Stacey Rusch is gaining a fan base. Nevertheless, her relationship life has develop into a full-blown investigation led by her personal castmates. The Actual Housewives of Potomac star is pushing again arduous towards Ashley Darby’s relentless questioning about each facet of her personal life, from her divorce timeline to her alleged pursuit of an NFL ex-husband.
The feud between Stacey Rusch and Ashley Darby has been a central battle all through season 10 of RHOP. In accordance with Bravo, Ashley has repeatedly expressed disbelief over every thing from Stacey’s adamant denial that she paid her ex-boyfriend, Thomas Anthony “TJ” Jones, for his RHOP appearances as to whether she and her ex-husband, Thiemo Rusch, had been truly divorced earlier than their reconciliation.
Stacey, clearly fed up with the continual questioning, didn’t mince phrases about her co-star’s persistent curiosity in her affairs. “Ashley’s gonna be Ashley, so I count on her to be constant — and that, she is,” Stacey defined in an unique interview with Bravo’s Day by day Dish.
“I don’t know what it’s together with her. I’d suppose that she is busy. I don’t perceive why she has a lot time to spend money on my life… after I’m probably not invested in hers, in that method.” Stacey went on to label her co-star as a “detective,” noting, “I’m all for a real friendship, and it looks like Ashley is all for being a detective.”
Stacey Rusch Opens Up About The Divorce And The NFL Ex
The hypothesis surrounding Stacey Rusch’s marital standing grew to become a serious storyline after Ashley couldn’t find any public data verifying her divorce. Stacey claimed on the present that she and Thiemo acquired a notification that they had been “formally divorced” throughout a household Christmas trip to Mexico with their nine-year-old daughter, Arabella. To place the persistent inquiries to relaxation, Stacey confirmed Ashley her divorce paperwork throughout an episode, vehemently sustaining, “There isn’t something to clear up as a result of, as I advised her, I used to be divorced in December, and that’s the fact.” She added, “I’m, in reality, divorced, and I’ve maintained that from the get-go.”
Regardless of exhibiting the paperwork, the drama continued, significantly regarding Stacey’s rumored relationship life throughout her separation. Throughout a forged dinner in Nevis, Ashley controversially accused Stacey of making an attempt to dig into Gizelle Bryant’s new romance with NFL vet Shawn Springs, solely to pivot the dialog by citing that Stacey had allegedly requested a mutual pal “who works with loads of athletes” to assist her “get near” Chris Samuels—the ex-husband of former RHOP star Monique Samuels.
Stacey Rusch defended her connection to the retired NFL star, saying, “I am keen on Chris Samuels. He is a superb man, a terrific father. We’re good pals.” She clarified that their connection was merely as a consequence of their shared social circle: “Each of us, having gone via a divorce, we have now loads of pals in frequent. And that’s what it’s.”
The stress over the relationship rumors was amplified by a resurfaced clip, captured by a producer’s digital camera, the place Stacey Rusch admitted to “briefly relationship” Chris Samuels throughout her separation from Thiemo. Within the clip, the sophomore Housewife clarified the parameters of the connection: “I didn’t have intercourse with anybody. I noticed folks, I frolicked, and Chris was a type of folks.” She emphatically denied sleeping with him, stating, “No, I’ve not f***ed Chris.”
Nevertheless, Ashley remained unconvinced, claiming that “Chris is telling folks, too.” After they returned to their resort, Ashley additional accused Stacey of “mendacity” in her characterization of the connection. This prompted a robust clapback from Stacey, who fired again, “Y’all need me to be someone else so dangerous, and also you simply can’t settle for who I’m. It’s unbelievable.”
“I can’t converse for Ashley relating to why she didn’t simply ask me as a pal, as an alternative of mechanically assuming the worst and accusing me of being a liar,” Stacey said.