Spoiler alert: This post discusses events from the Temptation Island Season 9 finale.
For Ashley Moore, a little temptation might have been exactly what she needed to refocus her love life. On Netflix’s first iteration of Temptation Island (technically the show’s ninth season), Ashley entered the island with her boyfriend of a year-and-a-half, Grant Larsen. Although they wanted to prove their relationship could survive lusty impulses, Grant pretty much immediately leapt into infidelity. But that didn’t bother Ashley for too long, as she was then free to explore her connection with her own island crush, Danny Spongberg.
At the final bonfire, Ashley confronted Grant over the numerous times she was shown him kissing and having sex with Natalie Cruz in his separate villa. Although Grant protested that he needed to feel more validated in their relationship, Ashley remained steadfast in her decision to leave Grant in her past, instead choosing to continue seeing Danny outside of the island.
Although it took a while for Ashley and Danny’s bond to get physical, they did start to heat up toward the end of the experience. In fact, they became so loved-up that it really did seem like they could make a real-world relationship work, if they chose to put the work in.
But unfortunately, the two didn’t last very long outside of the island. “We talked for a little bit, but it just fizzled out,” Ashley told Netflix’s Tudum. “We live very different lifestyles, and we kind of knew that going in. I was more just trying to stay away from Grant.” Danny added that while the two are still good friends, a new job he started after the show made it hard for him to maintain a long-distance relationship.
However, Ashley did get back together with another castmate. She revealed that she rekindled things with her ex Grant after the show, although it didn’t go great. “We got back together for a little bit,” Ashley said. “That was a sh*t show.” They dated for about two months, and the fling began when Grant was still seeing Natalie, Ashley claimed: “He cheated on Natalie with me.”
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