Jax Taylor is a bartender / model who works in Lisa Vanderpump's SUR restaurant in Hollywood. She has a reality show on Bravo, 'Vanderpump Rules'. Taylor was in Hawaii filming this reality series about Vanderpump's staff in her restaurant, when a surreal reality set in. Taylor was caught stealing a pricey pair of sunglasses estimated at $ 300 and is now jailed in Honolulu.
Taylor was working and vacationing with girlfriend, Brittany Cartwright. He has not explained why he took the item without paying for it, reports US Magazine.
Hollywood is wondering how this development will be written into the story, if at all. It expects Ms Vanderpump to be furious over Jax' shenanigans in Hawaii. The real-life role of Taylor in the series is a pathological liar and a playboy, with relationships with different women, sometimes simultaneously and sometimes with his co-workers, too. He is also expected to return for the fourth season with a better-looking nose after a nose job done during the break.
Ms Vanderpump is one of the Real Wives of Beverly Hills, a reality show of Bravo which started in 2010. 'Vanderpump Rules', released in January 2013, follows her everyday life juggling a busy restaurant and home life. She is mother to two children, Pandora and Max. The Real Wives of Beverly Hills originally featured six women, Ms Vanderpump being one of them. The show has evolved to franchise The Real Housewives of Orange County, of New York City, of Atlanta, of New Jersey and of D.C. The show won an award in 2011 - The Critics Choice Award for Best Reality Series.
In a study why reality shows are popular, researchers say TV viewers are able to relate to the characters as they see these reality stars go through their normal, daily routine. It is also similar to gossiping and being nosey of other people's lives. And for the studios, a reality star is way cheaper than a big celebrity star.
