November 17, 2025 • 11 mins
After breaking news over the weekend, Ashley is finally sharing what she's been hiding!
Plus, Ben and Ashley give you all the latest news in Bachelor Nation: from weddings to dispelling dating rumors, they've got you covered!
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Speaker 1 (00:00):
This is the Ben and Ashley I almost famous podcast
with iHeartRadio.
Speaker 2 (00:05):
It's almost soon as podcast. Ashley and myself are here.
Today we're back at it again, breaking down all the
headlines happening in Bachelor Nation. Ashley, you have some news
that you probably should share with our listeners.
Speaker 3 (00:21):
So the reason that I was gone a lot over
the summer was because I was filming The Real Housewives
of Rhode Island. I truly can't say much more than
you can check out the trailer which dropped at Bravocon
yesterday Sunday, November sixteenth. It was very fun to get
(00:45):
to see everybody's reactions and to read all the comments
on Instagram, like thank you all for being so supportive
and saying the sweetest things about me being on there.
Speaker 4 (00:55):
I appreciate that so much. It was it was an experience,
for sure. I don't know when it's going to air.
Speaker 3 (01:04):
I don't even know if I can give a timeline
as to what the estimate air time is.
Speaker 4 (01:12):
It was a lot different than The Bachelor.
Speaker 2 (01:14):
I will say that, well, we can say that Real
Housewives just picked up one new viewer.
Speaker 4 (01:20):
I will be the same.
Speaker 3 (01:21):
Here because I also have never watched the franchise before weird.
Speaker 2 (01:26):
And here's I mean, you're being like a little tongue
in cheek right now, But we're going to be talking
about the show here at the Almustomers podcast once it's
out and released and things clear up. This is going
to be a home in a lot of ways for
you to kind of dig into the show at whatever
capacity you can.
Speaker 4 (01:46):
Yeah, whatever capacity that I can.
Speaker 2 (01:47):
Oh, we'll make sure you can.
Speaker 3 (01:51):
Like on the yeah, exactly. Just come over here and
sit there. Me what I can cannot say.
Speaker 2 (01:56):
It's a huge headline, Ashley. I could not be more
excited to watch you again. I mean, I say, you
are made to keep me smiling in life, and having
you on my television just means I get a little
bit more of Ashley in my world and that is
always a gift.
Speaker 4 (02:12):
Thanks Ben, You're the sweetest I did.
Speaker 3 (02:15):
It is a very fun, exciting time to kind of
go through the cycle again. Yeah, especially with so many
like nice people out there rooting for me, So it
seems a little less scary than I think it might
for other people who are just like going out there
and nobody knows their personality whatsoever.
Speaker 4 (02:36):
So at least like I feel like you guys.
Speaker 3 (02:38):
Kind of understand who I am, and hopefully that still
stays reflected throughout the show.
Speaker 2 (02:45):
We'll stay tuned and continue to give you updates when
we do know an air date and when Ashley can
continue to talk about it. But the rumors were true
if you were listening to the podcast, like, hey, Ashley
is out on a long vacation, it's because she was
doing some really important things in the world that are
going to benefit us.
Speaker 4 (03:04):
All not very important things, I'll tell you that much.
Speaker 2 (03:07):
We have some headlines for you today. Outside of this
big announcement. Something really sweet happened this last weekend. Katie
Bigger and Zach Shellcross. I think one of the sweetest
couples to come out of the franchise. They love each
other so much, it's just wonderful to see. They threw
a Texas wedding celebration. This was five months after their ceremony.
(03:30):
A lot of Bachelor Nation was there. It looked like
a great time. Ashley give us the details.
Speaker 3 (03:34):
Well if festivities kicked off with a welcome party at
Urban Pickleball Club in the morning, that's cute, and then
they had a celebration at Tiger Lily, which is a
private events, bace and cocktail lounge that started at seven
went late into the night. They just wanted a gigantic
party with all their friends and their family in one room.
They had a very intimate wedding with only immediate family,
(03:58):
so this was their time to celebrate with all the one.
Some Bachelor Nation alum that was there is Joey and Kelsey,
Charity Lawson with Dotton, and then Gabby who just got
engaged to her boyfriend from the past like two or
three years. Kayla Quinn was there with her husband Nate Mitchell,
(04:18):
Susie Evans, and then Avon and Kylie, Avan and Kylie
and then Christy Carlson, Romano from even Stephen.
