Brittany Cartwright gets real with ‘Virtual Reali-Tea’ about ‘Special Forces’ exit, new beau

Brittany Cartwright gets real with ‘Virtual Reali-Tea’ about ‘Special Forces’ exit, new beau

I didn’t expect it to be something where I was like, whoa, I can’t I cannot handle this. This is not something I need to be at or be in because it’s not healthy from a mental state virtual reality. [Music] Britney Cartright, Danny and I, you know, we love you. You know that we are obsessed with you. So, we were so excited when we saw that you were cast on special forces. However, we were so devastated that it was only for one episode. How How are you feeling about your experience, Bri? I mean, obviously, I’m embarrassed that it was one episode, but like I couldn’t do it no more. It was It was so hard. And it was just God in the time of my life that I was in at that moment and leaving my son for as long as I had and you know just different things like that that were happening to me. It just it was not aligning. I was not physically ready. I thought I was going to be mentally ready but I wasn’t like going into there. I was thinking okay I just left a very toxic relationship. I’m reliving this on national TV. I can handle anything. and the DS are doing their job. They’re screaming at me. They’re yelling at me. They’re calling me names. They’re doing all this. Instead of that motivating me, it triggered me. And I I didn’t expect that to happen. You know, they’re just doing their jobs. But I I didn’t expect it to be something where I was like, whoa, I can’t I cannot handle this. This is not something I need to be at or be in because it’s not healthy for a mental state. And I did not expect that to happen to me at all. I honestly feel like just from what you just said because I know a lot of people like you probably did too, a lot of people went on the show to learn something about themselves and to prove something about yourself. And I hope you know it’s kind of a beautiful moment actually that you felt that felt the triggering, felt your past, and you were like, “Oh, now I I know how to say goodbye to that.” You know what I mean? Oh, yeah. I think so, too. you know, I I talked about it afterwards and everything, you know, and it was just like this just it just wasn’t the the right thing for you. It wasn’t the right thing. And I, you know, I had committed to something months before and I really wanted to go. It just wasn’t the time in my life where I was able to get past it. Right now, I’m in such a better headsp space and I’m feeling amazing and I’m so happy and I feel like I’m in such a better place and I think maybe I could do better now. But honestly, it was it was hard. You made it farther than we would. It was freaking hard. And I I faced my biggest fear jumping out of a helicopter. Helicopters are terrifying. Heights are the worst for me. So, even though the physical stuff wasn’t great, I conquered one of my biggest fears and I’m proud of that. So, no matter what the haters say, I’m like, “Okay, let me see you do it. Let me see you repel down.” Even though I dangled for a minute, it wasn’t the prettiest thing in the world. I still freaking did it. Like honestly, screw the haters. Britney, Danny and I were talking earlier that you lasted a lot longer than we would have. We would have lasted maybe seven minutes at most. But to Danny’s point, it actually really is a beautiful thing that you were able to establish a boundary and say, “No, I’m I I can’t take people yelling at me like this. I I” In a way, you were honestly like too too used to it. Now if if those situations arise where you’re you know put in a situation where you’re having a really intense argument say with the person you are currently co-parenting with do you feel like you are better equipped to handle those sorts of conversations and that well not not a conversation but that kind of behavior. Oh 100%. I have like I’ve learned so much about myself. I’ve grown so much within all of this these things that I’ve gone through and I think that like now I I see things for what they are. Like if I’m fighting with someone um I’m not taking everything he says to me to heart. Like before everything like crushed me and went into my heart and my soul and I was like believed that stuff about me and I don’t do that anymore. And I think that’s awesome. Hell yeah. I love that. And it’s how you that’s what you deserve. You know what I mean? That you’re like that’s what they’re working on. You don’t need that because you know you’re beautiful and you have a beautiful life and a beautiful soul and also a beautiful baby which who you said you were so sad to have left. I kind of like cuz Teresa and Gia I’m like oh they got to do it. Of course Gia’s in her 20s so she could go do it. But do you feel like that was kind of one of the main things to or one of the other things too that you’re like I really need to be with Cruz right now. Like because how it’s hard must be hard for you to even be separated from him for a little bit. It it’s so hard because I am 100% the main parent. You know, I do everything. I’m with him every single day 24/7. Um and a lot of people don’t realize like before we even get to the