Tom Schwartz and Katie Maloney.Photo: Kevin Winter/Getty, Katie Maloney/Instagram

Tom Schwartz and Katie Maloney-Schwartz

TheVanderpump Rulesstar, 35, shared a heartfelt post to Instagram this week detailing her feelings about letting go of a physical piece of her relationship.

“But I’m very much alive,” she continued. “Thank you house for being the coziest brightest home, for the memories, for being my sanctuary, for letting me dress you up like a hallmark movie set at Christmas and for being OURS. I’m going to miss coming home.”

Maloney tagged Schwartz, 39, in the post which comes just a few months after she filed for divorce from her co-star and partner of 12 years.

TheVanderpump Rulesreality stars first announced their split on their respective Instagram accounts on March 15 and a week later, Maloney filed at the Los Angeles Superior Court, PEOPLE confirmed.

Katie Maloney.Katie Maloney/Instagram

Katie Maloney Says Goodbye to Home Amid Divorce

On the March 18 episode of Maloney’s podcastYou’re Gonna Love Me, she shared that she and her ex were still living together in their house after making the decision to end their relationship.

“We’re just trying to navigate these steps together, and, you know, really work on becoming friends,” she said.

According toBravotv.comon June 4, Maloney shared an update on her Instagram story about her plans to move out.

Tom Schwartz and Katie Maloney.Astrid Stawiarz/Getty Images

Tom Schwartz; Katie Maloney-Schwartz

In May, Maloneyopened upabout her decision to end her marriage after 12 years on theBachelor Happy Hour podcast.

“The minute I made that choice the thing I was scared of the most became like a gift — became an opportunity for opportunity and I was no longer scared of it,” she explained.

“It doesn’t mean it was not sad, and not heartbreaking, because it 100 percent is,” she added. “It was — it gutted me. But I think just leaning in and trusting your gut and listening to that because it’s about, always about, the relationship with yourself and nurturing that.”

Maloney also said she was not “trying to get a boyfriend” but is happy to mingle, adding, “I like going out, flirting, or like, I’ve been on a date.”

The exes began dating in 2010 and were married in 2016, but they didn’t file the official paperwork to belegally wed until 2019.

source: people.com