Jax Taylor has long stood by the fact that he was once roommates with actor Channing Tatum, while they were living in New York City, working as models. But Channing recently addressed the claims made by The Valley alum with Andy Cohen, finally putting the rumors to bed.
Channing appeared on SiriusXM’s Andy Cohen Live on Radio Andy on Monday, Oct. 6. It was here where Andy finally got to ask Channing his pressing question: “Were you the roommate of someone called Jax on Vanderpump Rules? Jason Cauchi?”
“Absolutely not,” Channing replied.
“Absolutely not,” Andy repeated. “You never met this person, or a Tom Sandoval?”
He continued, further giving the Magic Mike actor some context. “There’s someone called Jason Cauchi on Vanderpump Rules, who now goes by Jax, who said that in the day, when you were both young models, he was a roommate of yours,” Andy said. “Any recollection of this?”
“No,” Channing admitted. “I mean, I need to see pictures of them, because models sometimes they’ll throw you like in a model house, like that just has a bed. I got kicked out of like, I think my first model house, I got in a fight with some other kid, one of the guys. But I never went — no, I don’t think so. All male models look the same.”
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What did Jax Taylor say about Channing Tatum?
Jax appeared on Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen in March 2013, where he played a game of two truths and a lie, providing three statements about his life. One of these statements was that he “used to be roommates with Channing Tatum.”
When pressed about this, Jax admitted that the roommate story was true. “He was my first roommate in New York when I first started modeling,” he told Andy, according to E! News.
Jax Taylor opens up about his real name
Jax, born Jason Cauchi, spoke with The Daily Dish in 2016, where he opened up about the thought process behind picking his new name. “I picked Jax Taylor because, well, it’s a cool f—king name,” he admitted.
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During a March 2023 appearance on WWHL, Jax admitted that the moniker goes back to “modeling back in the early 2000s,” he said. “It was a long — it’s a whole ‘nother story.”
Jax Taylor opens up about his decision to step away from The Valley after Season 2
Jax confirmed his departure from The Valley on July 15. The dad of one opened up about his decision to leave in a statement provided to Bravo.
“After an incredibly challenging year and many honest conversations with my team and producers, I’ll be stepping away from the next season of The Valley,” he said in a statement. “Right now, my focus needs to be on my sobriety, my mental health, and coparenting. Taking this time is necessary for me to become the best version of myself — especially for our son, Cruz.”
Learn more about how Jax has been co-parenting Cruz amidst his divorce from Brittany Cartwright.
