Scandoval survivor Tom Schwartz shares message of hope for ‘Summer House’ cast amid West Wilson, Amanda Batula scandal

Tom Schwartz knows a point aliases 2 astir surviving a reality TV firestorm — and coming retired nan different broadside a small singed, but still standing.

The “Vanderpump Rules” alum, who weathered nan fallout of nan 2023 cheating ungraded involving his erstwhile business partner Tom Sandoval, his then-girlfriend Ariana Madix and castmate Rachel “Raquel” Leviss, precocious told Page Six’s “Virtual Reali-Tea” that nan chaos came astatine a steep individual price.

“[I] someway narrowly [survived] astatine a awesome costs to — ohio my God — my sanity,” Schwartz said pinch a laugh.

Now starring connected “The Valley,” Schwartz, 43, is watching different Bravo friend group unravel — this clip connected “Summer House” — and he has immoderate hard-earned advice.

The latest play centers astir West Wilson and Amanda Batula, who secretly hooked up down nan backmost of Wilson’s ex Ciara Miller — Batula’s erstwhile adjacent friend — earlier issuing a wide criticized nationalist statement connected March 31, admitting nan betrayal.

Schwartz said to america connected April 23, nan aforesaid time nan “Summer House” formed filmed their reunion, and emphasized nan value of starring pinch honesty erstwhile tensions peak.

“Listen, arsenic you get older, this excessively shall pass. Everyone’s going to beryllium OK,” he said. “But erstwhile you’re successful location and you’re connected stage, conscionable beryllium honest. I don’t know. I cognize it’s hard, particularly erstwhile group commencement bringing up timelines and stuff.” 

And yes — those timelines matter. 

“The timeline really does matter, right?” Schwartz added. “If nan overlap goes backmost into nan constituent wherever [Batula and estranged hubby Kyle Cooke] still, like, married, I don’t know.”

As a viewer, Schwartz admitted that nan unfolding move betwixt Wilson, 31, and Miller, 30 — who look to beryllium rebuilding a flirty relationship successful existent episodes — has been reliable to watch fixed what’s to come.

“Hard watch,” he said bluntly.

Still, Schwartz insisted he’s rooting for everyone involved, noting that nan stakes are higher erstwhile existent friendships, not conscionable storylines, are connected nan line.

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“I really for illustration those guys, I’m rooting for them. Individually, for illustration arsenic a cast. Not moreover arsenic a cast, but for illustration a existent group of friends,” he explained. “They’re a group of friends. They bent retired off-camera, they’re tight and I’m conscionable worried.”

As for Miller, Schwartz believes she’s emerging stronger than ever — ungraded aliases not.

“Well-deserved pinch aliases without this full situation,” he said of her caller success, which includes awesome marque deals, a “Glamour” mag screen and a spot connected the upcoming play of “Dancing With nan Stars.” “Ciara’s a star. She’s a star. Some group conscionable person it… she conscionable has a je ne sais quoi.”

“The Valley” airs Wednesdays astatine 8 p.m. ET connected Bravo pinch caller episodes disposable to watercourse nan adjacent time connected Peacock.