Tom Schwartz revealed his “terrified” to start Vanderpump Guidelines season 11 – which simply started filming – following his greatest pal Tom Sandoval‘s dishonest scandal with Raquel Leviss.
The 40-year-old star, who was accused of overly defending his buddy, stated he’ll be extra “stoic” this yr, defined how he’s modified since season 10 wrapped, and known as the forged a “unstable crew.”
Talking with Us Weekly, Schwartz revealed his headspace going into season 11.
“I’m all the time barely terrified after we begin a brand new season. We’ve been via a lot with this group, and we’re a unstable crew,” he claimed. “We’ve all the time been a unstable group of associates. I don’t assume I’ve ever had an argument outdoors of this group, to be trustworthy. Now we have a variety of historical past collectively, and there’s been trials and tribulations, but it surely comes from a spot of affection.”
Although Schwartz stated he’s “scared” to start filming, he believes the forged’s drama is all the time “earned.”
He additionally shared how he plans on dealing with issues – compared to final season. “I really feel like I’ll be a bit extra stoic shifting ahead, Perhaps I waffled a bit bit at the start of [Scandoval],” stated the bar proprietor. “I retreated inside.”
The star claimed he’ll have extra “delight” in his “look.”
“I really feel like I’ve rocked Mumus for half of the period of Vanderpump Guidelines, you already know? I’m type of a scrub by nature. I prefer to be cozy. However possibly now that I’m single I want to shine … my act a bit bit,” Schwartz quipped. “I’m gonna do this. I’m gonna step my recreation [up] and attempt to be a bit extra suave. Slightly extra debonair. … I’m gonna get the makeover that I supposed to do final yr.”
Schwartz indicated that his stint on Fox’s Stars on Mars helped him develop. “I feel I’ve my rose-colored lenses again on. I feel this was a reoccurring theme final season, final yr, previous few years, is making an attempt to get my Schwartz again,” stated the star. “I feel I discovered doing the present going to ‘Mars,’ that it was all the time there. I simply wanted to, like, dig it out, refine it, and I type of am doing what I set as much as do, which is falling in love with myself yet again.”
One other factor he discovered on ‘Mars’? “I did shovel a variety of s—t and we ended up having to repurpose that for fertilizer,” stated Schwartz. “And I don’t know, possibly there’s a metaphor there. Perhaps there’s one thing I can glean heading into the subsequent season. I’ll go away it at that.”
He went on to say, “I wanted dose of levity and journey … I suppose from, like, the previous few years, I floundered a bit bit and I type of really feel like I fell aside, however developing right here, it gave me a recent perspective on every little thing. It gave me the overview impact.”
The star added, “It’s like when astronauts go up [into space] they usually look again down on Earth and swiftly they get this, like, cognitive shift. They take a look at the world in another way. I wanted to only reset my thoughts and I achieved that up there. I actually did. I used to be caught in my very own little unhappy story, kinda wallowing a bit bit for the previous yr. And, [Stars on Mars] snapped me out of it, and I really feel like I’m myself once more.”
Schwartz then addressed his new self. “I really feel like Tom, what model of Tom is that this? Perhaps let’s say 5.0,” he defined. “I really feel like I’m refined, possibly a bit extra stoic. I really feel just a bit bit extra able to tackle no matter life throws at me, you already know? I haven’t been essentially happy with how I’ve responded to some adversity up to now yr.”
Stars on Mars airs Monday nights at 8 p.m. ET on Fox.
