Brittany Cartwright and Brandon Hanson have split two months after their relationship first came to light

Brittany Cartwright and Brandon Hanson They called it quits Two months after their relationship first came to light.

“Little side note, I’m single. We haven’t actually held out,” Cartwright, 36, revealed during the October 10 episode of her show. “When Reality Hits” podcast.In response to a fan’s question about her “new boyfriend.”

“We were very good friends before we started dating,” she explained. “It was like a whirlwind relationship. It came out sooner than we would have liked.”

The “Vanderpump Rules” alum cited “long distance” as the main reason for the breakup, and admitted that living in a different city from her partner wasn’t sustainable for her.

“I couldn’t do the long distance, and he had a lot of obligations to his three kids and his jobs,” she said. “We lived three hours away, so it was very difficult to keep it going.”

The reality star explained that she and her ex “really care about each other” and ended “amicably.”

“I hope we can still be friends, but it’s just something I didn’t see being able to continue into the future,” she said.

The mother of one also shared that being single is “the best” for her because she “still (has) a lot of healing and learning how to do it” from her. Controversial divorce from Jax Taylorwhich has not yet been completed.

Cartwright I filed for divorce From Taylor (46 years old) in August 2024 after five years of marriage. The former couple has a 4-year-old son, Cruz Diagnosis of autism In April. She was And grant him full custody last year.

Cartwright and Hanson first began their romance in August when they were Packed on the PDA During a Mexican vacation. They were first spotted at an event in Los Angeles earlier in August, where the two felt comfortable enough for it Raising rumors of a relationship.

Hanson is also currently separated, and his estranged wife, Jasina Stanko, has taken to social media Her husband’s love story with the “Al-Wadi” star explodes. Just a few days before photos of their steamy vacation surfaced.

In a Another GULTLE Stanko wrote of the duo’s budding relationship: “He’s my husband!!!” Then she added in another comment: “This man is married.”

When a follower joked if Stanko was also “dating” Hanson, she explained: “She married him. Do you know him?”

Despite her claims, an insider exclusively told Page Six that Cartwright’s then-boyfriend’s relationship status is more complicated than it seems.

“Brittany’s new relationship comes at a time when they are both experiencing similar life changes,” an insider told us at the time. “Like Brittany, he is going through a divorce, and he and his ex have been separated for the past seven months.”

“The two found comfort in each other as they dealt with their divorce and personal life changes,” the insider concluded.

Kentucky native She explained the status of her relationship with Hanson last month, TMZ said, “We’re not technically boyfriend and girlfriend yet,” she said, noting that they’ve “known each other for 15 years” after meeting in her home state.

She admitted at the time that it “makes her happy”, but they “just see how it goes” and “focus on having fun”.