Speaker 2 (04:30):
It's a big celebration. It looked absolutely amazing. Congratulations again
to the two of them, not only on their wedding,
but the ability to get a celebration together and have
so many amazing people come to support you. They are awesome.
(04:54):
Katie Thurston says she's been struggling with her health recently.
This is amid her breast cancer battle. Ashley, what do
we know?
Speaker 4 (05:05):
This is actually like not what you would expect it was.
Speaker 3 (05:08):
She felt like maybe her air vents that were in
the heaters were creating some breathing problems. She said that
today the heating units of my apartment are being professionally cleaned.
And I think this was the culprit friendly reminder to
check your air quality of your home and stay on
top of regular maintenance. If you're a renter like me,
don't be afraid to ask in the last time the
(05:29):
air ducks have been clean. There are laws protecting us
in our health. She's felt like she was just like
a bit under the weather and like a mentally and emotionally,
just like not feeling together, which obviously can happen in
the midst of her cancer battle. But she hopefully, like
in a few weeks, will know if she's feeling better.
Speaker 4 (05:50):
And it could have just been that.
Speaker 3 (05:51):
And this did remind me to change the air vents out,
which has been on my list.
Speaker 2 (05:56):
Well, that's the air filter you're talking about, the air filter.
Speaker 4 (06:00):
Yeah, so tell me, do you get your air vents
cleaned out in your house?
Speaker 2 (06:03):
Yeah? Every other year, we're getting our air vents cleaned.
Speaker 4 (06:06):
Oh darn, I gotta do that.
Speaker 2 (06:08):
Like the duckworker needs to be cleaned out. And it's
not something you think about until you have it cleaned out,
and they'll send you some pictures of what your ducks
look like and you're like, oh, my goodness, that's just
spraying through our house. We also invested and I'll have
just post about it. Maybe I will too. We bought
this filter. It's a very nice like air filter for
(06:28):
the home. It's really nice. It sits kind of in
our most used living area. That's really important also because
the stuff that that sucks in is pretty wild. Once
you look at the filter, once you need to change it.
It's important. And we've had the conversation before here about
you know, mold and dust and all those things that
(06:50):
can get built up in our homes that we don't
even know sometimes exist, but it can cause like really
severe health issues for those and so it's a great reminder.
Katie continue used to put really good information out there
in the world. In fact, Ashley, we talked about this
last week on the headlines. But Michelle Young I just
found out that she had mold in her house and
(07:12):
that was what caused her to leave her honeymoon early
because she's so sick. So if you're listening to this,
this is one of those things that you'll forget by
the time you get home. So either make a note
or if you're at home right now, call somebody to
do it. It is worth the investment to clean the
hidden areas of your home. It's really important. I'm actually
(07:33):
right now actually going through a four day juice cleanse
for kind of these kind of toxins. It's designed for
the metals and the molds and all those things, and
so I'm in the midst of it right now. So
if I snap at you and yell at you, it's
because I'm hungry.
Speaker 4 (07:49):
So hungry anything.
Speaker 2 (07:51):
I haven't eaten anything. I'm doing a water juice cleanse
and it's designed to kind of do a little bit.
I don't know if it's going to be the FI,
but at least as a little bit to like reset
my body, especially after travel, and when I travel, I
drink more than I want to and I eat unhealthy.
So I'm just trying to bounce back into like a
(08:11):
healthy place in my life.
Speaker 4 (08:14):
Well, let me know how you feel afterward.
Speaker 2 (08:16):
I will. I will. It's it's wild, it's really I'm
pretty early on in it, but I'll be I'll try
to go four to five days.
Speaker 3 (08:24):
We'll see hot damn five days lots. I did a
three day once.
Speaker 2 (08:28):
Yeah. Golden Bachelor's mel Owens ed Peg Munson reveal their
holiday plans.
Speaker 3 (08:35):
Okay, so they are going to go to Vegas this
weekend to to chill out and relax at PEG's house,
and then after that they're going to go to Michigan.
They did not say whether or not it would be
for like actual Thanksgiving, but they're going to an event
called the hob Knob a Gobble, which is obviously Thanksgiving themed,
(08:57):
and then said that after that they're going to go
Toronto and then Montreal.
Speaker 4 (09:03):
And then they're going to spend just time in those cities.
They said that.
Speaker 3 (09:09):
As far as Thanksgiving, they're going to be at his
oh they will be together. Yeah, They're gonna be at
his friend's house before attending the biggest game in college
football together, the one that is University of Michigan versus
Ohio State on the Saturday following Thanksgiving.
