Brittany Cartwright Says She Didn’t Get Paid for Most of Pump Rules Season 4

Stars of The Valley, Brittany Cartwright and Jax Taylor, being shady on WWHL.

Pump Rules alum Brittany Cartwright didn’t make any money during season 4 until the very end despite being heavily featured on the show.

Brittany Cartwright reveals that her bank account didn’t reflect the effort she put into her first season of Pump Rules. The former SURver and her husband, Jax Taylor, claim that Brittany made hardly any money during her first season on the show.

The Kentucky native joined Vanderump Rules in 2015 during season 4 and would go on to star on the show until 2020.

Pump Rules alums Brittany Cartwright and Jax Taylor.

“I didn’t get paid my first season of Vanderpump Rules — until the very, very end. I was broke,” the 34-year-old revealed on her and Jax’s “When Reality Hits” podcast. “It took a lot out of me.”

The couple, who tied the knot in 2019, went on to explain how much money they put out during the early days of their relationship in order for Brittany to be a part of the show.

Pump Rules alums Jax Taylor & Brittany Cartwright.

Jax explains that Brittany eventually had to relocate from Kentucky to Los Angeles full-time because going back and forth was killing her financially.

“It was costing her,” he shared. “This is the beginning of the show, and it was costing her $800 to $900. She was in Kentucky [working at a bar and Hooters], and $800 is a lot of money [to spend on airfare].”

“It was like three months in,” Brittany added. “Because I had to work, I was going back and forth to see you. I was at work for a week and then would see you the next week. It was like two months.”

This revelation from Jax and Brittany comes just days after co-star Kristen Doute revealed how little the OG Pump Rules cast made during season one of the show.

Pump Rules alums Kristen Doute, Jax Taylor, and Brittany Cartwright // Charles Sykes/Bravo (2); Rich Polk/NBC

“We had very little in our bank account,” Kirsten said on July 27. “It was $5,000, and if we became a primary, we got an additional $5,000.”

Jax, Brittany, and Kristen are currently in the midst of filming the much-anticipated Pump Rules spinoff show along with their new co-stars. Meanwhile, the Pump Rules cast is currently in the final weeks of filming season 11.

Both shows are expected to air on Bravo in 2024.

Thoughts on Brittany and Jax’s comments? Are you surprised the Pump Rules cast made so little for their first season? Sound off in the comments!

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5 comments

Snarky Enigma August 16, 2023 - 8:15 pm
Oh silly Brittany, it's not about the paycheck per se; it's about the opportunity that being on Bravo affords you. See exhibit A: Jenny Craig spokeswoman non-binary entity.
Steve August 16, 2023 - 7:59 pm
Brittany -- there is a very short word in the English language which would have saved you all that money and aggravation. That word is "no".
Janice Provetti August 16, 2023 - 1:18 pm
Fool
Sara McCarthy August 16, 2023 - 1:12 pm
I'm not sure I get the point. Did they not know that when they signed up? Of course they did. They wanted the reality world fame and they got it. So? Next.
Jshappyday August 16, 2023 - 10:42 am
OMG! Jax and Britt rewriting Bravo casting policy and hiring, what’s new! - Boyfriends, girlfriends of the HWs, VPR who join especially mid season are never paid! Brooks was not paid ( Vicki), Paulie (via Delores) is not paid), and on and on! Jax’s many other women he dated and had on the show were not paid! The Cast members do not choose the Cast just by their dating. Bravo chooses who they will hire and give a pay check to and luckily for Brit and Jax the following season, LVP did hire Brittany at Sur as a favor and she did become a cast member. It has to work this way, because Jax and Brittany could have broke up in the middle of filming and VPR would have still had Brittany as a cast member and LVP still have Brittany at Sur, so not every girlfriend or boyfriend is hired at a whim. Brittany choose to date Jax and travel to see him…that was her choice. don’t blame that on Bravo now. Why did Bravo hire these two back, they always have a victimhood issue to raise and it is never enough. LVP treated these two so good, hosted so many parties for their wedding for them and they have been nothing but disloyal and atrocious in return.
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