Jax Taylor Got Emotional Watching Season 2 Of ‘The Valley’

Jax Taylor just lately admitted he bought the “ick” whereas watching himself again in season 2 of Bravo’s “The Valley.”

Throughout an episode of his podcast, Jax Taylor informed his former “Vanderpump Guidelines” co-star, Tom Schwartz, that he did not need to watch the brand new season. Nevertheless, he modified his thoughts after mulling it over, and doing so made the villainous actuality star fairly emotional.

“I did watch it. I sat within the nook and I cried my eyes out. I used to be so disgusted about what I noticed, about that shell of a human being that I used to be taking a look at, about how I acted,” Taylor, 45, informed Schwartz on his podcast, “In the Mind of a Man.”

“It was simply utter disgust. And, you realize, I checked out it like, ‘Wow. I am glad I watched this as a result of I by no means wanna be that individual once more,'” he defined.

Taylor went on to say that he initially deliberate to skip the upcoming batch of episodes; nevertheless, after being inspired by the present’s producers, he modified his thoughts.

“I used to be calling the producers. I am like, ‘Ought to I watch this? Ought to I watch this?’ Then I am like, ‘I do not wanna watch this.’ They’re like, ‘Jax, hear. It was a yr in the past. The present was shot a yr in the past,” Taylor revealed.

He defined that as a result of he and the manufacturing group felt he was in a “totally different place” than he was after they shot season 2, they agreed that he ought to give the present a attempt.

Schwartz responded to Taylor’s feedback and seemingly hinted that he was pleased with his fellow co-star’s progress.

“Wow. That is good, Jax. So that you’re exhibiting development,” he mentioned. “And I’ll say, only for the viewers, it is important that Jax has watched an episode as a result of I do not assume he watched one episode of ‘Vanderpump Guidelines’ within the historical past of the present.”

Later, throughout their dialog, Taylor and Schwartz started discussing the previous’s sobriety journey. (In March 2025, Taylor shared he had been hooked on cocaine for 20 years earlier than pursuing sobriety.)

In accordance with the “Home of Villains” star, he misses nothing about his former life. The truth is, seeing himself on TV from a yr in the past made him notice that much more.

“I do not miss any of it,” he mentioned. “Like I mentioned, I watched again the episode. I simply look sweaty, and my eyes are bulging, and I am off form…. I simply gave myself the ick… I seemed disgusting. I used to be like 180 kilos. I simply look gross.”

Taylor added that he by no means needs to return to his previous self, particularly now that he is aware of what toxins like alcohol can do to his physique.

Forward of the season 2 premiere, Taylor warned Bravo viewers that his habits within the present’s upcoming episodes will likely be “actually, actually dangerous.”

“The very last thing on this planet I need proper now could be for you guys to see what occurred to me final yr,” he mentioned. “However I gotta take a look at the silver lining, you realize? I hope to assist out any person that is going by means of what I am going by means of. I believe males’s psychological well being is sort of seemed over. I need to share my story.”

Taylor admitted his private points, together with his bipolar dysfunction and dependancy struggles, brought on a few of his dangerous habits. He even described his life on the time as “all-time low.”