Ashley Darby, Luke Gulbranson Exchanged Numbers

An surprising Bravo love story? After Luke Gulbranson revealed his curiosity in newly single Ashley Darby on the Summer season Home BravoCon 2022 panel, it appears there could also be a spark brewing.

“Effectively, we did change numbers. So we’re texting and we’re simply chatting it up,” the Actual Housewives of Potomac star, 34, solely advised Us Weekly at BravoCon on Saturday, October 15. “However , we’ll see. He’s a very nice man and he’s very cute. That helps quite a bit.”

Whereas Ashley performed coy a few potential romance with the 38-year-old Bravo character, she has been single since April when she and estranged husband Michael Darby introduced their separation.

“I simply barely touched the floor,” the Maryland native advised Us about getting into the relationship pool amid her breakup. “I haven’t actually ventured into it but and I’ve gone on a date or two, nevertheless it’s nonetheless actually international to me, particularly relationship with texting and all of that as a result of once I began relationship Michael 11 or 12 years in the past now, it was simply such a special time.”

She added: “The way in which that individuals interacted with one another was so completely different. So I needed to study quite a bit. You understand, I gotta study and, like, if somebody asks me to place them on Snapchat or if I’ve a Snap, I’m similar to, ‘Get outta my face.’”

Ashley and the 62-year-old businessman share two sons, who they plan to amicably coparent amid their divorce.

“It’s actually not straightforward and it takes loads of only a reminder of the nice occasions that we had in order that I don’t deal with what we at the moment are and that method we will coparent as a result of that’s actually what we’re doing. The main focus is all the time my youngsters,” the Zengem by Ashley founder defined to Us whereas attending the New York Metropolis conference. “I used to be actually stunned with the convenience that we have been in a position to put our youngsters first even when we now have a disagreement and we now have some phrases or change which can be actually tough, it’s like we immediately flip the change and we flip into the dad and mom of Dean and Dylan. In order that makes me truly respect him much more.”

Whereas it’s been “some time” since Ashley was within the relationship recreation, her potential reference to Luke has continued to warmth up BravoCon.

“Effectively, we now have to go on a date or one thing first,” the Summer season Home character joked to Us on Saturday throughout a joint interview with costar Andrea Denver. “We had [a] pleasant dialog on our method leaving [the convention] final evening. We simply chatted.”

Whereas the twosome could have downplayed any romantic spark, the 31-year-old Italy native stated their change was “truly actually cute.”

Luke — who has beforehand been linked to Summer season Home castmates Hannah Berner, Danielle Olivera and Ciara Miller — even met up with Ashley on the TV community’s After Darkish get together on Saturday, the place they posed for an Instagram picture collectively. “What within the bravo verse and why am I so right here for this!!!!!!” an Instagram consumer replied, as one other proclaimed they have been already composing a marriage speech.

Whereas Ashley and Luke are open to seeing how issues go, her RHOP costar Gizelle Bryant will not be on the identical web page.

“No! I’m not right here for that,” Gizelle, 52, advised Us at BravoCon. “Only for the document, Luke: I’m not right here for that. [Because] didn’t he date Hannah? [She’s] my lady … and I like Hannah. The top.”

With reporting by Christina Garibaldi