course, we’re in Morocco for like at least seven days. And I had never been away from my son more than two or three nights tops. And if I travel without him, it’s for work or something. You know what I mean? So at that point, I had never been away from him for that long. So that was very difficult as well. Luckily, I have an amazing support system here and that was able to I knew that he was safe. I was facetiming him 20,000 times a day. I only made it on the course for one day, half a day, whatever the freak you want to call it. So I didn’t I didn’t like actually go a day with where I wasn’t able to call him. But on the course, you can’t call your loved ones. And I think that was, you know, that’s hard. Have you shown also like it is great that they got to have a support system because maybe if I would have had Kristen Dodie or Zachim or one of my friends on the course with me they would have been like you’re not leaving you are staying here and maybe I would have stayed you know you know who knows now that you say that I am Wow imagining Kristen Dodie in special forces would truly be that would be a wild time she would never she told She wouldn’t even sign up for it. She’s like, “I’m so proud of you.” Yeah. Because you signed up and you went to it. She’s like, “Britney,” cuz I sent like clips and I was like, “You guys are going to laugh at me. It’s so awful.” Blah blah blah. And they were like, “Britney, we wouldn’t even go on that show because it’s so hard.” That’s I was like there are a few um like I feel bravo lesb in my entire life. I feel even on your uh your friends at the Valley too. I feel so many of them would probably be like, “Oh, no thank Like I want what would my spray tan do? You know what I mean? Like you one who’s like let me try this and push yourself to something new. Yeah. I wanted to go out of my comfort zone. I was at a time in my life where I was like let me just say yes to trying everything, you know, and I’m so proud of myself that I did it. I didn’t make it far. Yes, it’s embarrassing. Yes, whatever. I didn’t look beautiful. It wasn’t a show to look sexy and to look pretty and show my daily life. It was to push me out of my comfort zone. And I’m proud I did that. Have you shown Cruz the footage of mommy jumping out of a helicopter or do you think he’s too young? I Because there’s also a part of me that would be like, “Look what mommy did.” Like, “Look what I haven’t showed him yet, but I feel like maybe I should do that today to see how he reacts.” I think he would think it’s cool because every time a I live in LA, helicopters are around 247. So, anytime a helicopter is around, he’s like looking up like, “Oh my gosh, oh my gosh.” Like he loves it. So, yeah, I definitely need to show him. I haven’t had time because, you know, we we work on so much other stuff and it hasn’t really been like let me show him this because I was kind of embarrassed and the haters were hating. But I feel like I should show him. Yeah. I Yeah, you don’t have to listen to the haters cuz like like I mean what you even did was so even like the premise of it like Chris and Dodie told you it is so terrifying. But I do like the idea that you maybe with a pal and with like a better headsp space and some time you’re down to go back. Yeah. Like if they ever did like a worst special forces character ever and then like had us all on the same on the show together, maybe I would try again. And I know and we know you didn’t have that much time with them after being in the Morocco like getting your bearings and everything like that. But were you bonding with Lane Biden with a lot of the cast that you were with? Yeah. So I was only there for a day but everybody was because uh even whenever we were in the hotel and stuff before we didn’t get to we didn’t get to see each other. So, we didn’t know who was on the course until we got to the course. And I actually knew a lot of the people, which was cool. You know, Randall Cobb played football for UK, Kentucky, where I’m from. So, I knew him. He the same time I lived in Lexington, like we hung out in the same like we hung out with each other. He was like, you know, around my friends and everything like that. My mom sold him his first furniture set in Lexington for his first Portman. Like, so there was like different things. Sean and Andrew East, we had a job together for SA Lauder. Uh, so we worked a stage coach event together. I met Jesse James and Eric Decker, you know, Teresa and Gio, you know, it was kind of cool to to go there and be like, “Oh my god, you’re here. You’re here. You’re here.” It was neat. But everybody was so nice. So nice. Oh, I love it. Your castmate, Eva Marciel from Atlanta Housewives, when we interviewed her, she described you as a walking ray of sunshine, which is so accurate. You always bring such good energy to to every situation. But speaking of Eva, one thing she told one thing she told Danny and I is that while she was there for the entirety of the duration that she was in Morocco, she did not use the bathroom once. Like she didn’t do number two because apparently the bathroom situation there is really horrific. What did you make of the bathroom situation, Britney? Well, I was