Lisa Vanderpump says Brittany Cartwright’s separation from Jax Taylor following four years of marriage ‘probably something to do with Jax’s bad behavior’

Lisa Vanderpump says she thinks Jax Taylor’s “bad behavior” was the reason for his split from Brittany Cartwright after four years of marriage.

The 63-year-old Bravo star, citing numerous infidelity scandals that unfolded on her Bravo series Vanderpump Rules, said that while she wasn’t sure of the cause, she had her suspicions. (He has denied that cheating was the cause of the split.)

“I don’t know what the reason was, but I think it probably had something to do with Jax’s bad behavior,” Vanderpump said. E! News on Monday. “I’m not sure, but the indicator of future behavior is normally past behavior.”

Vanderpump talks to the outlet at the Vanderpump Villa premiere event, ahead of the show’s April 1 debut on Hulu, about the recent separation from its one-time employees.

The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills alum said people were initially skeptical of the chances between Taylor and Cartwright, an aspect she could empathize with.

Jax Taylor, 44, and Brittany Cartwright, 35, were pictured last year at an event in support of Vanderpump Rules

Vanderpump said, “Everyone predicted that when they got married: They said, ‘Oh, this won’t last,’ but I actually didn’t like jumping to conclusions.”

The Vanderpump Rules impresario looked back at the naysayers when she married her husband Ken Todd in 1982.

“I know a lot of people say it’s inevitable, but when I walked down the aisle 42 years ago, everyone shook their heads and said, ‘This was never going to last,’” the English socialite said. ‘Ken is a bad boy in London and 16 years older than me. You go into it completely optimistically.’

The reality star said she thought the news of Taylor and Cartwright’s split was “a shame if they were having a child,” referring to their son Cruz, two.

“Marriage isn’t easy and there are always so many options in Hollywood and there are excuses and their egos involved,” Vanderpump said. “I think almost everyone I know who got married on reality TV is separated, except for Ken and me.”

Cartwright, 35, removed her married surname earlier this month Instagram profile following her divorce from Taylor.

Cartwright had her name listed as Brittany Cartwright Cauchi from March 2 until she dropped her now-estranged husband’s name sometime on March 3.

On February 29, Cartwright and the 44-year-old reality star – whose full birth name is Jason Michael Cauchi – announced their divorce after four years of marriage.

The couple has been together for almost a decade since they started dating in 2015 and share one child together. They married in 2019 and welcomed their son Cruz, now three, a few years later in 2021; seen in May 2023

Earlier this month, Taylor had claimed they were still living under the same roof, around the same time Cartwright revealed she would give him another chance; seen in March 2023

The couple has been together for almost a decade since they started dating in 2015 and share one child together. They married in 2019 and welcomed their son Cruz, now three, a few years later in 2021.

Their marital problems came to light after Cartwright and Taylor announced their split on February 29. Cartwright confirmed the shocking news in a recent episode of their joint podcast. When reality hits.

“Jax and I are taking some time apart and I have made the decision to move to another home to take some space for the sake of my mental health,” she said. “I won’t go into too much detail now because this is still very difficult to talk about.”

She explained that her son is her main priority and emphasized that they will be “just fine,” adding: “I’m taking things day by day… I don’t know what the future holds, but right now my focus is on being the best mother for Cruz. I love you and pray for us. Everything will be fine.’

Later that same day, Taylor claimed that they were not living in separate places and that Cartwright had returned home.

“We are together,” he told Page Six at the time. “We live in our house now.”

He did not reveal the reason for their disagreement, but explained that there was “no malice or mischief involved.”

‘It’s just two people where you know their marriage will last ten years. We spend some time together and try to reassess our situation. We have a child involved, and we just want to do what’s best for our child.”

Just days earlier, Cartwright and the 44-year-old reality star – whose full birth name is Jason Michael Cauchi – announced their separation after four years of marriage; seen in December 2019

Their marital problems came to light after Cartwright and Taylor announced their split last Thursday. Cartwright confirmed the shocking news in a recent episode of their joint podcast When Reality Hits; seen in November 2019

Since then, Cartwright has not confirmed whether she has returned to their marital home, but did say they were working on their marriage.

“I think moving out and taking some space to figure out if this is what I want is the best situation for me right now,” she told TMZ a day after it was reported they had split.

“I’ve been asking him to do certain things for a while now and nothing has come of it yet, so you know, hopefully,” she continued. “Listen, I love Jax so much. I really do, and I want the best for me and my son right now.”