Tom Schwartz Opens Up About Losing His Shared Bar With Tom Sandoval

Whereas talking in regards to the choice forward of his look in season 2 of “The Valley,” Tom Schwartz opened up about what he discovered throughout that course of. He additionally touched on his friendship with Sandoval and admitted they are not in the identical place they as soon as have been.

In the course of the “The Valley” after-show, Schwartz admitted that shedding his bar with Sandoval “put a variety of stress on our friendship.”

Schwartz & Sandys formally closed its doorways in December 2024 after two years of operation. They first opened in November 2022, just some months earlier than Sandoval’s salacious affair with Raquel Leviss would break the web.

Of their assertion in regards to the closing, the “VPR” actuality stars cited monetary pressures, amongst different issues.

In keeping with Schwartz, coping with cash actually challenged them as pals.

“The monetary facet actually put our friendship to the take a look at. Sadly, it virtually destroyed our friendship at one level. However I’ve closure,” he mentioned.

Regardless that they needed to shut the bars’ doorways, Schwartz, who has been finest pals with Sandoval for years, admitted they may all the time be shut.

“He is household for me,” the 42-year-old mentioned. “I’ll all the time love Tom Sandoval, however after all, I’ve some deep-rooted frustrations nonetheless. However not holding onto that sh-t.”

Schwartz went on to say that despite the fact that issues did not end up the way in which he deliberate, he nonetheless takes nice pleasure in what he constructed.

“I’m a minimum of proud to say that I can stroll away figuring out that I put every thing I had into that place,” he famous. “Virtually all of my cash. Lord is aware of I over-leveraged myself. I really feel like we actually by no means have been totally accepted or embraced by the neighborhood, however I’m f-cking pleased with that place.”

Schwartz, who nonetheless co-owns TomTom, confessed he feels a lot lighter not having to fret a lot a few enterprise that was clearly struggling.

“I’ve a newfound sense of peace that I haven’t felt in a very long time,” Schwartz mentioned. “It was like perpetual, fixed nervousness—once you’re hemorrhaging cash. And you understand that this place along with your title on the aspect of the constructing isn’t doing as nicely. Your staff are struggling now. They will’t pay their payments. It’s only a lot.”

He additionally defined that that have had toughened him up a bit, including, “I really feel like I’ve a lot extra life expertise.”

He continued, “I’ve extra grit. I really feel like I’ve only a newfound respect and appreciation for all times. I simply really feel like I’m rising in so some ways. I don’t know if it reveals by my actions, however I can really feel it.”

Throughout a previous interview, Schwartz opened up about his place along with his former “Vanderpump Guidelines” castmates and revealed that he is nearer to everyone else than he’s to Sandoval.

“I see Scheana and [her husband] rather a lot,” he mentioned earlier than saying he additionally interacts with “Lala [Kent] rather a lot.”

He additionally mentioned he spends extra time with the present’s OG villain, Jax Taylor, than anyone.

“Yeah, I see Jax [Taylor] rather a lot; he is my neighbor now,” he mentioned.

Previous to closing his bar, the fact star defined that their group of pals had been fractured following the information of Sandoval’s seven-month affair.

“Everybody’s taking a bit of time to only recalibrate [and] get pleasure from their peace and time aside,” he mentioned. “I feel there’s nonetheless a variety of love and respect amongst the castmates, however no matter what occurs sooner or later, I feel we wanted a bit of break.”