Katie Maloney, 35, Is Dating Satchel Clendenin, 25, After Divorce & BFF Stassi Is ‘Happy’ For Her (Exclusive)

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Katie Maloney35 years old, enjoying a “new” romance with Satchel Clendenin25 years old and her BFF Stassi Schroeder, 34 years old, fully support. The Vanderpump’s Rule star who broke up with her husband Tom Schwartz in March, “didn’t seem to put too much pressure” on the new connection, and Stassi “couldn’t be happier” for her. “Stassi knows things are still very new between Katie and Satchel but she couldn’t be happier for her friend,” an EXCLUSIVELY source said. HollywoodLife. “Not because she’s dating, but because she sees how happy Katie is with her life in general.”

The source continued: “Stassi has been by Katie’s side from time to time, and has been by her side throughout her divorce from Schwartz. “Stassi just wants Katie to be happy and thinks she deserves the world. A few people have met Satchel and so far everyone thinks he’s great. He’s really relaxed which Stassi thinks is a good match for Katie. She realizes there’s an age difference, but Satchel seems pretty mature for his age and Katie is enjoying his company so that’s all that matters. She finds that Katie is not putting too much pressure on things and is just having fun in the moment.”

When Katie accepted her new relationship with Satchel, she officially and legally left the old relationship. Her and Tom’s divorce was finalized on 12 October and the documents, obtained by Our weekly, which shows they are splitting profits from the sale of the Los Angeles home they sold in August for $2 million. They will also divide their other assets according to the person’s name attached to the items.

Katie and Tom, who were married in 2019, confirmed their separation with statements released in March. Both revealed it was Katie’s decision to dissolve the marriage and Tom admits he respects her decision. “[I] fully respect Katie’s decision and we’ve had healthy, productive conversations about it. It would have been much sadder if she had decided to stay with me while unhappy,” he said in his statement.

Shortly after the split was announced, another source told us that Stassi was “heartbroken” for them. “Stassi is heartbroken for Tom and Katie as they have shared so many memories together as friends,” a close friend of fashion blogger EXCLUSIVELY told. HollywoodLife at the end of March. “Of all the people in their circle of friends, Stassi is probably the one affected by this the most because she’s the one closest to them as a couple.”