The Real Housewives of Rhode Island premieres on April 2, 2026, on Bravo.
One of the newest Real Housewives is Ashley Iaconetti, who has a long history in Bachelor Nation and on reality TV.
Ashley is married to husband Jared Haibon.
Bachelor Nation fans, it’s time to get reacquainted with one iconic contestant.
It’s been over a decade since the world met Ashley Iaconetti on The Bachelor, where she made a name for herself by crying constantly on national television.
Fast forward to now, and Ashley is heading to Bravo as a star on the latest series in the Real Housewives franchise, The Real Housewives of Rhode Island, which premieres on April 2, 2026, on Bravo. Bringing her husband, Jared Haibon, with her for the ride, Ashley will embark on plenty of new adventures as a wife, mother, and even a business owner.
Before you tune into The Real Housewives of Rhode Island, we wanted to recap what we already know about Ashley.
Ashley is 38 years old.
Ashley was born on March 6, 1988, in Great Falls, Virginia. That makes her 38 years old—and she’s a Pisces.
Ashley has a background in media.
After attending James Madison University for her undergraduate degree, Ashley pursued a master’s degree from Syracuse University. She graduated with a degree in broadcasting and digital journalism.
Ashley got her reality TV start as a contestant on The Bachelor in 2015.
Reality TV fans first met Ashley when she appeared on The Bachelor season 19 in 2015. Competing for Chris Soules's heart, she earned the moniker “Ashley I” because another Ashley was also on the season. Ashley was eliminated in week 6.
Ashley met her husband while they both competed on Bachelor in Paradise.
Months after she competed on The Bachelor, she and her sister Lauren appeared on season 2 of Bachelor in Paradise. It was there that she had a whirlwind romance with her now-husband, Jared Haibon, although they broke up partway through the season. Ashley would later date Wells Adams and Kevin Wendt (her partner with whom she won The Bachelor Winter Games) in 2016 and 2017, respectively.
While their relationship didn’t last the first time, Ashley and Jared rekindled their romance in 2018. The two got engaged in June of that year while on season 5 of Bachelor in Paradise, and they later wed in August 2019.
"[Jared] is my person," she told Bachelor Nation's Ben Higgins on a 2018 episode of their joint The Ben and Ashley I Almost Famous Podcast. "He is my soulmate."
In January 2022, Ashley and Jared welcomed their first son, Dawson Dimitri. Two and a half years later, in July 2024, the couple revealed the birth of their second son, Hayden Cruise.
Ashley moved to Rhode Island in 2021.
Long before Ashley joined The Real Housewives of Rhode Island, she and Jared announced their move to the Ocean State (where Jared grew up) in May 2021. At the time, Ashley couldn’t help but gush about it.
“The first couple of weeks into our move in Rhode Island, I definitely had moments where I was like, ‘This is where I’m going to live FOREVER?!’” she wrote on Instagram at the time. “I’ve never lived anywhere that I thought was my forever. Of course, nothing has to be forever, but both Jared and I want to live and raise kids in that idyllic suburban setting close to family. We moved to Jared’s beloved home state because he’s truly happier here than anywhere, and I’m quite adaptable. I’m happy wherever he’s happy.”
Ashley works on different projects—both solo and with Jared.
Along with co-hosting a podcast, Ashley announced that she and Jared opened up a café in 2022 called Audrey’s Coffee House and Lounge (which is named after her mom). Ashley’s official Bravo bio says fans will see the ups and downs she faces as she struggles to run the establishment.
