Kate Aurthur editor “Vanderpump Rules” — after two fallow seasons of grim plots and uninspired storylines — has risen from the ashes in Season 10, and its ratings are spiking as a result. The show’s 10th season was already filled with old school “Vanderpump Rules” drama, caused largely by fallout from breakups among the core cast. That resurgence was before the March 3 revelation about the show’s cheating scandal — aka, the #Scandoval — made international headlines, with even the New York Times offering an explainer for its readership. Now, Bravo is further stoking the fandom’s ardor for more, dropping the show’s midseason teaser, and within it revealing the first look at the episode filmed earlier this month: Production restarted on Season 10 after the news broke about Tom Sandoval and Raquel Leviss’ months-long affair, which blew up his nine-year relationship with Ariana Madix.
Who Is Jo Wenberg? 5 Things to Know About Tom Schwartz’s Roommate: Background, Social Media Presence and More
02.03.2023 - 21:17 / usmagazine.com
A tight friendship? Tom Schwartz sparked dating speculation with hairstylist Jo Wenberg after revealing that the pair are living together.
The 40-year-old TomTom co-owner explained the living arrangement during a deleted Vanderpump Rules scene, which aired on Wednesday, March 1. In the never-before-seen footage, Tom’s ex-wife, Katie Maloney, confronted him after noticing a woman’s belongings in his apartment.
“I think someone might have left their jewelry in your kitchen,” she told the Minnesota native, who replied, “It’s Jo. She’s staying with me until the 1st. You look all suspicious and s—t. Jo’s my friend. It’s kinda nice having a roommate, actually.”
Katie, 36, for her part, noted that Tom’s situation with Jo, 34, was “just a weird thing to not mention.”
The exes — who tied the knot in August 2016 after five years of dating — announced their split in March 2022 and finalized their divorce that October. Last month, Tom exclusively told Us Weekly that he isn’t ready to get back into the dating game just yet.
“I just got out of a 12-year relationship. I cannot be in a committed — I can’t dive back into another relationship,” the Bravolebrity said. “It wouldn’t be fair to the other person ‘cause I’m kind of consumed with, like, business and my family and I’m kind of falling in love with myself all over again.”
Although Tom is focused on himself at the moment, he sang Jo’s praises, calling her a “badass hairstylist” and “a beautiful soul.”
He continued: “She’s just someone who I appreciate on a deep level and she’s a really cool human being, and we’re just hanging out.”
The Schwartz & Sandy’s entrepreneur previously hinted at his tight bond with the beautician during a February episode of Pump Rules when he told costar Scheana
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Matt Donnelly Senior Film Writer “Vanderpump Rules,” a reality show that, in theory, is about hot, broke people trying to make it in Los Angeles, is adversely affecting hot, broke people actually trying to make it in Los Angeles. The staff at Schwartz & Sandy’s, a bar and eatery co-owned by “Vanderpump Rules” stars Tom Sandoval and Tom Schwartz, has been flooded with busybodies and Bravo fans hoping to glean information or simply watch the flaming wreckage of the show’s recent scandal — the revelation that Sandoval has been cheating on longtime girlfriend Ariana Madix with their co-star Raquel Leviss. After taking social media by storm in early March, the news is having real-life harm on the young servers and bartenders that work at the establishment, located a stone’s throw from the Scientology Celebrity Centre in Los Angeles’ Franklin Village. The bar is also proximate to show business haunt La Poubelle and improv theater Upright Citizens Brigade.
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As Lizzo said, it’s about damn time!
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#Vanderpump cast member who’s texted her. Can you guess? SUR’s servers and bartenders were initially a hard partying bunch with dreams of modeling, acting and music careers. Vanderpump acted as both mother hen and referee to her staffers, counseling them as they dated and mated — almost exclusively with each other.As the seasons wore on, the stars began to all have similar facial features as they spent their Bravo earnings at the cosmetic surgeon.
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