Tom Schwartz and Jo Wenberg's Relationship Has Many Layers to It on and off 'Vanderpump Rules'

Hot off the heels of the #Scandoval drama that had everyone's jaws dropping, hairstylist Jo Wenberg suddenly found herself smack dab in the middle of her own Vanderpump Rules scandal! Jo was thrust into the limelight when rumors suggested she was romantically involved with longtime cast member Tom Schwartz.

Speculation surrounding their relationship intensified after Tom openly admitted, during an episode of Season 10 of the Bravo reality series, that Jo was staying with him in his apartment. He initially described her as a friend, but Tom later confessed during the Season 10 reunion that their relationship evolved into something more.

Now, after plenty of twists and turns, Tom is finally setting the record straight about his relationship with Jo. Read on for all the known details!

During the Feb. 20, 2024, episode, Jo arrives at Tom's apartment to give him a haircut. During their time together, the pair briefly discuss their connection and how the rest of the Vanderpump Rules cast perceives their relationship.

"The entire group thinks you're my secret roommate/girlfriend," Tom tells the hairstylist. "I mean, we did spend a lot of time together last summer, so I get the optics of it."

However, Jo points out, "We still do."

In a separate interview, Tom opens up further about his bond with Jo, whom he describes as "a light in my life."

"I want to clear things up. Jo was never living with me," he explains. "Was she staying with me sporadically? Yes. She's not my girlfriend, she never was. We had, like, the whirlwind romance, but we're buds now."

Following the episode, Tom made an appearance on Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen, where the titular host questioned him about why he mentioned Jo wasn't his girlfriend but they had a "whirlwind romance."

Tom admitted to potentially sending mixed signals, later adding, "We had a lightning-in-a-bottle situation for a while there, and I don't know if it was sustainable, given my mental state of being. I don't know if I was equipped to be in a committed conventional relationship."

Jo appears again in the March 12, 2024 episode of VPR and drops a truth bomb that Tom might not have seen coming. After he tells producers that he and Jo hadn't been together for a while, Jo admits in a separate interview that, at the time, they had slept together "a month ago."

On March 15, 2022, Tom Schwartz and his then-wife Katie Maloney announced their split. Just a week later, on March 22, Katie filed for divorce, citing irreconcilable differences as the grounds, per documents obtained by People. Their divorce was finalized in October 2022, as reported by Us Weekly.

Despite her seemingly amicable split from her ex-husband, Katie has not held back when it comes to expressing her thoughts on his relationship with Jo. In response to a since-deleted March 2023 post made on an Instagram fan page, Real Vanderpump, Katie made several shocking statements about the hairstylist.

"Jo is spooky. I mean, none of us could stand to be around her. Her energy is on par with a crackhead," Katie wrote, per TikTok creator Stephanie Tleiji (@stephwithdadeets). The reality star went on to deem Jo a "psycho," before suggesting she would "light her on fire" alongside former Vanderpump Rules cast member Rachel "Raquel" Leviss.

Since then, Tom and Jo have maintained a friendship. And now that she is appearing on the show more and more, you have to wonder if things might be more serious than either have let on.

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