Real Housewives of Potomac star Ashley Darby is speaking her truth regarding the recent Love Hotel drama with Shannon Beador. Love Hotel is a new dating show with a twist: its stars are Real Housewives. Yes, please! Ashley, Shannon, Gizelle Bryant, and Luann de Lesseps all took part in the experience. What could go wrong? Well, according to the host of the show, Joel Kim Booster, everything went wrong with Shannon. And Ashley was “shocked” to hear Joel’s accusations.
Ashley Darby said Joel Kim Booster’s posts “caught all of us completely out of left field”
It’s only natural for the cast to bond when filming a show together. It’s likely Ashley and Shannon formed a strong connection over their past tumultuous relationships. So it comes as no surprise that Ashley was shook to hear what Joel said about her new friend.
In now-deleted posts, Joel went off about his experience filming with Shannon. Queens of Bravo shared some of the gems he wrote about her. He said Shannon was “a pathetic drunk on a reality television show” and that “does not give you license to treat the people you work with like they are subhuman.”
Entertainment host Ricky Cornish interviewed Ashley to get her thoughts on what went down. He asked, “Is there any reaction you have from seeing Joel’s posts online? Since you were there filming Love Hotel and got to work with Shannon on the show.”
Ashley responded, “Yeah, I mean obviously that actually came out the day that we were leaving. So, that caught everybody completely by surprise. And out of respect for Shannon, who, we’re very communicative, all of us. Luann, Gizelle, Shannon, and myself are very communicative about how to handle this. We want to be really sensitive to Shannon.”
She then shared she couldn’t believe what had happened. Ashley continued, “Just to say that it was quite shocking. Very shocking. And Joel, I gave him props. He did a great job on the show, as you’ll see. But that was quite surprising. Caught all of us completely out of left field.”
The Real Housewives of Potomac is streaming on Peacock.
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