While Tom Schwartz considers the opportunity to join The Valley a chance to step outside his outgoing counterpart Tom Sandoval's shadow, his longtime BFF believes that's not entirely the case. "Schwartz has always had his own identity. It's really funny that he says that because, you know, behind closed doors, Schwartz definitely wears the pants in a lot of ways," Sandoval, 43, exclusively told Us Weekly while attending BravoCon 2025 in Las Vegas on Friday, November 14. "I'm telling you," he continued.