Speaker 4 (09:27):
So there we go.
Speaker 3 (09:28):
They will be spending a ton of time together over
the next two weeks.
Speaker 2 (09:33):
Sounds like they're still doing well, which is good. Yeah.
Dance with the Stars Sasha Farber sets the record straight
on Caitlin Bristow friendship. I feel like this guy always
pops up every season that he's like dating some contestant
or something.
Speaker 4 (09:47):
Right, Well, he used to be married to one of
the other leads.
Speaker 2 (09:50):
Then him and Gin like at a thing, right, and
then he.
Speaker 3 (09:53):
And Gen like data dated, I want to say, for
like six months. And my friend, who you know has
some insight into Caitlyn's life, perhaps was like, is Caitlin
dating Sasha because they did post a really intimate, flirty,
romantic dance on Instagram last week when they were doing
(10:15):
like stuff for the twentieth anniversary of Dancing with the Stars.
But no, he said, I've known Kaitlin for so many years.
Anytimes she comes out to La, we hang out.
Speaker 4 (10:26):
And then.
Speaker 3 (10:29):
He said that doing choreography, he is not going to
like signify that there's a new relationship. Definitely, no hard
launch there, he said. And it's the same thing going
on with rumors of he and Juliana Huff dating. He said, no,
non jewels for so many years, you just you know,
hang out a lot. We're just talking life. He was
(10:50):
married to Emma Slater and they got divorced into they
finalized their divorce in twenty twenty four, so it hasn't
even been that long, he said, No hard launches.
Speaker 4 (11:00):
Friends.
Speaker 2 (11:00):
Well, that's all the headlines we have for you today.
Caitlin Bristow is just a friendly human. That's you know,
that's who she is. That's what we've learned from this. Again,
get your house cleaned for dust and mold. We'll be
back with more great content coming your way. On The
Almost Famous podcast, Ashley, congratulations to the announcement of the
(11:21):
Real Housewives Rhode Island and you being a part of it.
It's a big deal and I think it's something that
all of us are excited to watch with our own eyes.
We hope we see a ton of you on our screens.
But until next time, I've been Ben.
Speaker 4 (11:36):
I've been Ashley. Thank you guys. Bye.
Speaker 1 (11:39):
Follow the Ben and Ashley I Almost Famous Podcasts on
iHeartRadio or subscribe wherever you listen to podcasts.
This is the Ben and Ashley I almost famous podcast
with iHeartRadio.
Speaker 2 (00:05):
It's almost soon as podcast. Ashley and myself are here.
Today we're back at it again, breaking down all the
headlines happening in Bachelor Nation. Ashley, you have some news
that you probably should share with our listeners.
Speaker 3 (00:21):
So the reason that I was gone a lot over
the summer was because I was filming The Real Housewives
of Rhode Island. I truly can't say much more than
you can check out the trailer which dropped at Bravocon
yesterday Sunday, November sixteenth. It was very fun to get
(00:45):
to see everybody's reactions and to read all the comments
on Instagram, like thank you all for being so supportive
and saying the sweetest things about me being on there.
Speaker 4 (00:55):
I appreciate that so much. It was it was an experience,
for sure. I don't know when it's going to air.
Speaker 3 (01:04):
I don't even know if I can give a timeline
as to what the estimate air time is.
Speaker 4 (01:12):
It was a lot different than The Bachelor.
Speaker 2 (01:14):
I will say that, well, we can say that Real
Housewives just picked up one new viewer.
Speaker 4 (01:20):
I will be the same.
Speaker 3 (01:21):
Here because I also have never watched the franchise before weird.
Speaker 2 (01:26):
And here's I mean, you're being like a little tongue
in cheek right now, But we're going to be talking
about the show here at the Almustomers podcast once it's
out and released and things clear up. This is going
to be a home in a lot of ways for
you to kind of dig into the show at whatever
capacity you can.
Speaker 4 (01:46):
Yeah, whatever capacity that I can.
Speaker 2 (01:47):
Oh, we'll make sure you can.
Speaker 3 (01:51):
Like on the yeah, exactly. Just come over here and
sit there. Me what I can cannot say.
Speaker 2 (01:56):
It's a huge headline, Ashley. I could not be more
excited to watch you again. I mean, I say, you
are made to keep me smiling in life, and having
you on my television just means I get a little
bit more of Ashley in my world and that is
always a gift.
Speaker 4 (02:12):
Thanks Ben, You're the sweetest I did.
