{"id":77350,"date":"2024-02-21T01:44:09","date_gmt":"2024-02-21T01:44:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2024\/02\/21\/tom-schwartz-gushes-over-jo-wenberg-during-her-vpr-debut\/"},"modified":"2024-02-21T01:44:09","modified_gmt":"2024-02-21T01:44:09","slug":"tom-schwartz-gushes-over-jo-wenberg-during-her-vpr-debut","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2024\/02\/21\/tom-schwartz-gushes-over-jo-wenberg-during-her-vpr-debut\/","title":{"rendered":"Tom Schwartz Gushes Over Jo Wenberg During Her ‘VPR’ Debut"},"content":{"rendered":"


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Tom Schwartz<\/strong><\/a> had nothing but praise for Jo Wenberg<\/strong><\/a> during her Vanderpump Rules<\/em> <\/a>debut.<\/p>\n

Viewers were introduced to Jo, 35, on the Tuesday, February 20, episode when she was seen cutting Schwartz\u2019s hair. Schwartz, 41, jokingly asked whether Jo preferred \u201ccash or a trip to Olive Garden\u201d to repay her for the haircut and she chose the latter.<\/p>\n

\u201cBy the way, the entire group thinks you are my secret roommate [and] girlfriend,\u201d he told the hairstylist, who let out a laugh. \u201cI mean we did spend a lot of time together last summer so I get the optics of it.\u201d<\/p>\n

Jo agreed that her and Schwartz \u201cstill\u201d hang out often. In a confessional, Schwartz offered more information about where he and Jo stand after their past fling.<\/a><\/p>\n

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\n\t\t\tRelated: <\/span>Tom Schwartz and Jo Wenberg’s Relationship Timeline<\/span><\/a>
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\n\t\t\tTom Schwartz\u2018s love life \u2014 especially his romance with Jo Wenberg \u2014 has intrigued Vanderpump Rules viewers since his split from Katie Maloney. Schwartz and Maloney announced their split in March 2022, months before filming season 10. Schwartz later surprised Bravo fans when he hooked up with Raquel Leviss at Scheana Shay and Brock Davies\u2018 [\u2026]\t\t<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

\u201cJo is a human being \u2014 Jo is a light in my life,\u201d he gushed. \u201cI want to clear things up. Jo was never living with me. Was she staying with me sporadically? Yes. She\u2019s not my girlfriend, she never was. We had a whirlwind romance but we are just buds now.\u201d<\/p>\n

Tom Sandoval<\/strong> subsequently joined Jo at Schwartz\u2019s apartment, where the group discussed an upcoming cast trip. Schwartz encouraged Sandoval, 41, to be more receptive to mending his issues with Lala Kent<\/strong> and Scheana Shay<\/strong><\/a> ahead of their getaway to Lake Tahoe. Sandoval, meanwhile, continued to bring up his past issues with his costars.<\/p>\n

Jo mainly watched Schwartz give Sandoval advice and didn\u2019t provide much insight herself. The episode marked Jo\u2019s first onscreen appearance on Vanderpump Rules<\/em> after being cast in a \u201cfriend of\u201d capacity<\/a>. She was previously mentioned during season 10 after Schwartz\u2019s divorce from Katie Maloney<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n

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\n\t\t\tRelated: <\/span>Everything Tom Schwartz Said About Bond With Jo After Katie Maloney Split<\/span><\/a>
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\n\t\t\tTom Schwartz\u2018s close connection with Jo Wenberg has raised eyebrows following his split from Katie Maloney \u2014 and he\u2019s offered a surprising amount of insight into their friendship. Before filming started for season 10 of Vanderpump Rules, Tom and Katie announced their decision to part ways after more than a decade together. As cameras started [\u2026]\t\t<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Schwartz and Katie, 37, announced their split in March 2022 after more than a decade together<\/a>. As Schwartz entered the dating scene again, his Vanderpump Rules<\/em> costars questioned his connection with Jo<\/a>, which he clarified at the reunion.<\/p>\n

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\u201cNo, [Jo] wasn\u2019t [my girlfriend]. Especially not at that point. It did evolve into a situationship or a friends with benefits thing with clearly defined boundaries,\u201d Schwartz said in the May 2023 special. \u201cWe were both coming out of long-term relationships, and for a minute there, we were each other\u2019s happy places.\u201d<\/p>\n

Katie, meanwhile, made it clear she wasn\u2019t on good terms with Jo<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\u201cJo is spooky. I mean none of us could stand to be around her. Her energy is on par with a crackhead,\u201d she wrote in an Instagram comment in February 2023. \u201cBut when Tom and I announced our divorce almost a year ago the last thing she text[ed] me was, \u2018I love you, and I\u2019m so supporting of your inner thoughts and visions \/ live in the moment, you\u2019re a gem and I\u2019ve always respected you. I love you. Xo Jo.\u2019 She is a psycho and I will also light her on fire.\u201d<\/p>\n

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\n\t\t\tRelated: <\/span>\u2018Vanderpump Rules\u2019 Cast\u2019s Dating History<\/span><\/a>
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\n\t\t\tWhen viewers were introduced to staff at Lisa Vanderpump\u2018s restaurant during Vanderpump Rules\u2018 2013 premiere, it was clear everyone was intertwined in one another\u2019s love lives. From Stassi Schroeder\u2018s rocky relationship with Jax Taylor, which took a turn when he hooked up with her best friend Kristen Doute, to Peter Madrigal\u2019s casual connections to several [\u2026]\t\t<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Before her debut, Jo took to social media to share her thoughts on the experience<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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