United Kingdom, Jan. 26 -- Brittany Cartwright used her birthday party as a fundraiser following the LA wildfires.

The 'Vanderpump Rules' star admitted that she had a "tough" time last year after splitting from her husband Jax Taylor but decided to use the celebrations for her 36th birthday on Saturday (25.01.25) to help the American Red Cross Fire Relief following the Pacific Palisades disaster.

She told UsWeekly: "It's no secret that the past year has been incredibly tough for me.

"I feel like I'm starting my 36th year almost as a new me in a way, and so I decided to throw myself a little birthday celebration with some of my closest friends .

"I had asked everyone coming tonight to make a donation in honor of the Los Angeles wildfir...