Speaker 3 (02:15):
It is a very fun, exciting time to kind of
go through the cycle again. Yeah, especially with so many
like nice people out there rooting for me, So it
seems a little less scary than I think it might
for other people who are just like going out there
and nobody knows their personality whatsoever.
Speaker 4 (02:36):
So at least like I feel like you guys.
Speaker 3 (02:38):
Kind of understand who I am, and hopefully that still
stays reflected throughout the show.
Speaker 2 (02:45):
We'll stay tuned and continue to give you updates when
we do know an air date and when Ashley can
continue to talk about it. But the rumors were true
if you were listening to the podcast, like, hey, Ashley
is out on a long vacation, it's because she was
doing some really important things in the world that are
going to benefit us.
Speaker 4 (03:04):
All not very important things, I'll tell you that much.
Speaker 2 (03:07):
We have some headlines for you today. Outside of this
big announcement. Something really sweet happened this last weekend. Katie
Bigger and Zach Shellcross. I think one of the sweetest
couples to come out of the franchise. They love each
other so much, it's just wonderful to see. They threw
a Texas wedding celebration. This was five months after their ceremony.
(03:30):
A lot of Bachelor Nation was there. It looked like
a great time. Ashley give us the details.
Speaker 3 (03:34):
Well if festivities kicked off with a welcome party at
Urban Pickleball Club in the morning, that's cute, and then
they had a celebration at Tiger Lily, which is a
private events, bace and cocktail lounge that started at seven
went late into the night. They just wanted a gigantic
party with all their friends and their family in one room.
They had a very intimate wedding with only immediate family,
(03:58):
so this was their time to celebrate with all the one.
Some Bachelor Nation alum that was there is Joey and Kelsey,
Charity Lawson with Dotton, and then Gabby who just got
engaged to her boyfriend from the past like two or
three years. Kayla Quinn was there with her husband Nate Mitchell,
(04:18):
Susie Evans, and then Avon and Kylie, Avan and Kylie
and then Christy Carlson, Romano from even Stephen.
Speaker 2 (04:30):
It's a big celebration. It looked absolutely amazing. Congratulations again
to the two of them, not only on their wedding,
but the ability to get a celebration together and have
so many amazing people come to support you. They are awesome.
(04:54):
Katie Thurston says she's been struggling with her health recently.
This is amid her breast cancer battle. Ashley, what do
we know?
Speaker 4 (05:05):
This is actually like not what you would expect it was.
Speaker 3 (05:08):
She felt like maybe her air vents that were in
the heaters were creating some breathing problems. She said that
today the heating units of my apartment are being professionally cleaned.
And I think this was the culprit friendly reminder to
check your air quality of your home and stay on
top of regular maintenance. If you're a renter like me,
don't be afraid to ask in the last time the
(05:29):
air ducks have been clean. There are laws protecting us
in our health. She's felt like she was just like
a bit under the weather and like a mentally and emotionally,
just like not feeling together, which obviously can happen in
the midst of her cancer battle. But she hopefully, like
in a few weeks, will know if she's feeling better.
Speaker 4 (05:50):
And it could have just been that.
Speaker 3 (05:51):
And this did remind me to change the air vents out,
which has been on my list.
Speaker 2 (05:56):
Well, that's the air filter you're talking about, the air filter.
Speaker 4 (06:00):
Yeah, so tell me, do you get your air vents
cleaned out in your house?
Speaker 2 (06:03):
Yeah? Every other year, we're getting our air vents cleaned.
Speaker 4 (06:06):
Oh darn, I gotta do that.
Speaker 2 (06:08):
Like the duckworker needs to be cleaned out. And it's
not something you think about until you have it cleaned out,
and they'll send you some pictures of what your ducks
look like and you're like, oh, my goodness, that's just
spraying through our house. We also invested and I'll have
just post about it. Maybe I will too. We bought
this filter. It's a very nice like air filter for
(06:28):
the home. It's really nice. It sits kind of in
our most used living area. That's really important also because
the stuff that that sucks in is pretty wild. Once
you look at the filter, once you need to change it.
It's important. And we've had the conversation before here about
you know, mold and dust and all those things that
(06:50):
can get built up in our homes that we don't
even know sometimes exist, but it can cause like really
severe health issues for those and so it's a great reminder.
