Reality TV star Jax Taylor has admitted he “blindsided” his estranged wife Brittany Cartwright when he decided to divorce her – admitting he thought she wanted to be the one to “serve the papers publicly”.

Friday November 15, 2024 9:00 a.m.

Friday November 15, 2024 9:00 a.m.

Jax Taylor “blindsided” his estranged wife Brittany Cartwright when he pursued his divorce plans.

The reality stars split earlier this year, and it was Brittany who filed the paperwork to officially end the marriage, but Jax has now revealed it was him who initially suggested they make their marriage official separation during his stay in rehab.

During an appearance on Bravo’s ‘Hot Mic’ podcast, he explained: “The second weekend of rehab, I emailed Brittany and said, ‘I’m going to get a mediator’.

“People don’t realize that I’m the one who started this whole thing. So when I emailed him and found a mediator, and I put that in, I sent an e-mail. -mail to Brittany, she was like, ‘Oh, no, I’m getting a divorce lawyer and I was like, “Okay, whatever.” Why don’t we call a mediator?” reason to spend all this money.

He went on to insist that he thought Brittany wanted to be the one to “report the papers publicly.”

Jax, 45, added: “I think she wanted to be the first to serve me papers publicly. I think she wanted to get a head start while I was in there. I think she wanted to be the first to publicly say: ‘I’m getting divorced, when in all honesty, I was the one who initiated the project.’

He continued: “It had to happen. I just think I blindsided her a little bit. I think she really, really wanted me to work on the marriage. I think that was her goal. And I was so checked. By that time, I was really exhausted. I couldn’t come back.

It comes after Brittany, 35, admitted she endured “the hardest year” of her life, and she hopes telling her story will help other women “find their strength”.

In an Instagram post, Brittany wrote, “This has been the hardest year of my life and that’s just part of my story. Ultimately, I’m learning as I go and I try to be as strong as possible for my son.

“I hope I can help other women who are going through things like me, find their strength because it’s not as easy as it seems. (sic)”

The former couple met in 2015 and married in 2019. They are parents to a three-year-old son named Cruz.