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

Jax Taylor not too long ago admitted he received the “ick” whereas watching himself again in season 2 of Bravo’s “The Valley.”

Throughout an episode of his podcast, Jax Taylor advised 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 , about how I acted,” Taylor, 45, advised Schwartz on his podcast, “In the Mind of a Man.”

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

Taylor went on to say that he initially deliberate to skip the upcoming batch of episodes; nonetheless, 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, pay attention. It was a 12 months in the past. The present was shot a 12 months in the past,” Taylor revealed.

He defined that as a result of he and the manufacturing group felt he was in a “completely different place” than he was once 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 displaying progress,” he stated. “And I’ll say, only for the viewers, it is vital that Jax has watched an episode as a result of I do not suppose 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 twenty years earlier than pursuing sobriety.)

In line with the “Home of Villains” star, he misses nothing about his former life. Actually, seeing himself on TV from a 12 months in the past made him understand that much more.

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

Taylor added that he by no means desires 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 can be “actually, actually unhealthy.”

“The very last thing on the earth I would like proper now’s for you guys to see what occurred to me final 12 months,” he stated. “However I gotta take a look at the silver lining, you already know? I hope to assist out someone that is going by way of what I am going by way of. I feel males’s psychological well being is type of appeared over. I need to share my story.”

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