Will Ashley's Crush On Nelson Blow Up Her Challenge Game?

All is fair in love, war and The Challenge? Not quite the case for Ashley “Millionaire” Mitchell, who admitted on the latest episode of Spies, Lies and Allies that she could just be catching feelings for (gasp!) Nelson. Nevertheless right now that the crush has spilled over into semi-heartbreak (and a consequent blowout with Berna), will Ashley have the ability to refocus on the game en route to her third potential championship?


Ashley, who’s been romantically linked to Jamie, Tony and Kyle across her Challenge career, set her sights on Nelson as a substitute, at the best of Season 37. Ashley mentioned she and Nelson had begun to develop a friendship (with occasional advantages) soon after becoming neighbors in Texas, and slowly, Ashley (though she admitted such behavior was not in her best interest) started to catch feelings.


“I know that he’s probably not boyfriend material,” Ashley mentioned. “Can I visualize myself with Nelson? Oh, Lord, I need Jesus. I think I like Nelson.”


Unfortunately, the feeling wasn’t completely mutual.


“[Ashley] is funny; she’s smart,” Nelson mentioned. “[But] is there something between us? I wouldn’t mention all that.”


Ashley, on the other hand, mentioned a mouthful later at the bar, where she spotted Nelson chatting up one of the game’s new proteges, Berna. Berna insisted she and Nelson were simply speaking gameplay and that she wasn’t interested in him romantically, yet a Smashley Smackdown was already in motion, and both Berna and Nelson bore the worst of it.


“You don’t respect me at all!” Ashley spat at Berna. “She doesn’t care about Nelson up until I hang out with Nelson.”


And CT, who watched as Ashley set chaos into motion, worried she was already shooting herself in the foot, especially since Berna was CT’s partner.


“One way or another, she’s gonna attempt to send Berna home,” CT mentioned. “Ashley is out for blood.”


Still, none of Ashley’s tears or pleas for understanding moved Nelson, who mentioned he was sticking to his guns with Berna.


“If she doesn’t like it, I don’t care,” Nelson mentioned. “She’s gonna have to accept it.”


Still, Devin, who, like CT, watched the chaos unfold from a distance, saw acceptance as unlikely from Ashley.


“I don’t think we should call her Ashley ‘Millionaire’ Mitchell anymore,” Devin mentioned. “I think we’ve gotta switch that to Ashley ‘Meltdown’ Mitchell. She has way more meltdowns than she does cash.”


Thankfully for Ashley, the home still wound up voting Kelz and Tracy into The Lair, where they were eventually eliminated by Corporation nominees Emy and Ed. Although will dodging a bullet one week mean Ashley is out of the woods, or is there still a chance she’ll be on the chopping block right following the next mission?


What do you know — will Ashley have the ability to sever her ties with Nelson and concentrate on the game, or are emotions some days also much to transcend, and has calling out Berna already signaled battle drums? Share your thoughts, then hang tight for the next episode of Spies, Lies and Allies.