Tom Schwartz’s former fling Jo Wenberg will attend the Vanderpump Guidelines season 11 reunion.
Bravo confirmed the information through X (previously Twitter) together with a picture of the reunion seating chart, which incorporates host Andy Cohen and VPR solid members Lisa Vanderpump, Ariana Madix, Tom Sandoval, Katie Maloney, Tom Schwartz, Scheana Shay, James Kennedy and Brock Davies.
Whereas Jo and Ally Lewber aren’t pictured within the chart, the community confirmed appearances from each newcomers. “You *do* deserve to have a look at this! Presenting the #PumpRules Season 11 Reunion seating chart (plus, Ally and Jo are in attendance),” Bravo captioned the submit.
Whereas Ally made her VPR debut in season 10 as James’ girlfriend, Jo appeared onscreen for the primary time in season 11. She was launched to viewers on a February 20 episode when the hairstylist reduce Schwartz’s hair. In a confessional throughout the episode, Schwartz described Jo as a “gentle in [his] life,” clarifying the character of their relationship.
You *do* deserve to have a look at this! Presenting the #PumpRules Season 11 Reunion seating chart (plus, Ally and Jo are in attendance) 👀 pic.twitter.com/tk27vr4e7Z
— Bravo (@BravoTV) March 16, 2024
“I need to clear issues up,” he mentioned on the time. “Jo was by no means residing with me. Was she staying with me sporadically? Sure. She’s not my girlfriend, she by no means was. We had a whirlwind romance however we’re simply buds now.”
Tom Schwartz‘s shut reference to Jo Wenberg has raised eyebrows following his break up from Katie Maloney — and he’s provided a shocking quantity of perception into their friendship. Earlier than filming began for season 10 of Vanderpump Guidelines, Tom and Katie introduced their determination to half methods after greater than a decade collectively. As cameras began […]
Forward of the season 11 premiere, Schwartz solely spoke to Us Weekly about Jo’s Vanderpump Guidelines debut, calling the hairdresser a “breath of contemporary air” for the collection. “She has a charisma and power in contrast to anybody else I’ve ever met in my life,” Schwartz instructed Us in January. “Not everybody loves that power. I occur to be keen on it. However, she’s sort of, like, a celebrity in her personal proper.”
He added, “She’s straight out of the Midwest — Wisconsin [girl] by way of and thru. She’s received a fantastic soul and yeah, man, I’m all the time rooting for her. Shoutout to Jo [and] should you want your hair performed, hit her up. DM her.”
Jo, a Los Angeles-based hairstylist, entered the VPR circle when she befriended former solid member Kristen Doute, who speculated on a December 2023 episode of her “Intercourse, Love and What Else Issues” podcast that Jo had “used” her friendship to get on tv.
Tom Schwartz (Photograph by Amanda Edwards/Getty Pictures)
“There was a textual content right here and there, however she severely simply ghosted me. After which I began discovering out that she was hanging out with Schwartz and he or she was staying with him,” Doute mentioned on the time. “Our friendship has been over ever since. Not as a result of I broke off our friendship however as a result of she broke off the friendship with me and began mendacity to me. Now abruptly she’s on the TV present that canned me.”
Tom Schwartz‘s love life — particularly his romance with Jo Wenberg — has intrigued Vanderpump Guidelines viewers since his break up from Katie Maloney. Schwartz and Maloney introduced their break up in March 2022, months earlier than filming season 10. Schwartz later shocked Bravo followers when he attached with Raquel Leviss at Scheana Shay and Brock Davies‘ […]
Moreover, Katie Maloney, Schwartz’s ex-wife, has made her emotions about Jo identified each on and off digital camera. “Jo is spooky,” Katie wrote in a March 2023 Instagram remark. “I imply none of us might stand to be round her. Her power is on par with a crack head.”
For higher or worse, Jo is now an official a part of the Vanderpump Guidelines universe. The newcomer took to Instagram in November 2023 the place she requested followers to “be sort” earlier than making her social media public.
“I’m going public with my Instagram tonight,” Jo mentioned in a video shared through Instagram on the time. “I hope you guys will all be sort to me. I haven’t gotten the nicest stuff on any sort of platform. However I needed simply to just remember to guys might [see] simply me with no make-up or filter. That is who I’m.”