in a hotel until I went to the course and I was out for one day, so I never made it to base. Would you would you would you pull an Eva or would you be like, “No, I gota I gotta use the hole.” I don’t think I could pull an Eva because my stomach doesn’t work like that. I think that she’s been a model for years, so she’s like, I know how to handle this and it’s fine. I I am a country girl who likes to eat and that’s just not how my body would work. Honestly, I’m so glad you never had to experience that because that is the one I don’t think I would survive because of the stage fright alone. I just I don’t think I could handle it because apparently you can like make eye contact with people while they’re getting down to business and that just that is that is not for me. That’s something that Tom Schwarz asked me every day. He’s like, “What’s the pooping situation like?” And I’m like, “No, baby. Asking me that.” Of of course that is the question Tom Schwarz asked. And uh speaking of eye contact, we interviewed Diaz Foxy Britney. I was like I feel like I’m I told him I was like, “If you were yelling at me, I think you’re flirting with me.” He’s so attractive. He’s so cute. He is. And that was It’s crazy to like cuz you know I saw how they were on camera and then as soon as I got cut I got to see like his personality and I was like a sweetest pie. I said I’m not I was like I thought you were so terrifying but you’re actually no saying because he’s literally like Teresa Judai stupid to her face. And then he came on to our radio show and like Danny and I were honestly like scared and nervous. And then he ended up being the nicest guy on the planet. I was like, “How do you do this? This is so insane.” Yeah. Afterwards, I remember I was walking up and I was like, “Is this my walk of shame?” Because I was going to have to go have a conversation with him and he like was just like being funny and like chitchatting with me and I was like, “You are a normal person.” Yeah. Nice to know. Um, I’m so we were actually Britney, we were chatting about you recently with your good pal Sheena Shay at our VRT awards event and one thing she told us there is that she loves your new man. She’s a big fan of him. How has he been reacting to your experience on the show? Uh, just very supportive. You know, I had already told him that I didn’t make it long, you know, so he was like aware of all that stuff, but just very supportive and just like don’t listen to the haters. You did amazing. you tried. You know, you did the best you can do. And he’s like, you’re a great person, so don’t listen to people who ever would think otherwise. And when Oh, it’s so cute. And when we talked to Briana, she said that now it’s kind of reframed how she goes on dates and has date. Uh because now she’s like going hiking and everything like that. Does it make y’all’s date night like get a little more you’re like, “Oh, let’s get it a little more active or you’re like, “No, I I was in a helicopter. I need to be wind and dine at fivestar establishments from now on.” Oh, no. It’s like I was in a helicopter. I jumped out of a helicopter. I can if I like am scared of anything, I’m like, but I jumped out of a helicopter. I can do this. Wait. Okay. Do you have something on the bucket list then? Like you want to like the next fear you want to face or something? Uh, I don’t know. I haven’t gotten that far yet, but yeah. I mean, I wouldn’t say that I’m thinking let’s take a helicopter to the islands. I’m like, let’s be safe and take a boat or whatever, you know? I’m not changing my my mindset on that kind of stuff. Um but you know I am more down to to try adventurous things I think because it’s like I put myself out there I was terrified I did it I survived you know type thing. Do you also you are in a braver state of being with a partner who is so supportive and celebratory of you? Yeah it definitely feels good to have someone who is lifting me up instead of putting me down. It’s amazing. Well Britney you’re amazing. I can’t believe our 10 minutes with you has already passed. I know. Sorry it’s so short. It was great. Glad you know we love you and could talk to you all the time. Thank you. And we’re we got to call King of the Hill cuz you could be a voice actress. Oh my god. I freaking Okay. I love that whenever you guys said that about me because put me on any of those. King of the Hill, American Dad, Family Guy. Like give me a voice actor. You really would be so good. You have the cadence and everything. Like honestly, we need it to happen. Putting it out there. Just do it, please. One day you’re jumping out of helicopters, next day you’re a voice actress. You can do it all day. Emmy, girl. Yes. Yes. I am all around.

Brittany Cartwright chatted with “Virtual Reali-Tea” co-hosts Danny Murphy and Evan Real about her early exit from “Special Forces: World’s Toughest Test.” She described the grueling conditions, how the hardcore energy mirrored challenges she faced at home amid her split from estranged husband Jax Taylor and the support she receives these days from her new beau, Brandon Hanson.

“Special Forces” airs Thursdays at 9 p.m. ET on Fox.

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