Jax Taylor’s Relationship Status Revealed After Being Spotted With Esthetician Jessica Pekson (Exclusive)

Jax Taylor is dipping his feet in the dating pool after separating from Brittany Cartwright.

One day before season 2 of The Valley premieres, the Bravo star, 45, was spotted grocery shopping with a mystery woman in Los Angeles.

After reaching out to several sources, Us Weekly can exclusively confirm the individual is esthetician Jessica Pekson.

“Jax has been casually dating Jessica for a while, but Jax isn’t exclusive to anyone,” one insider exclusively shared with Us. “He’s Jax. There’s definitely not just one woman in the picture.”

According to the insider, Pekson DMed several cast members from Vanderpump Rules offering a free facial. Since then, the Los Angeles-based esthetician has been out with Taylor several times.

Us has reached out to Taylor’s rep and Pekson for comment.

In August 2024, Cartwright, 36, filed for divorce from Taylor after five years of marriage. The couple share 3-year-old son Cruz, who was recently diagnosed with autism.

According to court documents obtained by Us, Cartwright cited “irreconcilable differences” as the reason for their divorce. She also listed the official date of separation as January 24, 2024.

By the time cameras picked back up for season 2 of The Valley, the couple’s divorce proceedings were underway.

Taylor subsequently entered a 30-day treatment program to address his mental health struggles and later shared that he has been battling substance abuse issues. In March, he marked 100 days of sobriety.

As Taylor explores the dating world, Cartwright recently revealed she has been out on some dates, but is “not in a relationship.”

“I’m having fun with that part of my life,” she exclusively told Us on April 11. “But it’s also weird being a single mom. You have to plan things out and make things happen in a different way. … I’m very much hands on 24/7, so I have to plan that out and dealing with mom guilt and stuff is very hard too. I’m just trying to figure it out.”

Cartwright said she remains “excited for my future” as she looks for a man who is family oriented, loves kids and “understands my journey with my son.”

“That’s gonna be the most important thing no matter what,” she explained. “I just want butterflies and happiness.”

As for the thought of Taylor getting married again or being in a serious relationship down the line, Cartwright finds it hard to imagine.

“I can’t see that happening, honestly. I really can’t,” she told Glamour in an interview published Tuesday, April 15. “He’s told me a million times he’s never getting married again, but I never know what’s going to happen. Would it be hard on me? Absolutely. But I would get over it. I’d be like, ‘That’s your problem now. I’ll see how you handle it. Because I bet you ain’t going to handle it for as long as I did.’”

Season 2 of The Valley airs on Bravo Tuesdays at 9 p.m. ET with new episodes available to stream the next day on Peacock.