Tom Schwartz confirmed fans will see the early stages of his new relationship on the upcoming season of “The Valley.” The Bravo TV veteran, who appeared on “Vanderpump Rules” for 11 seasons with his now ex-wife Katie Maloney, filmed a Q&A video with Lala Kent. The former bar stars have both been added to the cast of “The Valley” for Season 3, which premieres April 1.
In the clip, Schwartz said it feels like “a rebirth” to be back on Bravo, but then added that he doesn’t feel like he was “cast” on the show, just that they “picked up cameras with a different group of friends” that he loves.
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Schwartz, 43, further explained his “rebirth” nearly four years after his split from Maloney.
“I’m starting life over in my 40s,” he shared in the video. “And you get to see how that looks, and also, you get to see me in the early stages of kind of falling in love,” he teased. “Which is super intimate.”
‘’The Valley” began filming for Season 3 last fall. In a September 2025 Amazon livestream, Kent told fans that she thought that Schwartz “may be talking to someone right now.” “He seems very happy,” she added.
In October, Schwartz confirmed he was dating someone during an appearance on Kent’s “Untraditionally Lala” podcast. He also said he was looking toward starting a family—someday.
“I feel better than I’ve ever felt in my life. I feel healthy, and I’m happy,” Schwartz said at the time. “I’m in a good place, but, yeah, I want kids, man. But, I don’t want to be so rigid with timelines and stuff that I deny myself being in the moment and happy.”
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Schwartz’s girlfriend is model Kianna Carroll. According to People magazine, he gushed about his girl at BravoCon last November, going so far as to say his “dreamy” new girlfriend was “the love of my life.”
“I feel like I’m under a love spell right now,” Schwartz admitted, before realizing, “I wasn’t supposed to say that out loud.”
He later told People that while he’s “in love” he wished he didn’t announce it publicly.
“I’m sorry. It came out wrong. I do love her. She’s amazing. And shoutout to Kiana, but I didn’t mean to say that,” Schwartz said at the time. “Oh my God. I feel like she’s gonna leave me after this. She is the love of my life. I just felt like I shouldn’t have said it on stage, damn it! I don’t wanna scare her away.”
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‘Vanderpump Rules’ Veteran Teases Fans Will See Him Finding Love on ‘The Valley’