On the October 2026 Real Housewives of Salt Lake City episode, new cast member Kwai Ashley admitted talking about Meredith Marks and apologized to her face, which Marks accepted. Ashley then said Whitney Rose told her the group hoped she would join to get Meredith out. Rose has since said in an interview that she and Ashley are not as close as viewers are led to believe, disputing the premise of the claim. Angie Katsanevas told Ashley the conversation was recorded and said nothing when it was raised. Carlos King and Monica Garcia read it as a bid to replace Marks as a housewife.