We do love it when our favourite reality stars spill the tea on their places of work, reminding us time and time again that these shows – although we adore them, don't get us wrong – have little to do with reality as we know it.
It's been a while since we got some good dirt on the goings on behind the cameras of The Real Housewives of Cheshire. In fact, the last time we got a slight whiff of anything good, Christine McGuinness was still on the show and she revealed "it's just not my real life", suggesting that these glamorous women of the north west actually do a lot more than just shopping, partying and slinging four-letter words at each other at dinner parties.
As such, we were thrilled when we recently got the chance to catch up one-on-one with RHOCheshire's new addition Ashley Stobart, who was brought into the fold to back-up new housewife Katie Alex (who hasn't had the easiest of starts to the series), but is already stealing the spotlight from a few of the show's regulars thanks to her ultra-glam style and shrewd soundbites.
We predict big things from this reality queen.
In a conversation about filming and production, Ashley revealed a show secret we've never come across before. She let slip that RHOCheshire producers do not like the housewives wearing black on the show (which makes sense because we swear we've never seen some of these women out of coloured sequin dresses – aside from Ashley, that is).
Ashley exclusively told Closer, "I got told off a lot for my outfits, because you’re not really meant to wear black.
She continued, "Black is like my thing, so every time I turned up for filming they’d be like, ‘Urgh, she’s wearing black again!'”
We shared our coloured sequins joke (seriously, look at EVERY promo image) with Ashley, to which she responded, "I wouldn’t even know where to buy [colourful sequins].”
Ashley also revealed which of the series regulars is vastly misrepresented on the show and what on-screen drama "terrified" her.
We'll tell you one thing, whether the show is real or not, Ashley Stobart is REAL and we're a little bit obsessed with her.
When she's not filming in Cheshire, Ashley is recording and producing her very own podcast, Nip, Tuck, Not Giving A..., with bestie Lauren Elizabeth. If you're a RHOCheshire fan, it's probably worth a listen, as Ashley has assured us that exclusive tea will be spilled on the podcast in future eps. Aside from that, we're a few episodes in and it's hilarious, so do your ears a favour and tap that subscribe button.
Here's to spilling tea and wearing black 🥂.