Katie Maloney’s Courting Satchel Clendenin & BFF Stassi Is ‘Completely happy’ – Hollywood Life

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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 Guidelines star, who cut up from husband Tom Schwartz in March, apparently “isn’t placing an excessive amount of strain” on the brand new connection and Stassi “couldn’t be happier” for her. “Stassi is aware of issues are nonetheless very new between Katie and Satchel however she couldn’t be happier for her pal,” a supply EXCLUSIVELY instructed HollywoodLife. “Not as a result of she’s courting, however as a result of she sees how completely satisfied Katie is together with her life usually.”

“Stassi has been by Katie’s aspect by thick and skinny, and was there for her all all through her divorce from Schwartz,” the supply continued. “Stassi simply needs Katie to be completely satisfied and thinks she deserves the world. A number of individuals have met Satchel and thus far everyone thinks he’s nice. He’s actually laid again which Stassi thinks is an efficient match for Katie. She realizes there’s an age distinction, however Satchel appears fairly mature for his age and Katie is having fun with his firm in order that’s all that issues. She sees that Katie isn’t placing an excessive amount of strain on issues and is simply having enjoyable in the intervening time.”

As Katie embraces a brand new relationship with Satchel, she has formally and legally walked away from her outdated one. Her and Tom’s divorce was finalized on Oct. 12 and the paperwork, which have been obtained by Us Weekly, confirmed that they’re splitting the earnings from the sale of their Los Angeles residence, which they bought in August for $2 million. They’ll even be dividing up their different property in keeping with whose title is hooked up to the gadgets.

Katie and Tom, who have been married in 2019, confirmed their separation with statements launched in March. They each revealed it was Katie’s determination to dissolve the wedding and Tom admitted he revered her determination. “[I] absolutely respect Katie’s determination and we’ve had wholesome, productive conversations about it. It will be far sadder if she determined to stick with me while not completely satisfied,” he mentioned in his assertion.

Shortly after the cut up was introduced, a distinct supply instructed us that Stassi was “heartbroken” for them. “Stassi is heartbroken for Tom and Katie as a result of they’ve shared so many recollections collectively as mates,” a pal near the style blogger EXCLUSIVELY shared with HollywoodLife in late March. “Out of everyone of their circle of mates, Stassi might be essentially the most affected by this as a result of she’s the closest to them as a pair.”