New Beginnings, Special Forces & Cruz’s Big Milestones

When Reality Hits with Brittany Cartwright

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🗓️ 22 August 2025

⏱️ 39 minutes

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Brittany opens up about a bittersweet trip to Vegas to honor a close friend, the emotional rollercoaster of filming Special Forces, and what fans can expect when the new season premieres. She shares her excitement for BravoCon, reflects on closing the chapter of a difficult season of The Valley, and gives heartfelt updates on life as a single mom—especially Cruz’s incredible progress with early intervention and starting a new school.

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0:00.0	Hello, everybody, and welcome back to another episode of When Reality hits.
0:19.8	Happy Friday.
0:24.2	I hope everybody has a great weekend and a great week. And I hope that you had a great week this past week as well. I got to do a lot of fun
0:31.3	things. Also, you know, had some, some sad things going on. One of my friends passed away.
0:38.1	So I went to Vegas for Memorial.
0:40.2	My best friend Kara, a lot of you guys know who she is.
0:43.7	She was my maid of honor, my wedding.
0:45.4	And, you know, she's been my best friend for years and years and years.
0:49.3	Well, her best friend, Ms. Haley, passed away.
0:52.7	She had fought diabetes for a very long time, and she was just an amazing person.
0:58.4	So we threw a celebration of life for her, and it was a perfect way to remember her because
1:05.7	she was such a special person.
1:07.6	So just a little shout out to Haley.
1:09.8	Rest in peace.
1:10.7	We love you, And I'll remember her
1:14.3	always. We all went and got a little tattoo. I got a little heart tattooed on my finger. A bunch of
1:21.5	her best girlfriends and I. We all went to the little tattoo shop and got little matching tattoos to
1:26.2	honor her because she was full of life and had a lot of tattoos.
1:31.5	So we did something special that we'll remember forever.
1:34.9	But I loved her and I love Kara.
1:37.4	I know it's been a hard time for Kara.
1:38.9	So show Kara some love if you guys follow her or anything like that.
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