Ashley Jacobs Sought for Real Housewives of Santa Barbara: EXCLUSIVE

LOS ANGELES (LALATE EXCLUSIVE) – Ashley Jacobs might be exiting Southern Charm for greener pastures, golden coasts, and bigger paycheck. West coast producers are reportedly interested in approaching Jacobs as a full cast member for BravoTV’s hush-hush development project, Real Housewives of Santa Barbara (RHOSB), LALATE has learned.

In fall 2017, LALATE exclusively reported on three Real Housewives projects under development at BravoTV. BravoTV has been clear in recent years that new Real Housewives shows have often taken years of casting, re-casting, and re-recasting until the show gets a commitment (for broadcast). Similar, several New Orleans locals have told news that they were casted for Southern Charm New Orleans during the development stage, and then let go, and watched that show undergo multiple stages of development until green-lighted.

Last year, LALATE was the first to report on three Real Housewives in development (again, not green-lighted, yet). In mid September LALATE in a world exclusive first reported that BravoTV is heading back to Florida for a revamp of Real Housewives of Miami, set in another south Florida city with a new cast.

Then in October, LALATE was the first to report that RHOSB was back in development for another round of casting. Previously in 2012, “RHOSB” rumors first surfaced. Casting was conducted, and nothing formulated. Then last year LALATE reported that “Set atop the opulent Spanish tiled roofs of Montecito, where homes look like cities, and views of the Pacific are worth millions, resides a group of five stunning ladies whose lives are luxurious as any rich counterparts to the south. The new cast of Real Housewives of Santa Barbara are ramping up for a possible 2018 debut, LALATE has learned, if everything goes as planned.”

Now, LALATE is hearing that producers are fascinated by Ashley Jacobs and might approach her for a Brandi Glanville-ish pot-stirring lead position in the show. As of now, the show is not yet casted, nor green-lighted. As recently reported on LALATE, Southern Charm was once a top 15 show with about 1.2 ratings share. Last season because of Jacobs’ appearance, the show shot to top five, and a 1.4 ratings share. In essence, although Jacobs was widely disliked by viewers, dislike can equate to ratings. And in the world of Real Housewives, pot-stirrers are usually most sought by casting.

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