Katie Maloney Teases a “First” for Her on Vanderpump Rules Season 11
The former SUR-ver said she's "excited" to share all the positive changes in her personal life: "I'm having fun."
Katie Maloney has entered a new era. And she can’t wait to share her journey with fans.
During a recent appearance on the Off the Vine podcast with Kaitlyn Bristowe, the Utah native addressed a wide range of Bravo-specific topics, including where she stands with her castmate Tom Sandoval, her friendship with Ariana Madix, and the Winter House romance involving her ex-husband, Tom Schwartz. Katie also shared a few teasers about the upcoming season of Vanderpump Rules, saying it would showcase a completely new side of herself.
“I’m excited for people to see me — you know, from the beginning of the show, I was with Tom,” she said when asked what she was most excited about for Vanderpump Rules Season 11. “I was in a relationship and it was often bad and oftentimes really bad. And it was good times, as well.”
Katie Maloney says she's "dating a lot" and "having fun"
Katie said the new season will follow her as she navigates post-divorce life and will be the “first time” fans have ever seen her embracing the single life.
“Last year, I was, like, we were going through a divorce and I was very much attached to Tom,” she said about Season 10. “It was a really hard season. I was really emotional. But this season I was very single, I’m dating a lot, I’m having fun.”
Katie Maloney and Tom Schwartz's Divorce
Katie and Tom began dating in 2011, just two years before Vanderpump Rules’ inaugural season. They got engaged in the summer of 2015 and tied the knot about a year later. Katie ultimately filed for divorce in March of 2022, citing “irreconcilable differences.” She shed more light on her decision in the Vanderpump Rules Season 10 premiere.
“After 12 years together and five years of marriage, I went to Tom last winter and asked him for a divorce,” she said in an episode interview. “We’ve had a lot of issues. I have never been a priority to him.”
Tom addressed the split in a separate interview, saying he understood why Katie threw in the towel.
“I felt like my whole world — everything I know — just dissipated in that moment,” he said. “[Katie] laid it all out, and it made perfect sense. I can’t probably give you the specifics, because I was so upset, I wasn’t really listening. But also, I don’t want to ask her again, because one of the reasons she broke up with me was because I’m not a good listener.
“Long story short, I just didn’t know how to make her happy.”
Vanderpump Rules Season 11 will premiere at 8 p.m. ET Tuesday, January 30 on Bravo and will be available to stream the next day on Peacock.
