During the final, winner Ashley Mitchell opted to keep the $1 million prize all to herself instead of sharing it with her partner, Hunter Barfield.
Unfortunately, he found himself on the receiving end of one of the biggest moves in Challenge history when his partner Ashley M. elected to take the entire million dollar earnings for herself. As a result, Hunter was left empty handed and emotionally devastated.
Ashley received $1,000,000 for winning the Final Challenge and deciding to keep the entire prize for herself.
Ashley wasn't the first person to get kicked off The Challenge: Spies, Lies and Allies due to inappropriate behavior. MTV severed ties with Dee Nguyen, and edited her out of the remaining episodes. This happened after she tweeted racially insensitive comments about Black Lives Matter and George Floyd.
Or, if she wanted to keep it all to herself. She chose to keep it. “This guy has belittled me, put me down, slut-shamed me, and also threatened my life and my family's life,” Ashley said. “I'm keeping the money.
Share: Two-time champ Ashley Mitchell was disqualified from The Challenge 37 for breaching the rules. While her exact indiscretion is unclear, various cast members confirmed she behaved inappropriately during an argument with Josh Martinez.
28 episode. Ashley got comfortable in the house very quickly, and even hooked up with Kyle Shore — who had previous dalliances with both Faith and Cara Maria Sorbello — on one of her very first nights. “I didn't really know anything about him and he's not really my type,” Ashley admitted to HollywoodLife EXCLUSIVELY.
Mitchell was unexpectedly sent home during last week's episode after host TJ Lavin announced that the reality star had "broken one of our rules, and because of that, she was no longer able to continue in this game."
In an on-the-fly interview, he made it clear that he would take no responsibility: “I will never forgive her for what she done.” Ultimately, though, the evidence was clear and undeniable: Slut-shaming cost Hunter half a million dollars.
Hunter gassed out early in the final, finishing last on the first day (of the competitors who didn't get disqualified). He was thrown in by the tribunal to the elimination, where he ultimately lost to Ninja Natalie. Hunter is one of the best physical competitors in the show's history.
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After winning the elimination, Hunter immediately went over to Ashley and embraced her in a hug, telling her, “You know I got love for you. You know I do.” However, that didn't stop him from bragging about the victory on Twitter when the show aired.
Ashley Mitchell's Reality TV Career
The 34-year-old currently holds the record for the most money won by a female contestant on The Challenge: she is a two-time winner who made over $1,000,000 on the show.
Contestants are paid per episode. Whether they take home the prize money or not, the competitors are paid per episode for appearing on the reality show. If you're lucky enough to stick it out all season, you'll end up taking home more cash.
Only the challengers who finish the final will keep what is in their bank accounts. The winning male and female will split the remaining money, earn the title of Challenge Champion and a chance to represent Team USA in “The Challenge: World Championship,” airing exclusively on Paramount+.
1. Chris “CT” Tamburello — $1,365,000.
Not so much.) But at the reunion, it was revealed Tori cheated on Derrick with fellow competitor Jordan Wiseley.
On the actual show, on camera — Nany has 3 hookups. One was with Marlon at the end of an episode on Rivals 2, a super drunk hookup with Reilly on Free Agents, and with Cohutta on Free Agents (who she ended up having a relationship with).
Barfield welcomed his first child, a son named Kohen Brian Barfield, on Wednesday, November 6, PEOPLE can exclusively announce. “Mom and the baby are both doing great!!! It was a very fast labor and they are both perfectly healthy,” Barfield tells PEOPLE.
So, why was Ashley Mitchell removed from The Challenge? While none of the cast members noted exactly what Ashley said, it seems she had a verbal altercation with Josh Martinez that escalated. Ashley addressed the situation after the episode via Instagram and live videos online.
As for what rule Ashley broke, it seems she had a verbal altercation with Josh Martinez that went too far. Reports suggested Josh was extremely upset with Ashley's conduct.
Per a report from The Heavy, TJ responded by writing, "100% NEVER been scripted. I can promise you that because from season 11 on I've been there to see it." The Challenge's co-creator Jonathan Murray did tell Rolling Stone that The Challenge was, "the longest running soap opera on TV."