Earlier than Brittany Cartwright turned a family identify within the Bravosphere, she needed to pinch her pennies!
The 34-year-old spouse of Jax Taylor opened up on their podcast, When Actuality Hits, and obtained actual about when she joined Vanderpump Guidelines again in 2015 for season 4. On Friday’s episode, she dished:
“I didn’t receives a commission my first season of Vanderpump Guidelines — till the very, very finish. I used to be broke. It took lots out of me.”
What??
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This was tremendous tough on her relationship along with her now-husband. Earlier than the marriage in 2019, the early phases of their romance have been met with monetary hardship. Brittany was nonetheless residing in her Kentucky hometown when she determined to pack up and transfer out to El Lay as a result of flying forwards and backwards to see her man was turning into too costly. The 44-year-old Bravo star mentioned of his spouse:
“It was costing her. That is the start of the present and it was costing her $800 to $900. She was in Kentucky [working at a bar and Hooters] and $800 is some huge cash [to spend on airfare].”
Only some months into their relationship, the couple have been attempting to make it work lengthy distance however have been struggling as a result of all the additional bills:
“It was like three months in. As a result of I needed to work, I used to be going forwards and backwards to see you. I used to be at work for per week after which would see you the subsequent week. It was like two months.”
In fact, by 2019, Jax was reported to be the highest-paid solid member on the present — however again at the start, this was an actual battle for them! All that flying and touring, it’s no shock she determined to make the large transfer. With how massive of a job she had in season 4, it’s wild they have been allegedly barely paying her something for her time!
Brittany and Jax aren’t the primary ones to open up about VPR‘s supposedly missing paychecks. Final month, Kristen Doute revealed on the Good Guys podcast to host Josh Peck she solely obtained round $10,000 for a complete yr as a lump sum:
“Season one, we made $10,000. It was really $5,000, after which they added like, an extra $5,000.”
Whereas in 2019 on the Juicy Scoop podcast, Jax claimed he really made a bit greater than that — and obtained some further incentives and offers, too:
“It was $15,000 to do the entire season. They have been giving us lots. There was incentives and proper off the bat I used to be getting promotions and offers and issues like that.”
Rattling! The distinction in views from the women and Jax is fairly eye-opening, to say the least.
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