Katie continue used to put really good information out there
in the world. In fact, Ashley, we talked about this
last week on the headlines. But Michelle Young I just
found out that she had mold in her house and
(07:12):
that was what caused her to leave her honeymoon early
because she's so sick. So if you're listening to this,
this is one of those things that you'll forget by
the time you get home. So either make a note
or if you're at home right now, call somebody to
do it. It is worth the investment to clean the
hidden areas of your home. It's really important. I'm actually
(07:33):
right now actually going through a four day juice cleanse
for kind of these kind of toxins. It's designed for
the metals and the molds and all those things, and
so I'm in the midst of it right now. So
if I snap at you and yell at you, it's
because I'm hungry.
Speaker 4 (07:49):
So hungry anything.
Speaker 2 (07:51):
I haven't eaten anything. I'm doing a water juice cleanse
and it's designed to kind of do a little bit.
I don't know if it's going to be the FI,
but at least as a little bit to like reset
my body, especially after travel, and when I travel, I
drink more than I want to and I eat unhealthy.
So I'm just trying to bounce back into like a
(08:11):
healthy place in my life.
Speaker 4 (08:14):
Well, let me know how you feel afterward.
Speaker 2 (08:16):
I will. I will. It's it's wild, it's really I'm
pretty early on in it, but I'll be I'll try
to go four to five days.
Speaker 3 (08:24):
We'll see hot damn five days lots. I did a
three day once.
Speaker 2 (08:28):
Yeah. Golden Bachelor's mel Owens ed Peg Munson reveal their
holiday plans.
Speaker 3 (08:35):
Okay, so they are going to go to Vegas this
weekend to to chill out and relax at PEG's house,
and then after that they're going to go to Michigan.
They did not say whether or not it would be
for like actual Thanksgiving, but they're going to an event
called the hob Knob a Gobble, which is obviously Thanksgiving themed,
(08:57):
and then said that after that they're going to go
Toronto and then Montreal.
Speaker 4 (09:03):
And then they're going to spend just time in those cities.
They said that.
Speaker 3 (09:09):
As far as Thanksgiving, they're going to be at his
oh they will be together. Yeah, They're gonna be at
his friend's house before attending the biggest game in college
football together, the one that is University of Michigan versus
Ohio State on the Saturday following Thanksgiving.
Speaker 4 (09:27):
So there we go.
Speaker 3 (09:28):
They will be spending a ton of time together over
the next two weeks.
Speaker 2 (09:33):
Sounds like they're still doing well, which is good. Yeah.
Dance with the Stars Sasha Farber sets the record straight
on Caitlin Bristow friendship. I feel like this guy always
pops up every season that he's like dating some contestant
or something.
Speaker 4 (09:47):
Right, Well, he used to be married to one of
the other leads.
Speaker 2 (09:50):
Then him and Gin like at a thing, right, and
then he.
Speaker 3 (09:53):
And Gen like data dated, I want to say, for
like six months. And my friend, who you know has
some insight into Caitlyn's life, perhaps was like, is Caitlin
dating Sasha because they did post a really intimate, flirty,
romantic dance on Instagram last week when they were doing
(10:15):
like stuff for the twentieth anniversary of Dancing with the Stars.
But no, he said, I've known Kaitlin for so many years.
Anytimes she comes out to La, we hang out.
Speaker 4 (10:26):
And then.
Speaker 3 (10:29):
He said that doing choreography, he is not going to
like signify that there's a new relationship. Definitely, no hard
launch there, he said. And it's the same thing going
on with rumors of he and Juliana Huff dating. He said, no,
non jewels for so many years, you just you know,
hang out a lot. We're just talking life. He was
(10:50):
married to Emma Slater and they got divorced into they
finalized their divorce in twenty twenty four, so it hasn't
even been that long, he said, No hard launches.
Speaker 4 (11:00):
Friends.
Speaker 2 (11:00):
Well, that's all the headlines we have for you today.
Caitlin Bristow is just a friendly human. That's you know,
that's who she is. That's what we've learned from this. Again,
get your house cleaned for dust and mold. We'll be
back with more great content coming your way. On The
Almost Famous podcast, Ashley, congratulations to the announcement of the
(11:21):
Real Housewives Rhode Island and you being a part of it.
It's a big deal and I think it's something that
all of us are excited to watch with our own eyes.
We hope we see a ton of you on our screens.
But until next time, I've been Ben.
Speaker 4 (11:36):
I've been Ashley. Thank you guys. Bye.
Speaker 1 (11:39):
Follow the Ben and Ashley I Almost Famous Podcasts on
iHeartRadio or subscribe wherever you listen to podcasts.
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