Katie Maloney brands Scheana ‘evil troll,’ ‘snake’ for ‘pushing’ Tom, Raquel fling
Katie Maloney has branded her “Vanderpump Rules” co-star Scheana Shay an “evil troll” and a “snake” for “pushing” Tom Schwartz’s fling with Raquel Leviss.
Wednesday’s episode saw Maloney hit out as her former bridesmaid for “pushing” Schwartz, 40, onto Leviss.
But according to Shay, that is far from the truth.
“I’m not pushing,” the 36-year-old told Leviss, 28, during the episode. “When we were in Vegas for the Vanderpump à Paris opening, [Katie said] ‘I saw some rumors about Raquel and Schwartz online, and honestly if it was true, I would embrace it. He needs to start dating.’ She was the one, first of all, who pushed me to then bring it up to you.”
Leviss then mentioned that when she discussed it with Maloney and Lala Kent a few days ago at a girls’ night out, the storyline differed.
“She was like, ‘I actually would not be okay with that whatsoever. It would hurt,'” Leviss said of her conversation with Maloney.
But Maloney’s claims didn’t sit well with Shay, who fired back, “Well, she should’ve never said the words, and I quote, ‘I embrace that.’ What the f–k?”
Speaking in a confessional moments later, Shay described her friendship with Maloney to be something of a “rollercoaster.”
“It seems like we both always want to see the worst in each other, and we struggle to find that good,” she added.
The pair struggled to see eye-to-eye in recent months, with Shay adding fuel to the fire by chatting to Schwartz about his divorce from Maloney on her podcast “Scheananigans with Scheana Shay.”
The “Vanderpump Rules” stars were married from 2019 to 2022. They finalized their divorce last October and share joint custody of their dogs.
“A friend wouldn’t do this. A friend wouldn’t bring him on a podcast when he’s vulnerable like this and try to coerce him into saying s—,” Maloney told Kent, 32, over FaceTime. “She needs to stay the f— out my s—. We don’t need her. She wants to be supportive. Be supportive over there.”
“She’s an evil, evil little troll. Scheana, you’re a s—ty person. You’re a s—ty friend, and it’s fine because karma’s gonna come for you, and I’ll watch your world burn and I’ll smile,” Maloney added.
The episode comes just days after Shay claimed Katie gave her “blessing” to Schwartz pursuing Leviss.
“There was a conversation that happened between Katie and I … and Katie said, ‘I think they would make a good couple,’ or, ‘They might be a good match,’ or something along those lines,” Shay said on Page Six’s “Virtual Reali-Tea” podcast.
“So I took that and ran with it and I told Raquel, ‘Katie kind of gives you her blessing if you want to pursue that.’ And then you’ll see the rest play out.”
“Vanderpump Rules” airs Wednesdays at 9 p.m. on Bravo.
