Who Is Katie Maloney’s Boyfriend? All About Nick Martin

Katie Maloney has found love again.

The Vanderpump Rules alum had teased a new relationship on her podcast in October 2024, but it wasn’t until December that she confirmed her romance with Nick Martin in an Instagram Stories post to celebrate his birthday. Although this was the first time she had revealed his identity, Maloney’s former castmate Scheana Shay accidentally spilled the news of who she was dating during her podcast Scheananigans back in October — one week after Maloney first shared she was seeing someone.

“We were all by the artists trailers in the hangout area, and he and Katie were walking up while I was standing at the taco truck in line getting food. I said hi to her, she introduced me to her boyfriend,” Shay said. “Let me tell you, he could not have been nicer.”

She continued, “I caught the end of their set. We actually left Fall Out Boy a little early because they were playing at the same time. But I wanted to check out Sleeping With Sirens,” referring to Martin’s band.

Maloney’s new relationship comes nearly a year after she told PEOPLE in January 2024 that she was “single” and “ready to mingle” following her 2022 divorce from Tom Schwartz. She shared that she had been feeling “really good” about her romantic life and was “ready to meet someone if they came along.”

So who is Katie Maloney’s boyfriend? Here’s everything to know about Nick Martin and his relationship with the Bravo personality.

He is from California

During an August 2023 appearance on Emo’s Not Dead, Martin said that he grew up in San Diego. He spent the majority of his life in private schools, until he transferred to a public one for his junior and senior year.

“Once I got into high school, all I thought about was music and being in a band,” he said. “I was just ready to get out of school, go home so I could play guitar or I could just go to band practice. That’s all I wanted to do.”

A few months earlier, he shared in a February 2023 interview with Skratch ‘N Sniff that he grew up in a music-oriented household, saying that his dad had the “biggest record collection of anyone I’ve ever met in my life.”

“One of my most important memories growing up is listening to literally everything. Classical music. Rock music. My dad got me into punk music,” Martin said. “And then from my mom’s side … she’s Hispanic, so I grew up on Mariachi music and Cumbias and that influenced the h— out of me, too.”

“I figured out early on in my life that I loved all types of music. I was a very eclectic listener and was digesting, but also dissecting songs at a really young age,” he added.

According to his Instagram bio, Martin currently resides in Los Angeles.

He is in a band

Nearly a decade ago, Martin joined rock band Sleeping With Sirens as a guitarist. They’ve gone on international and domestic tours, as well as performed at music festivals such as Welcome to Rockville and When We Were Young Festival. They are now set to join rock band Pierce The Veil on the road in 2025.

“I love my band. I’m very fortunate to be surrounded by awesome dudes who inspire & support me everyday and never make this feel like a job,” Martin wrote on Instagram in July 2022. “I love each of these dudes like a brother & I can never thank them enough for being a part of my life.”

In addition to his music career, Martin also launched an at-home cold brew coffee company, Charlie Royal, in February 2022.

Maloney first revealed she was dating somebody on her podcast in October 2024

Maloney revealed she had a new romance in her life on an October 2024 episode of her Disrespectfully podcast. Her cohost (and former Vanderpump Rules costar) Dayna Kathan asked if Maloney had any life updates, to which she said, “So, I have a boyfriend.”

“Yeah, I’m in love, everybody,” Maloney continued. “I’m just really, really happy,”

She added that she had recently gotten to “spend some time” with him because he travels for work.

“It was really amazing ’cause I hadn’t seen him in a few weeks and just being able to, like, spend some quality time and just be around him was really necessary and really nice,” Maloney said. “I had a really good time.”

They went public with their relationship in December 2024

Maloney hard-launched their relationship on Dec. 10, when she posted a photo on her Instagram Stories of them staring into each other’s eyes at Martin’s birthday dinner.

“Happy Birthday my ❤️!!!!!” she wrote.

Martin then reposted the tribute on his own Instagram Stories, writing, “Our Casa Vega Xmas Card 🎄 ❤️,” a reference to the Los Angeles restaurant where they appeared to have been on a dinner date.

He makes her feel “really special”

During the October Disrespectfully podcast episode, Maloney opened up more about how her mystery boyfriend was “the most wonderful person” she had ever met.

“He’s very lovely and he just makes me feel really special and he’s really special,” she said. “I’m just really, really happy.”

They were both in previous long-term relationships

Maloney and Martin have both been in long-term relationships — the Bravo star to Schwartz and the musician to Jenna Silva.

Maloney and Schwartz married in August 2016 after five years of dating, but didn’t file the official paperwork to be legally wed until July 2019.

In March 2022, she filed for divorce from Schwartz, citing “irreconcilable differences.” However, during an appearance on Lindsey Metselaar’s We Met At Acme podcast the following month, she shared more details about what led to the split, saying that their marriage “wasn’t the healthiest thing.”

It’s unknown when Martin and Jenna split; however, he wrote on Instagram in June 2020 that they were celebrating “6 years of being together.”