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Brittany Cartwright quits Fox’s Special Forces on first day, season 4 premiere shows

Vanderpump Rules alum leaves in the Season 4 premiere after a tough first day, citing a year of personal upheaval and a wish to prove her critics wrong.

Culture & Entertainment 4 months ago
Brittany Cartwright quits Fox’s Special Forces on first day, season 4 premiere shows

Brittany Cartwright has exited Fox’s Special Forces: World’s Toughest Test on the first day of Season 4, the network confirmed in Thursday night’s premiere episode. The Vanderpump Rules alum, 36, told producers she had long anticipated the possibility of leaving but still appeared surprised by how quickly the decision came. Cartwright described the moment as embarrassing, saying she knew she would be the first to go and acknowledging the personal stakes that drew her to the high-intensity competition: she wanted to prove her haters wrong after a difficult year. During the show’s opening hour, she explained that she joined the series to test herself amid a year marked by personal upheaval, including a turbulent separation from her estranged husband, Jax Taylor.


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