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Katie Maloney, 35, is having fun with a “new” romance with Satchel Clendenin, 25, and her BFF Stassi Schroeder, 34, is absolutely supportive. The Vanderpump Rules star, who break up from husband Tom Schwartz in March, apparently “isn’t putting too much pressure” on the brand new connection and Stassi “couldn’t be happier” for her. “Stassi knows things are still very new between Katie and Satchel but she couldn’t be happier for her friend,” a supply EXCLUSIVELY advised HollywoodLife. “Not because she’s dating, but because she sees how happy Katie is with her life in general.”
“Stassi has been by Katie’s side through thick and thin, and was there for her all throughout her divorce from Schwartz,” the supply continued. “Stassi just wants Katie to be happy and thinks she deserves the world. A few people have met Satchel and so far everybody thinks he’s great. He’s really laid back which Stassi thinks is a good match for Katie. She realizes there’s an age difference, but Satchel seems pretty mature for his age and Katie is enjoying his company so that’s all that matters. She sees that Katie isn’t putting too much pressure on things and is just having fun for the time being.”
As Katie embraces a brand new relationship with Satchel, she has formally and legally walked away from her previous one. Her and Tom’s divorce was finalized on Oct. 12 and the paperwork, which had been obtained by Us Weekly, confirmed that they’re splitting the earnings from the sale of their Los Angeles dwelling, which they bought in August for $2 million. They’ll even be dividing up their different belongings in response to whose title is hooked up to the gadgets.
Katie and Tom, who had been married in 2019, confirmed their separation with statements launched in March. They each revealed it was Katie’s choice to dissolve the wedding and Tom admitted he revered her choice. “[I] fully respect Katie’s decision and we’ve had healthy, productive conversations about it. It would be far sadder if she decided to stay with me whilst not happy,” he mentioned in his assertion.
Shortly after the break up was introduced, a special supply advised us that Stassi was “heartbroken” for them. “Stassi is heartbroken for Tom and Katie because they’ve shared so many memories together as friends,” a pal near the style blogger EXCLUSIVELY shared with HollywoodLife in late March. “Out of everybody in their circle of friends, Stassi is probably the most affected by this because she’s the closest to them as a couple.”