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

Whereas talking concerning the choice forward of his look in season 2 of “The Valley,” Tom Schwartz opened up about what he realized 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 had been.

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

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

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

Based on Schwartz, coping with cash actually challenged them as buddies.

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

Despite the fact that they needed to shut the bars’ doorways, Schwartz, who has been finest buddies with Sandoval for years, admitted they are going to all the time be shut.

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

Schwartz went on to say that regardless that issues did not end up the best way he deliberate, he nonetheless takes nice satisfaction in what he constructed.

“I’m at the very least proud to say that I can stroll away figuring out that I put the whole lot I had into that place,” he famous. “Nearly all of my cash. Lord is aware of I over-leveraged myself. I really feel like we actually by no means had 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 stated. “It was like perpetual, fixed nervousness—whenever you’re hemorrhaging cash. And you realize that this place together with your identify on the facet of the constructing will not be doing as effectively. Your staff are struggling now. They’ll’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 exhibits by means of my actions, however I can really feel it.”

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

“I see Scheana and [her husband] quite a bit,” he stated earlier than saying he additionally interacts with “Lala [Kent] quite a bit.”

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

“Yeah, I see Jax [Taylor] quite a bit; he is my neighbor now,” he stated.

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

“Everybody’s taking a bit of time to simply recalibrate [and] get pleasure from their peace and time aside,” he stated. “I believe there’s nonetheless plenty of love and respect amongst the castmates, however no matter what occurs sooner or later, I believe we would have liked a bit of break.”