Tom Schwartz Is No Longer ‘Ashamed’ to Have Guests in His Post-Divorce Bachelor Pad: ‘Major Rebrand’ (Exclusive)

Tom Schwartz has “rebranded” his current living situation.

The Vanderpump Rules star shares with PEOPLE that he has reached a “turning point” following his divorce from actress Katie Maloney.

The 40-year-old TV personality readily welcomes guests to her current apartment. “I don’t think I would be ashamed to bring someone there anymore,” he says.

Schwartz’s setup looks a little different than that Vanderpump Rules fans saw during the last season. “My TV in the living room is no longer on the floor. I have a nightstand or a chic TV stand,” she adds. “It still gives off a mid-life crisis post-divorce vibe, but it’s a lot more comfortable there.”

“It’s no longer a depression chamber. I’ve rebranded,” he says, reiterating how his current apartment has undergone a “major rebrand.”

As for whether or not this is his forever home, Winter house the star confirms that his current living situation is temporary.

“It’s now my $4,000-a-month storage unit that I’m living in temporarily until I buy a new house or get a new apartment,” he says. “That’s how I look at it now and I’m grateful to have a roof over my head.”

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Schwartz and Maloney, 36, announced their separation on their Instagram accounts in March 2022.

Shortly after, Maloney shared during an episode of her podcastYou will love me that she and Schwartz are still living together in their house after making the decision to end their relationship.

Tom Schwartz at BravoCon 2022.

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However, the former couple has since sold their house in Los Angeles and started living in their own apartments.

In June 2022, Maloney said an emotional goodbye to her “dream home,” explaining on her podcast that she couldn’t afford to live in the house on her own given the large mortgage, maintenance and property taxes.

Katie Maloney and Tom Schwartz 2017 Tibrina Hobson/Getty Tom Schwartz admits he’s ‘relearning how to be single’ amid divorce from Katie Maloney

Maloney said goodbye via an Instagram post alongside a photo of herself sitting alone in an empty room.

“I hate goodbyes. And this one hurts a lot. It is difficult to describe emotions and words. Closing this chapter of my life feels like attending my own funeral,” she captioned the post. “But I’m very much alive.”

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