'Southern Charm': Ashley Jacobs accused of being an escort by Thomas Ravenel's ex Kathryn Dennis
Ashley Jacobs may have to try a lot harder in order to be welcomed into the inner circle of Charleston. The ladies of the town had a serious talk about Thomas Ravenel's girlfriend and her past on the latest episode of Southern Charm on Thursday. “There’s an awkward rumor,” Naomie Olindo told the group. Cameron Eubanks was quick to jump to a conclusion as she asked, “She’s pregnant? She’s an escort?” Naomie then shed light on how she heard about the escort rumor. “It was my family friend in Santa Barbara,” she said.
As people say, gossip and rumors travel fast, it did not take long enough for the talk to reach the ears of Thomas' ex and mother of his children Kathryn Dennis. “Naomie apparently heard this rumor about Ashley being, like, an escort. I’m not being mean. I’m just throwing that out here. Regardless, I’ve heard from several people and I believe it," she said. While Kathryn had fixed opinions about Ashley, she too was not far from speaking ill about Thomas' ex.
Ashley told Jennifer Snowden why she believed Thomas' ex is so jealous of their relationship. “She’s so delusional. You know what she says? ‘I don’t think about you, I don’t talk about you.’ But you know what I want to say? Every night you go to bed and lay your head on your pillow, you think about how Ashley Jacobs is winning,” she said.
Soon, the rumors reached Ashley and Thomas as they stood there enjoying their evening. However, thanks to Austen Kroll, the two got to know about the rumors that had been swirling around. “Women can be nasty but they’re like, ‘I think Ashley is an escort,’” Austin tells Thomas, who responded, “That’s not true. That’s absurd!”
Ashley was quick to turn her attention to Austin and asked: “Do you think I’m a nurse?” Austin then replied, "I don’t know. How would I know? I’ve never seen you do anything than spend his money." Ashley then showed him her nursing license. To add fuel to the fire, Craig Conover said, "The factors are you’re not working, [Thomas] is paying for everything and then you said you would date Shep or I if we were older. Obviously, as guys, it’s guy code to be like, ’T, you sure this girl has the right priorities?’”
Even though the talk of the town was Ashley, all thanks to the rumors, the night ended with a heated argument between Ashley and Kathryn. “Don’t forget that your kids were taken away from you, don’t forget that. Someday, they are going to want to know why,” Ashley told her. Kathryn hit back stating, "All you are is a gold digger, no one f****** likes you, including your boyfriend. It’s all in your head.”
Ashley defended herself saying, "I’m not going anywhere so get used to this, okay? I am the best thing that has happened to him and he is the best thing to have happened to me." To this, Kathryn replied, “Why is he miserable then? Why is he depressed?” Ashley fired back one last comment by stating, "Guess what, Kathryn, I got the life that you want. That’s why you’re so threatened.”
Southern Charm airs Thursdays at 9 pm ET on Bravo.