‘Vanderpump Rules’ Recap: Katie Maloney & Tom Schwartz Cry Over Their Divorce

We were bittersweet aft we initially learned astir Tom Schwartz and Katie Maloney‘s split, but watching their divorce play retired connected the caller play of Vanderpump Rules mightiness beryllium adjacent much heartbreaking. Especially during the Feb. 15 episode, erstwhile Katie came look to look with the barroom that led to the demise of her matrimony with Tom.

When the occurrence started, Tom Schwartz and Tom Sandoval were seen racing to get Schwartz and Sandy’s acceptable for its brushed opening. They had to prosecute staff, bent decor and store for a vintage sofa for the entryway — each successful a substance of hours earlier a Daily Mail-hosted enactment would bring dozens of radical into the barroom for the archetypal clip ever. This was a large woody for them. And it was a large woody for Katie, too.

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During a spray tanning assignment with Lala Kent, Katie said she felt somewhat awkward astir going to her ex’s barroom opening, but Lala told her not to worry. Lala told Katie that she tin present bask the barroom without holding resentment towards it for however it affected her narration with Tom. Katie wasn’t truthful definite astir that — they whitethorn not beryllium unneurotic anymore, but she revealed Tom is inactive asking her to bash favors for him, similar watching their dog, portion helium does worldly for the bar. So Katie had mixed feelings astir going to the opening. Nevertheless, she inactive went.

Katie spent a batch of clip with Ariana Madix during the event, but towards the end, Tom Schwartz asked her to beryllium down with him for a chat. After taking a changeable together, Katie told Tom that the barroom has “really bully vibes” and she told him that helium worked “really hard” connected it all, truthful helium should beryllium arrogant of himself. He appreciated her compliments, but helium said “no magnitude of occurrence could ever replace” what helium mislaid due to the fact that of it. He said helium got “sucked into a parallel universe” portion moving connected the barroom and should’ve been determination for her erstwhile she needed him.

Tom Schwartz and Katie Maloney were joined for astir six years earlier announcing their separation (Photo: Rob Latour/Shutterstock)

“It astir broke you, and it astir broke me, [and] it broke us, benignant of,” Katie told him earlier she asked, “Was it worthy it?” Tom instantly became flustered and said helium didn’t cognize however to reply that. But Katie reminded him that helium “chose a lot” implicit her, including the bar. “You ne'er chose me,” she said arsenic her eyes started tearing up.

Katie told Tom that she ignored a batch of reddish flags on the way, letting things beryllium good that weren’t okay. He — with tears successful his eyes, excessively — past apologized by saying “sorry” and admitting that he’s “trying to determination forward” and beryllium much “self aware”.

In his backstage confessional, Tom past recalled a country from The Notebook, and wondered whether helium should’ve “fought for” Katie similar Noah fought for Allie, but successful the end, helium felt it would person conscionable “prolonged” her symptom and kept her from uncovering “happiness”.

Back successful the booth with Katie, Tom said helium often asks himself whether it was each “worth it”, but helium inactive doesn’t cognize the reply to that.

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