The Valley Resumes Filming Over Jax Taylor Photos
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- The Valley Season 3 resumed filming after already wrapping — including its June 18 reunion — to capture Brittany Cartwright's reaction to estranged husband Jax Taylor's publicist headlines, potentially for the finale where cast life updates typically appear
- Jax Taylor was photographed getting cozy with his publicist in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico, with onlookers telling TMZ they hugged throughout the day and "weren't trying to hide they were together"
- Brittany Cartwright dropped the same publicist following the photos' publication, adding a professional entanglement to the couple's personal split
- Jax Taylor exited the series after Season 2 to focus on his sobriety, after he and Cartwright separated and filed for divorce
- Bravo has pulled cameras back up after a wrap before — Summer House did the same earlier this year when co-stars Amanda Batula and West Wilson confirmed their relationship after weeks of denying rumors
Why it matters: The reshoot turns a tabloid fling into a season arc, with Cartwright's split from the shared publicist giving Bravo fresh material for a finale already shot weeks earlier. It also keeps Taylor's sobriety exit from foreclosing the storyline, since Cartwright's reaction now anchors the Puerto Vallarta fallout.
