Sophia Bush Reacts to Real Housewives of Beverly Hills Invite

The John Tucker Must Die actress finally responded: "I'm like, 'Girl, what's the controversial question? I love a controversial question.' She's like, 'I was trying to get you on the show.'"

And Bozoma still thinks Sophia—who has been dating Ashlyn Harris since 2023, when she divorced husband Grant Hughes—would be a perfect addition to the cast.

"We need more women who are self-possessed, who enjoy their relationships with other women, who understand conflict and drama," the former Netflix exec shared, "not because they want to put on a spectacle, but because that's just what life is, and are unafraid to talk about the hard stuff."

But the focus on drama is one reason why Sophia initially didn't understand Bozoma's interest in being a part of the Bravoverse, calling it a "move no one expected."

"I don't mean this to be judgy," Sophia confessed on the panel, taped for her Work in Progress podcast. "Genuinely, I was like, 'Isn't that the show where all the women yell at each other?' Boz is not a yeller. She is a cheerleader. She is a teammate. I don't think I get it. So, then I decided to tune in to watch you, and I was like, 'Oh, she's changing the vibe of a whole industry.'"

And while it doesn't sound like Sophia has any plans to take Bozoma up on the offer to join RHOBH, she recognizes that her friend of 10 years is "modeling a healthier way" of being a reality TV star.

"Isn't that what we're all trying to do all day anyway, get through the time that passes and like it?" she shared. "I just want to like my life."

Read on for a look back at Sophia's journey in the spotlight over the years.

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