Vanderpump Rules star Tom Schwartz reveals secret kiss with castmate Scheana Shay

Almost one year after Vanderpump Rules star Tom Sandoval and Raquel Leviss’ affair was exposed, comes news two other castmates shared a secret kiss.

Christine Estera

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January 24, 2024 - 2:20PM

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Emmy-nominated reality TV show Vanderpump Rules saw a record number of viewers tune in last season following the affair between castmates Tom Sandoval and Raquel Leviss, dubbed “Scandoval”.

The secret affair came to light in the last few episodes of the season, with Sandoval’s longtime girlfriend, Ariana Madix, absolutely devastated over being betrayed by her boyfriend of 9 years.

But now it seems there was another secret kiss among castmates Tom Schwartz and Scheana Shay that went unnoticed. In the upcoming new season, which premieres locally on BINGE on January 31, all will be revealed.

Tom Schwartz reveals he kissed Vanderpump Rules castmate Scheana Shay. Picture: BINGE

In the trailer released today by the platform, Schwartz admits he secretly kissed Shay some time ago.

“I’ve cheated. I was a makeout sl*t. I made out with Scheana, like, in Vegas and nobody knows that,” he told shocked castmate Lala Kent on camera.

This is particularly eyebrow-raising as Schwartz was dating castmate Katie Maloney since well before VPR first premiered in 2013.

The pair were later married in 2016 and their wedding aired on the show, but unfortunately they split in 2022.

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Tom Schwartz was married to castmate Katie Maloney up until 2022.

Scheana Shay defended the indiscretion by saying it was “just one kiss”.

In an upcoming scene, he comes clean to Maloney about kissing Shay, prompting his ex-wife to say: “My feelings never mattered to you.”

It’s not known if Shay was in a relationship at the time of the forbidden kiss, but during the show she was married to Michael Shay from 2014 to 2017 before marrying New Zealand-born Aussie trainer Brock Davies in 2022.

In a later scene, she tries to downplay her indiscretion with Schwartz when confronted by Maloney.

“It was just one kiss,” Shay told her.

Former couple Maloney and Schwartz face off this season. Picture: Casey Durkin/Bravo)

Maloney confronts Shay in a later scene as Lala Kent looks on. Picture: Nicole Weingart/Bravo

Happy that the heat is no longer on him, Sandoval gets involved by accusing Shay of previously being the “other woman in a f**king relationship”.

He was likely referring to Shay’s infamous affair with former Real Housewives of Beverly Hills star Brandi Glanville’s ex-husband, actor Eddie Cibrian.

For her part, Shay has always maintained that she never knew the actor was married and had two kids with Glanville.

“Tom, you are not gonna say that,” Shay yelled during a heated exchange. “F**k you!”

Tom Sandoval pushes Shay’s buttons by calling her the “other woman”. Picture: BINGE

Vanderpump Rules Season 11 cast features (from left to right) James Kennedy, Scheana Shay, Tom Sandoval, Tom Schwartz, Lisa Vanderpump, Ariana Madix, Lala Kent and Katie Maloney.

Sandoval may be returning in Season 11 despite his sordid affair with Leviss, but the former beauty queen has left the show for good claiming “emotional abuse” from Madrix and the cast during the Season 10 reunion last year.

The cast may be happy to see her go, but one person who wanted her to stay and face the music was Lala Kent.

“I thought that she needed to come back to the group after dust had settled and people were willing to hear her out, make her amends in a calmer setting and then ride off into the distance,” Kent told Page Six recently.