The Valley’s Brittany Cartwright Reveals Exact Plastic Surgery She Got Done in Mommy Makeover, and Confirms She’s Single After Brandon Hanson Split
Brittany Cartwright shared details about her recent mommy makeover on Friday’s episode of her podcast.
Days after confirming she’d gone under the knife, the 36-year-old Vanderpump Rules alum and star of
“First off, I had abdominal reconstruction,” Brittany began on the October 10 episode of
Continuing to give a nod to her messy split from Jax Taylor, 46, who she claimed body-shamed her after Cruz’s birth, Brittany said her surgeries were “very important for [her] mental health.”
In addition to stretch marks and a shelf below her belly button “that would not go away,” Brittany suffered from diastasis recti, an abdominal separation, after giving birth.
“My abs were separated so at the top of my stomach, it was almost sticking out more than the bottom of my stomach … and I hated that,” she admitted.
While the reconstructive surgery was hard on her body, Brittany said she “can already tell such a difference.”
“I can look down and my stomach doesn’t stick out like it used to,” she noted, adding that the procedure was “extremely painful and a tough recovery.”
Brittany also got liposuction around her back and sides and on her stomach to get her body back to what it looked like before she had Cruz.
“Lipo is not easy. My back is sore, as well as my front, so it’s been difficult to sleep,” she explained.
“And then I had a full tummy tuck,” she continued. “They took off a lot of the skin from underneath my belly button to right above my pubic bone and all the way across. So it’s crazy. All my stretch marks are gone and my stomach is completely flat, and they moved my belly button up.”
As for her breasts, Brittany replaced her original implants with a smaller size.
“They took out some of my breast tissue to make it look smaller as well. And I got a lift. So my boobs are perky. They are beautiful … and I am so freaking excited,” she gushed.
During another moment of the podcast, Brittany offered an update on her relationship status.
“I’m single. We actually did not last. We were very good friends before we started dating. It was kind of like a whirlwind relationship. It went into the public way sooner than we ever would’ve wanted it to. We still care about each other. It ended amicably, but I just could not do the long distance,” she revealed. “He’s got a lot of obligations with his three kids and jobs and we live three hours away so it was just too tough to keep it going. We really cared about each other. Hopefully, we can remain friends but it’s just something I didn’t see that was going to be able to continue in the future.”
Additionally, Brittany acknowledged that she still has a lot of “healing” and “learning” to do after her breakup with Jax.
“I still have a lot of healing to do, a lot of learning to do so I think being single for a little longer is what’s best for me. It was a short relationship, short couple of months … but I feel good about the decision and I think this is what’s best for me … [I] wish him the best … it just wasn’t for me,” she added.
Brittany also offered an update on her recovery on her Instagram Story after fans noticed she appeared shaky in one of her recent social media videos.
“Let’s remember, I’m still recovering from a huge surgery, even though I’m feeling better every day,” she told listeners. “I had my tubes removed today, and it went so much better than I thought. It was like, hardly any pain. I barely felt anything at all. So I feel so free, and I feel so much better. It’s crazy how much better I instantly felt with having the tubes removed. So, still very swollen but oh my gosh, I feel amazing.”
The Valley season three is currently in production and expected to begin airing on Bravo sometime early next year.
Gia Giudice Recalls Emotional Reunion with Gabriella's Boyfriend: “I Actually Started Crying”
The Next Gen NYC cast member confirmed her little sister, Gabriella Giudice, is still in a long-distance relationship.
Gia Giudice has revealed more details about her little sister’s love life.
The Next Gen NYC cast member headed to Michigan last week to celebrate Gabriella Giudice’s 21st birthday. The special weekend included a University of Michigan football game, a night out on the town, and an emotional reunion between Gabriella and her boyfriend. Gia recalled the latter moment during the October 8 episode of her
“Gabriella's boyfriend actually ended up surprising her for her 21st birthday. She had no idea,” Gia shared. “She likes to say that she kind of had some clues.”
How Gia Giudice helped Gabriella's boyfriend pull off a birthday surprise
Gia said she played an important role in Sal's plan, as she was tasked with getting Gabriella out of the apartment before he arrived. So, what did she do? She began rushing her sister to do a store run.
“I kept looking at her, telling her, ‘Let's go. Let's go to Costco. Come on, Gabriella, we've got to get out the door,’” The Real Housewives of New Jersey daughter said. “So later on, when he ended up surprising her, [Gabriella] looks at me, and she was like, ‘Is this why you were rushing me to go to Costco?’ And I'm like, ‘Zip it, you had no idea.’”
After the Costco shopping trip, the sisters returned to a fully decorated apartment complete with a banner, blue and yellow balloons, and an assortment of cupcakes. Gia said Gabriella “was so happy” to see the decor, so much so that it took her a minute to realize Sal was in the apartment among her group of friends.
“She didn’t even notice Sal until the last second, which made it so much better,” Gia recalled. “I see those college surprises all the time, all over my For You page, when the boyfriend surprises the girlfriend and the girlfriend surprises the boyfriend. So to actually see it, in real life, I was like, this is just so adorable. I actually started crying. I don't know why the surprise made me so emotional. I think just to see my sister so happy, and it just went so perfectly, I started tearing up.”
Gabriella Giudice sheds light on her long-distance relationship
