Scheana Shay reveals her first impressions of Katie Maloney’s new boyfriend, Nick Martin

Scheana Shay had nothing but great things to say about Katie Maloney’s new boyfriend, Nick Martin.

Although Maloney, 37, has kept mum about her relationship with Martin, Shay revealed about her The “Scheananigans” Podcast. Friday when he met the Sleeping With Sirens guitarist at a music festival over the weekend.

“We were all by the artist trailers in the hangout area and he and Katie were walking while I was standing at the taco truck in line getting food. I said hi to her,” the “Vanderpump Rules” star, 39, recalled. “She introduced me to her boyfriend.”

Despite seeing “bits and bits” of unfavorable reports about the rocker, Shay insisted he “couldn’t have been nicer”.

“I ended up at another food truck in a five to 10 minute conversation with some mutual friends,” she continued. “He’s from San Diego and we just talked about it.”

“Then I met them again later at the hotel at the end of the night and he was such a sweet guy.”

Shay said she even “caught the end” of Martin’s set at the festival after he left Fall Out Boy “a little early”.

“They were playing at the same time, but I wanted to see Sleeping with Sirens,” she explained. “I wanted to see what the band was all about and they were really good.”

Overall, the mother of one said it was a “fun” experience and was excited to meet Maloney’s new man.

“I was glad I got to see her, meet him, see the band, and overall it was a really fun weekend.”

Last week, Page Six exclusively reported that Maloney was dating the 41-year-old musician after meeting through mutual friends in the music industry.

An insider told us the two “bonded” over their hospitality endeavors, as Maloney co-owns sandwich shop Something About Her, while Martin runs a coffee company called Charlie Royal.

“Katie loves the emo music scene and has been a fan and friend of Nick’s band for quite some time,” the insider said. “While the pair started out as friends, things took a turn last summer in August and their relationship developed very quickly.”

Although the couple were “trying to keep things under wraps” due to Martin’s ongoing divorce, Maloney She recently told fans about their relationship.

“So I have a boyfriend,” she gushed during her most recent episode “Disrespectfully” podcast.

“Yes, I’m in love, everyone. Katie is in love! Yes, I am very happy.”

Although Maloney did not reveal her identity at the time, she described Martin as “the most wonderful person (she) ever met.”

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

Maloney shockingly shared the big news about ex-husband Tom Schwartz’s birthday. former they announced their divorce in 2022, after over a decade together.

Martin, for his part, married his estranged wife Jenna in 2016. It’s unclear exactly when they split, but we’re told the rocker isn’t letting their “difficult divorce” stop him from “growing their relationship with Katie in the meantime. .”