RHOP’s Ashley Darby teases her ‘roller coaster ride’ with Stacey Roche

The Real Housewives of Potomac Fans better buckle up to take a wild ride with them Ashley Darby and Stacey Roche.

“The hardest thing I have about Stacey is that I see her and accept what she gives me, because she seems so real. I think there’s this Midwesterner in her. She’s from Detroit,” Ashley, 37, shared exclusively with Us Weekly While celebrating the 10th season of the Bravo reality show. “She has that kind of charm that I think it’s obvious that she’s going to be honest and honest with me.”

But if you ask one of the original cast members The Real Housewives of PotomacSometimes there’s more to Stacey, 53, than meets the eye.

“Then, when there are moments that conflict with that, I’m like, ‘Wow! I feel like she’s cheating on me. I feel like I’m falling in love with something with her,'” Ashley explained. we. “That’s why I’m so upset, because I come in and I’m trying to be as honest with her as possible, and I just want her to reciprocate. I feel like she’s trying to trick me.”

When the Season 10 premiere aired on October 5, fans were surprised to see Stacey back with her ex. Thimo Roach.

According to Ashley, viewers weren’t the only ones shaken by the news.

“Dear me, shock and awe,” she said. we. “I had no idea, the only way was that I started seeing little things while she was wearing the ring. I said to her, ‘This is not jewelry.'”

As for the claims that Stacey may have paid Thomas Anthony “TJ” Jones Being her boyfriend on the show last season, Ashley thinks it’s true. (Stacey has consistently denied the allegations.)

“I think they’re still having some issues with working arrangements,” Ashley claimed. “I think this is still happening.”

When asked if she believed Stacey promised TJ 50 percent of her profits from the show, Ashley claimed she saw evidence from an anonymous person that this was the case.

“Let me tell you, I saw the papers. And I zoomed in— Giselle (Bryant“) And I both,” Ashley claimed. “It was real, intimate details. I tried to grab my phone and take the picture, but (the person) was too fast.”

While viewers will have to watch what happens between Stacey and the entire cast, Ashley teased that there is a lot of “ebb and flow in our group.” (doctor. Wendy Osifo, Kierna Stewart, Tia Glover and Massey Bible They are also main cast members.)

“Obviously with Stacey it’s just a roller coaster ride,” she explained. “The dynamic has changed a little bit, mainly due to events that have happened or things in our personal lives.”

Regardless of what happened in the past, Ashley said she is still open to building a friendship with Stacey.

“I never give up on anyone. I really don’t,” she told us. “I will always have space for Stacy. It’s just a matter of her meeting me halfway.”

The Real Housewives of Potomac It airs Sundays on Bravo at 8pm ET. Stream old episodes anytime on Peacock.