, opened on their ups and downs with addiction to Tuesday episode Alex Baskin“S”Hot microphone“Podcast.
Jax Taylor speaks after the strange woman Brittany Cartwright presented a divorce after five years of marriage. “I know Britain addressed our current situation at last week’s podcast. It has been a really really hard week. Anyone who has gone through a divorce will understand how difficult this is,” said Taylor, 45, to (…)
“I have substance problems mainly with cocaine,” Taylor revealed for the first time Publicly, pointing out, “it is difficult to say aloud.”
The star of reality explained it Has been dealing with addiction “Where and out of 23 years.” Taylor recalled “times that he would stop doing it, but then there were times when he would be heavy.”
Taylor said during his stage Vanderpump rules – He left the show in 2020 after eight seasons: he kept his struggles under wrapping.
“Everything I did is on my own, but I was only on this train and I couldn’t go down,” he shared, adding that he did not think he has a “alcohol problem”, but said that drinking and doing drugs “going hand in hand” for him.
Taylor confessed: “I can’t make cocaine without drinking. So I just gave up both. And I am proud to say that I have 82, 83 days sober right now. ” Its sober Streak is the “longest” Taylor since 21 years old without any addictive substance.
He said he has been “lying to this forever”, but he wanted to share his story because addiction is a “really hard disease” to overcome.
“This year, it was probably the hardest year of my life. I would say that my father’s death was the hardest year until this year, “said Taylor. “Right now I’m going to divorce -that’s extremely difficult. And that’s when Britain and I separated. That’s when addiction worsened.”
The valley Star pointed out the separation of Cartwright and Cartwright as a catalyst for unhealthy behaviors. (Cartwright announced in February 2024 She and Taylor split After almost five years of marriage.)
“I literally lost control. I think in a moment (I) hit the rock bottom and I had to go to rehabilitation, “said Taylor. “This is where we are right now. And then I went out. Obviously here we are. But yes, that’s a lot. “
Jax Taylor is hot about his mental health trip amid the divorce of Brittany Cartwright. “My mental health had a beating,” Taylor, 45, told us exclusively at the festival of the reality of the reality of Pluto television + Pluto of the year at the Dream Hotel de Los Angeles on Thursday, October 10, of the difficult time (…)
Taylor explained that he went into rehabilitation twice. While saying he “took a lot” for the first time, there was an incident where he was caught shouting in the car where Their son and cartwrightCruz, was in the back seat that motivated him to make a second round.
“I turned my head and I see my son right there. I’m like, that was just a disgust,” he recalled. “And Britain was like” you have to go back. ” And I didn’t even fight. “
Ever since he left the rehabilitation and back -Taylor said his “No. A driver” to keep Sa Sa is his son. “It’s my record,” he added.
“For many years it depended on alcohol and drugs as a way to deal with and mask much deeper problems. This past year has been the toughest year of my life, but also the opening and the most transformation of the eyes, “Taylor said in a statement on Tuesday. “To reach an agreement with my many mental health challenges and to be honest with my addiction, both with me and others have been a crucial part of my healing. It has been a process day by day, but I am committed to my recovery and working towards a healthier future to be a better person and someone who my son will be proud of a day. “
Taylor also offered the podcast listeners an update on their relationship with the foreigners of foreigners Cartwright, which Filed by divorce In August 2024.
“One day is happy. One day is crazy. One day is happy. One day is crazy. I never know what I will get with her, “he said. “I walk on egg shells constantly every day as I should.
Taylor reiterated that he has rehabilitated and is in therapy and is “gaining help” and doing drug testing to regain his confidence.
“I take care of my son as much as he allows me. I don’t know what else he wants me. I’m doing everything he has asked for him,” he continued. “And just because I respect it and I want to do it -happy, I don’t want to be like,” Well, you don’t even try it. ” I go further to show you that I care and I want to be in my son’s life, and I also want to be in life to some extent. “
Months before presenting -officially to divorce -Jax Taylor, Brittany Cartwright told US Weekly exclusively that he pushed him to reduce marriage bonds. “We need to have a serious conversation,” Cartwright, 35, shared in a April U.S. cover story on where he was at the time with Taylor, 45. “Every time I try to talk (…)
Cartwright, on the other hand, Explained exclusively Use weekly In September 2024, which “really thought we could be again where we could probably meet again.” However, he called the divorce as a “Russian mountain”, but something that feels “safe”.
Last month, Cartwright revealed that he even has a “crushing partner” now and begins to think about what kind of man he would like to go out when he feels good.
“Obviously, I am a single mother, so (my son) Cruz always comes first in my life so I found someone to fit this and my crazy lifestyle as it is” She said Us In February.
He revealed that his ideal partner is someone who “makes an effort” and can make the laughter.
“I don’t feel like I have to put too much limits from here. But everything will only depend on feelings, because if I don’t feel it, obviously it will not happen,” Cartwright concluded. “But I feel you never know what kind of connection you will have with someone.”
If you or someone you know struggles with the abuse of substances, please contact the Administration of Mental Health Substance and Services Abuse (SAMHSA) National Care at 1-800-662-help (4357).