Brittany Cartwright throws savage slight at Jax Taylor about his manhood in teaser for The Valley reunion
Now Brittany Cartwright and Jax Taylor are coming face to face again as they revisit season two of The Valley - and things get ugly.
Jax has since announced he is 'stepping away' from the upcoming third season, and perhaps that is for the best considering just how tense the conversation got in a sneak peek for the upcoming reunion.
'I would not touch that dirty d**k with a 10 inch pole,' Brittany insists.
But Jax fired back with a response that made host Andy Cohen grimace: 'That's not what you said four months ago.'
'You knew we were filming whenever we did these things!' Brittany insisted.
'I'm not going to play a role, I'm not an actor!' Jax hit back.
'You dug right at me constantly. You made me literally lose my sparkle!' Brittany hissed.
An exasperated Jax replied: 'Not with the f**king sparkle.'
Jax and Brittany aren't the only couple whose relationship has disintegrated on The Valley - so have Jesse Lally and Michelle Lally.
Their issues boiled to the surface during the reunion, with Jesse slamming his ex for allegedly seeking relationship advice from a single man during their marriage.
'C'mon! A married woman with a child asking a single guy for advice about her husband? That's wildly inappropriate!' Jesse shot at his ex.
'Wildly inappropriate? You told our client that you wanted to eat her out!' Michelle claimed.
Last season, Brittany and Jax's marriage officially ended on camera.
The former couple were married in 2019 following a dramatic romance that began on Vanderpump Rules. They have son Cruz, four, together.
Fortunately for Brittany, she won't be having to encounter Jax much longer on their show - he recently announced he will be 'stepping away' from season three.
He dropped the bombshell about his departure in a statement to US Weekly, saying, 'After an incredibly challenging year and many honest conversations with my team and producers, I'll be stepping away from the next season.'
'Right now, my focus needs to be on my sobriety, my mental health, and coparenting. Taking this time is necessary for me to become the best version of myself — especially for our son, Cruz,' he added.
On last week's episode of The Valley, Cartwright accused her ex of drinking just days after he got out of rehab following a month-long stint in the facility.
A source close to production told DailyMail.com that Jax and Bravo had 'mutual discussions' and the network 'respects and supports his decision.'
During the most recent episode, Taylor visited Cartwright at her rental property for a discussion about establishing 'boundaries' while co-parenting their son Cruz.
However, their cordial sit-down quickly turned hostile as the estranged couple got into a shouting match.
Amid their custody battle, which has quickly turned bitter, Cartwright admitted she was having doubts about his sobriety in a confessional.
Taylor stunned viewers with a horrific insult directed at his estranged wife when he made a blunt confession about their crumbling marriage.
'I think after Jax got out of the facility, it took him less than five days to go back to the bars and start partying again,' Cartwright claimed.
'It's just so disappointing, like, he did not take anything seriously,' she added.
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