All About How Brittany Cartwright Translated Reality Show Fame to Real-Life $$$$
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Though we were first introduced to her on the hit Bravo series Vanderpump Rules, beyond the screen, Brittany Cartwright has capitalized on becoming a household name over the years through a buncha reality TV ventures, endorsements, and savvy investments.
From making her Mamaw’s beer cheese a staple at her and ex-husband Jax Taylor’s bar to starring in a brand new Bravo show and participating in some seriously lucrative spon-con, Brittany’s net worth is truly a testament to her business prowess. Enter: us dissecting exactly how all her hard work has translated to real-life $$$$.
Ahead, everything you need to know about how Brittany’s net worth, starting with the fact that...
She’s been in the business of reality television for y-e-a-r-s
Bravo fans know that Brittany has recently been booked and busy starring on Bravo’s latest show The Valley—a Vanderpump Rules spinoff that showcases the lives of a friend group navigating huge milestones, from moving in together to raising a family. And in the event you forgot how good the reality star (and her now-ex) is at her job, the hit show has already been picked back up for a second season!
And while pulling back the curtain on her ‘ship is no doubt an emotional feat, financially speaking, letting viewers in on her personal life has resulted in her making a buncha $$$$. While an *exact* figure has yet to be reported for the reality star’s The Valley salary, according to Reality Tea, Brittany is likely earning anywhere from $5,000 per episode (aka $60,000 for the season) to $25,000 (aka $300,000 for the season). That! Said!!! Given her longstanding history with Bravo/the fact that she’s generally a fan-favorite of any series she’s on, she likely falls on the higher end of the spectrum.
P.S. Let’s not forget that the celeb has used her name and likeness on a buncha other shows, including Vanderpump Rules: Jax and Brittany Take Kentucky. It sadly only had one six-episode season, but still! It revolved solely around her and Jax and def added a buncha funds to her bank account.
Her beer cheese business is *chef’s kiss*
Yep, and it’s tied to Brittany and Jax’s other massive project: their sports bar, Jax’s Studio City. According to Bravo, “The L.A. establishment is a perfect little spot just a short drive from the Valley, offering a smorgasbord of pub-style eats, including sliders, flatbreads, and Brittany’s now-famous Mawmaw’s beer cheese, a Kentuckian favorite that garnered lots of love when first introduced on Vanderpump Rules.”
On the August 3 episode of their podcast, When Reality Hits with Jax and Brittany (which btw, she *also* makes money from), the couple discussed their latest endeavor. “I am opening a sports bar,” Jax confessed before adding, “It is going to be called Jax’s Studio City. We started construction on Monday and I am really excited. We are finally going to have a neighborhood sports bar.”
Luckily, a standout on the menu is obvi Brittany’s beer cheese, which she previously dished on during a 2018 convo with BravoTV.com. “[Mamaw] has her beer cheese that she’s been selling for a long time, so Jax and I are just trying to take it to the next level,” Brittany shared of her grandmother’s recipe. “So we are working with a couple different companies in LA to try to get it going and it’s gonna be on this season…Meemaw’s beer cheese. It’s gonna be up and running soon!”
Luckily, all that hard work paid off, because in an Instagram Story shared in October 2023, Brittany gushed, “Mamaw’s beer cheese is finally here!!,” all the while tagging Jax’s Studio City.
Oh, and speaking of Instagram...
Brands LOVE Brittany
With over 1.8 million followers on Instagram, the celeb has used her name and likeness to score massive social media partnerships, including collabs with Jenny Craig, Cupshe, and Purina.
Also, hi. Her Vanderpump Rules salary was 📈📈📈
But first! A bit of backstory: Brittany first began her reality TV journey around the time she initially crossed paths with Jax back in 2015 in Las Vegas. (FYI, this was just prior to season 4, which is when Brittany joined Vanderpump Rules as a guest.)
Now, by our simple calculations, because the former couple was on the show for *pulls out calendar* five seasons, this means they ended up making a ton of $$$ over the years. But just how much, you ask? Luckily, Brittany herself has been vocal about her paycheck.
“I didn’t get paid my first season of Vanderpump Rules—until the very, very end. I was broke,” she said in an August 2023 episode of When Reality Hits with Jax and Brittany (via Page Six). “It took a lot out of me. Because I had to work, I was going back and forth to see [Jax]. I was at work for a week, and then would see [Jax] the next week.”
“This is the beginning of the show and it was costing her $800 to $900 [to travel],” Jax chimed. “She was in Kentucky [working at a bar and Hooters] and $800 is a lot of money [to spend on flying back and forth].” How-ev-er (!!!) the tides seemed to turn over the years, and Brittany wound up invariably making more.
Sadly, we don’t have exact figures, but when Jax first landed on our television screens during season 1 of Vanderpump Rules, he *also* made nowhere near as much as he makes now. According to the Hollywood Reporter, the cast of the hit show was “barely netting $10,000 for their participation in the entire first season.” However, they wound up going through negotiations in 2017 and 2018 and managed to secure $25,000 per episode, meaning Jax likely took home close to $600,000 per each of his later seasons.
Their divorce might impact Brittany’s business
On August 28, 2024, TMZ reported that Brittany had officially filed for divorce, citing irreconcilable differences as the reason for her and Jax’s split. The news was far from surprising, as the two initially announced their marital issues during an episode of their podcast When Reality Hits way back in February 2024.
“I think that we will have to address some rumors—just a little bit. I’m not going to go too hard on this because, you know, some people do deserve to have their privacy. But I will say—marriage is hard and people go through ups and downs all the time and it’s completely normal,” Brittany began before adding, “Sometimes people might need their space [and] sometimes they won’t.” By early May, the two were amicable but “currently separated,” according to Jax.
Obvi, the two have a buncha business ties—from starring on The Valley together to co-owning Jax’s Studio City—that *might* get affected by the former couple’s separation. Plus, fans know that financial issues were one of the reasons Brittany and Jax began having problems in the first place.
On April 23, 2024, Brittany appeared in an episode of Vanderpump Rules for the first time in four years (!!!!), and she spared no details re: the couple’s downfall. “I know whenever me and Jax were going through that where I was making more money for once, I could tell that was a shift for him,” she confessed to fellow Bravo star Scheana Shay on the hit series (via Page Six). “We were fighting a lot because of that alone.”
*Le sigh* Stay tuned, we guess!
So, what’s the total?!?!
Oh, that would be a whopping $1 million, according to Celebrity Net Worth. Now if you'll excuse me, I have some audition tapes for Bravo I need to record. 😭
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