Katie Maloney, Tom Schwartz’s quotes about their breakup on ‘Pump Rules’
A clean break? Katie Maloney And Tom Schwartz‘s divorce took center stage as the couple filmed season 10 of Vanderpump Rules.
During the premiere, Katie and Tom spoke on camera about their breakup for the first time.
“She explained it all and it made perfect sense. I probably can’t give you the details because I was so upset I wasn’t really listening,” the Minnesota resident said in a confessional. “But I don’t want to ask her again either, because one of the reasons she broke up with me is because I’m not a good listener. Long story short, I just didn’t know how to make her happy.”
However, Katie noted that her ex-husband’s inability to make her a “priority” contributed to her decision.
Before filming began on Season 10, Tom and Katie confirmed they were calling it quits after more than a decade together. “Well, this sucks,” the businessman wrote via Instagram in March 2022. “I am not the victim. I’m not going to write too sad a song. Please fully respect Katie’s decision and we’ve had healthy, productive conversations about it. It would be much sadder if she decided to stay with me when she is not happy.
He continued, “How am I supposed to capture 12 years of love in an Instagram caption of a king. I’m not quite ready to use the “D” word just yet [because] it’s too painful. We’ve had some of the most blissful, romantic, and fun times humanly possible over the course of our relationship. I’m talking about heaven on earth joy. She taught me so much about love and being a better partner.
Us weekly later confirmed that things took a turn for the worse in their amicable split when Tom got cozy with costar Rachel Leviss after her divorce from James Kennedy. In August 2022, a source exclusively revealed that Tom and Raquel “kiss” while attending Scheana Shay And Brock Davies‘ wedding.
The California native hinted at a rift between her and the “You’re Gonna Love Me” podcast host, tellingly Us in October 2022: “I can’t speak for her, but I just keep my distance and let her express her feelings.”
Raquel, who announced Vanderpump Rules that she called off her engagement to James in January 2022, touting her new connection with Tom. “At the moment we are good friends. I would like to [our breakups] kind of brought us together as friends and we’ve been able to support each other,” she added. “I didn’t expect that friendship to blossom, but I’m glad it did.”
The TomTom co-founder also weighed in on the feud between Katie and Raquel.
“I stay out of it. I care a lot about Raquel and Katie is my girl. I love her. We’ve spent more than a quarter of my life together so I have a lot of respect and love for her. But she can be very reactive and I haven’t had much time to process that yet,” said Tom Us a month later.
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