Tom Schwartz's Winter House Hookups With Below Deck's Katie Flood Revealed
Tom Schwartz is getting over one Katie with another.
Following the Vanderpump Rules star's 2022 divorce from Katie Maloney, the Bravolebrity sparked a new romance with Below Deck Mediterranean's Katie Flood while filming season three of Winter House.
"I think that they actually had a lot of chemistry," Tom's costar Kyle Cooke exclusively told E! News ahead of the Oct. 24 premiere. "What's cool about Katie, she put it out there. She's like, 'I'm like a nomad, I'm a yachtie, I'm here to have fun.' Most chicks that say it's no strings attached are just saying that. But Katie Floody, she was like, 'No strings attached, Tom, let's have some fun.' It was a best case scenario."
The Summer House star admitted that the casual romance was exactly what the TomTom co-owner needed to move on from his ex-wife, who he had been in the middle of divorcing while filming Winter House season two.
"He was definitely distant and not fully present, you could just tell something was weighing him down," the Loverboy founder noted. "Fast forward a year, it's not like the guy had completely recovered. My sole purpose of that trip practically was to help him get his mojo back, because I just felt like he thought he was broken and there's never a shot in hell that he'll find love again."
But that doesn't mean that Cooke is taking sides in Schwartz and Maloney's breakup.
"I love Katie, I want what's best for both them," he added, "but I could just see it in his eyes that he needed to have fun. He needed to take his mind off things."
Costar Brian Benni agreed, especially as Schwartz was also dealing with the fallout surrounding business partner Tom Sandoval's affair with Rachel "Raquel" Leviss.
"He needed some positivity," the Family Karma star echoed. "He had his tail between his legs with Sandoval and Katie and all that stuff coming into Winter House, so he needed a boost of love."
See Schwartz and Flood's romance play out when Winter House premieres tonight, Oct. 24, at 9 p.m. on Bravo. And keep reading to learn more about season three.
Trading in his flip-flops for snow boots, Alex Propson (Below Deck Sailing Yacht) arrives from Fort Lauderdale with his long hair and free-spirited attitude. A natural-born flirt, Alex wastes no time getting to know the ladies in the house, but is quickly called out by one for his game being a bit too obvious.
Single and ready to mingle, Malia's bestie Katie Flood (Below Deck Mediterranean) has spent the better part of the last decade traveling the world, making connections wherever she goes. However, when she finds herself connecting with someone in the house who's the opposite of her usual type, she wonders if she'll be able to handle such a sensitive guy.
Jordan Emanuel (Summer House: Martha's Vineyard) is the queen of putting herself in uncomfortable positions in an effort for self-growth. She comes to Steamboat for just that as she tries winter sports for the first time and aims to land a fling for the two-week vacation. However, Jordan is taken aback when a few of the men in the house don't immediately fall for her charming ways.
After a long-term relationship and seven-month dry spell, yachtie Malia White (Below Deck Mediterranean) is looking for some action off the water and is ready to showcase her old stomping grounds of Colorado to the rest of the group.
Kory Keefer (Winter House) arrives at the house ready to party and in a bit of a gray area with Sam Feher (Summer House), whom he met last summer. With no official label on their "situationship," Kory tries to figure out how much freedom he has, especially after catching the eyes of a few of his new single housemates. Will he cross the line …once he figures out where it lies?
Casey Craig is a cryptocurrency professional and former competitive skier who is ready to take a break from her demanding job and show off her skills on the mountain as she establishes herself in this new group of friends.
Despite being the only married man in the house, Kyle Cooke (Summer House) still loves to party with his single friends and hopes to watch sparks fly between them. He's looking forward to getting some work-free time to bond with his wife, Amanda Batula (Summer House), but after a sudden illness delays her arrival out west, an even more unexpected situation comes their way.
Feeling the steady pressure from his parents, Brian Benni (Family Karma) is ready to meet "the one" and settle down. In the hopes of living out his very own rom-com in a winter wonderland, Brian casts a wide net, but his unique way of flirting doesn't seem to be immediately reciprocated by the women of the house. Will he be able to find the girl of his dreams to keep him warm?
Despite being the only married man in the house, Kyle Cooke (Summer House) still loves to party with his single friends and hopes to watch sparks fly between them. He's looking forward to getting some work-free time to bond with his wife, Amanda Batula (Summer House), but after a sudden illness delays her arrival out west, an even more unexpected situation comes their way.
After a stressful year including a divorce, business struggles and now being in the thick of one of the biggest pop culture scandals of all time, Tom Schwartz (Vanderpump Rules) is ready for a much-needed escape to reconnect with himself. While finding a relationship is not on his list of priorities this vacation, he finds himself surprised to be crushing on a housemate while struggling to allow himself to finally move on from his past.
Fresh out of a breakup, Danielle Olivera (Summer House) is fragile but ready to put herself back out there. Hoping to move forward from a relationship she didn't want to end, she's looking for a hot vacation hookup and quickly finds herself falling for one her housemates. She's excited about this potential romance, but will her insecurities prevent her from doing what she really wants?
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