Tom Schwartz Reveals Where He Stands with Katie Maloney as She & Her Boyfriend Hit a Big Milestone
The Vanderpump Rules alum also shared more thoughts on Katie's "rockstar" beau, Nick Martin.
Tom Schwartz proved that a divorce doesn’t necessarily mark the end of a relationship. In fact, it can allow ex-couples to reinvent their dynamic for the better.
The Vanderpump Rules alum touched on the topic during a recent appearance on Lala Kent’s Untraditionally Lala podcast, where he offered another update on his ex-wife, Katie Maloney.
“Me and Katie are great. I don't see that much, but she's so sweet,” Tom said. “She's so freaking sweet to me, always, and kind. [She] sends me funny texts sometimes. But, also, I'm respectful of our boundaries.”
Katie Maloney and Tom Schwartz split after three years of marriage
Katie and Tom began dating in 2011, a couple of years before the Vanderpump Rules Season 1 premiere. The long-running series provided a candid look at the ex-couple’s relationship, documenting everything from their trust issues and cheating scandals to their engagement and first home purchase to their romantic wedding and ultimate split. Katie announced the latter in March 2022, insisting she and Tom ended things amicably.
“After 12 years on an adventure through life together Tom and I are ending our marriage,” she wrote in a statement. “This ending is not met with resentment or animosity, no sides to choose. We have deep admiration for one another that will always remain and we cherish our friendship. Although we may be on different paths we will continue to love and support one another's happiness.”
Tom Schwartz shares his thoughts on Katie Maloney's boyfriend
More than a year after the divorce was finalized, Katie revealed she was dating rock musician Nick Martin. Tom said he met the Sleeping with Sirens guitarist back in February and was immediately impressed by him.
“And I love her boyfriend,” Tom told Lala. “He's a literal rockstar, and he's just cool as shit. And they seem so happy and in love. I don't know the intricacies of their relationship, but it makes me so happy to see [Katie] happy. It really does, and I have so much love for her.”
Katie Maloney celebrates her first anniversary with Nick Martin
RHOC’s Emily Simpson Says “What Katie Did is a Million Times Worse Than What Gretchen Did,” Plus Jenn Issues Warning for Katie
Tamra Judge is defending her decision to meet up with Katie Ginella on the latest episode of The Real Housewives of Orange County.
After she was seen sitting down with Katie, 41, in an effort to get to the bottom of what was being said about her “naked wasted” drama with Gretchen Rossi, 46, and how Katie was involved, Tamra, 58, responded to backlash from her co-stars, many of whom didn’t understand why she felt that Katie, who failed a lie detector test earlier this season, would be a credible source.
“I wanted to know what else was said, how it was said, how it was presented, who heard it … Because I think there’s certain things you just don’t pull out of your a**hole,” Tamra explained on the October 9 episode of the RHOC: After Show.
“I think she pulls a lot out,” Gina Kirschenheiter, 41, replied.
“I think everything that comes out of her mouth, she pulled out of her a**hole,” Emily Simpson, 49, agreed.
Still, when it came to what Katie knew about Gretchen and their “naked wasted” encounter, Tamra felt convinced that “Gretchen absolutely told her” she’d been drugged and hospitalized during a dinner date last year.
“At that point, I’m like, ‘If these things are being said about me, this is stuff, even, it’s clearly a lie, but if it’s being put out there, people will believe that,’” Tamra reasoned.
But according to Emily, Katie was always going to “tell [her] whatever [she wanted] to hear.”
“Here’s what doesn’t make sense to me: What Katie did is a million times worse than what Gretchen did. The difference to me is that Gretchen’s having a conversation in a private setting with friends and she’s talking sh*t, which we have done numerous times. However, Katie is the one who took that conversation, went to someone who has a platform, and told them about it,” she explained, seemingly signaling Katie’s interactions with bloggers.
Also questioning why Tamra was taking Katie seriously was Shannon Beador, 61.
“After Katie sat down with Kiki Monique, Tamra’s gonna go and meet with Katie and take something she’s saying as the truth?” she asked. “That just shows you how determined and obsessed I think that Tamra is to get some information that’s gonna hurt Gretchen.”
“I don’t get that at all,” agreed Heather Dubrow, 56.
Even Jennifer Pedranti, 46, felt that Tamra had ulterior motives.
“Katie has nobody and Tamra is so needing anything against [Gretchen] and she knows Katie came for [Gretchen] so that is an obvious friendship that Tamra’s going to pursue. That’s how Tamra operates,” she noted. “I would just tell [Katie] to be careful.”
In her own After Show segment, Katie admitted she was “extremely happy” to meet with Tamra.
“Not only does it feel good that somebody’s reaching out, even if it’s because we have something in common now, but that somebody believes me,” she shared. “Her saying, ‘I believe you,’ that meant a lot to me because this whole time it’s been, ‘You’re a liar.’ She’s like, ‘I believe you,’ and I’m like, ‘Good, because it’s the f*cking truth.'”
The Real Housewives of Orange County season 19 airs Thursdays at 8/7c on Bravo.
