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On Thursday’s episode of her Scheanaigans podcast, the Vanderpump Guidelines alum recalled her alleged observations of Jax’s frequent cocaine use whereas filming the Bravo present, saying that his substance abuse was “not a secret.”

“That will be the worst-kept secret if we did not know,” Scheana, 43, started.

“There have been issues that have been caught,” she mentioned, noting that Jax’s conduct did not go unnoticed by followers.

“I believe at [Jax and Brittany’s] marriage ceremony, there was a plate of coke that was simply on the desk in his resort room,” she continued, referring to Jax and Brittany Cartwright’s 2019 nuptials, which have been featured on a Season 8 episode of Vanderpump Guidelines. “There are issues that I noticed.”

When her visitor Danny Pellegrino requested if the solid was conscious of Jax’s behavior, Scheana mentioned, “Sure, everybody knew Jax did cocaine. That was not a secret.”

Nevertheless, she did not appear very assured that Vanderpump Guidelines producers knew of Jax’s cocaine use.

“It was by no means manufacturing supplying it or [being] OK with it,” Scheana mentioned. “I believe they didn’t discover. That will have by no means made it to air. However I imply, it has to undergo enhancing and so many individuals. However I simply do not suppose anybody was wanting on the little plate on the desk.”

“He undoubtedly got here out of the toilet with white stuff on his nostril each right here and there. However they’d have by no means provided, supported or something like that,” she added. “It is identical to, we’re consuming, he is doing that, we’re smoking weed. I imply, it’s what it’s — however no — that was by no means one thing that they have been behind.”

Throughout Tuesday’s episode of Bravo’s Sizzling Mic podcast, Jax opened up about struggles with habit, primarily with cocaine, and claimed that he is been sober for 83 days.

TooFab spoke with Scheana following her unmasking on The Masked Singer Wednesday evening, throughout which she shared her hopes for Jax shifting ahead and revealed that she’s been supporting Brittany amid the information.

“I used to be along with her final evening. We watched the present collectively and I simply, , reassured her. I am at all times crew Brittany. I am on her facet. Her and Cruz have at all times been my precedence,” she shared. “And I simply hope that Jax continues down this path of sobriety, not just for himself, however for Brittany and for his or her son.”

“I hope that this little boy. who’s simply such an angel, I completely adore him — I simply need him to develop up in peace,” she added, “and hopefully his dad can simply keep on this path and be the perfect model of himself for Cruz.”

Scheana is simply one of many a number of of her former VPR castmates to talk out after Jax’s confession, with Lala Kent and Tom Sandoval sharing phrases of encouragement for the bar proprietor.

Lala addressed Jax’s feedback throughout an Amazon Reside on Tuesday, and mentioned she’s “proud” of him for talking out.

“That’s not simple to confess,” Lala, who has had her personal struggles with habit, mentioned. “That is going to be his journey and his journey solely, and he ought to be the one one to talk on it as a result of none of us know what he’s been by means of in his life.”

Lala went on so as to add that she needs “nothing however the perfect” for Jax in his sobriety and mentioned that him speaking about his habit is “a really, very delicate topic” and “sobriety for somebody, it’s not one dimension suits all. Everybody has a special stage of habit, however habit is habit.”

Sandoval, in the meantime, weighed in whereas showing on Wednesday’s episode of Watch What Occurs Reside With Andy Cohen, throughout which The Traitors star mentioned he thinks it is “superb” that Taylor is taking steps towards getting the assistance he wants.

“I imply, I believe that is superb,” Sandoval mentioned. “I am so happy with him, I believe that is so superior. He actually looks as if he is actually been engaged on himself. For actual. For actual this time.”

Sandoval additionally famous that he was “considerably conscious” of Taylor’s “issues” for the reason that pair costarred on a Bravo collection for years collectively, telling host Andy Cohen, “I imply, I have been round him through the years.”

Brittany, in the meantime, is not so positive, telling PEOPLE in a press release Tuesday that she’s skeptical about her estranged husband’s sobriety.

“For the primary time, I can converse overtly concerning the extent of trauma he is instilled on our household through the years,” she shared. “I’ve tried desperately to assist him with out success. I pray that someday he utterly knocks this habit, however I am skeptical. His behaviors are nonetheless alarming and his remedy plan appears to be the naked minimal.”

Whereas Brittany mentioned she’s attempting to navigate this “as greatest I can” for the pair’s 3-year-old son, she added, “day by day continues to be a problem and really troublesome.”

“Jax has prompted an unlimited quantity of harm and I’ve little or no belief in him at this level. My solely hope is that someday, he can be a greater individual for his son,” she added.

If you happen to or somebody is fighting substance abuse, get assist. The Substance Abuse and Psychological Well being Companies Administration (SAMHSA) Nationwide Helpline (1-800-662-4357) offers 24/7, free, confidential assist for individuals in misery.