Sophia Bush could have been on The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills — that is, if she didn’t miss a text from Bozoma Saint John.

“Sophia would make a great housewife, right?” Saint John, 48, said at the Create & Cultivate festival on Saturday, July 19, E! News reported. “It totally makes sense. I wrote her a text message in April — I’m telling all your business — I was like, ‘Hey, I need to ask you a controversial question.’”

Saint John claimed that Bush, 43, “knew what I was gonna ask her” and “never responded” until Friday, July 18, where she replied, “Oh, how did I miss this text message in April?”

The One Tree Hill alum, for her part, explained that she’s a “terrible texter.”

Bozoma Saint John surprised herself and her inner circle by choosing to join The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills season 14 cast. “I’ve made so many different moves in my career that I don’t think anybody could actually guess what would be next for me. Girl, like including myself,” Saint John, 47, exclusively told Us […]

“So I go to text her and I’m like, ‘Oh my god, I’m so excited I get to see you tomorrow. I can’t wait.’ And then I go, ‘Controversial question? April?’ And then I’m like, ‘Wow, we really talk more in group chats,’” Bush quipped on Saturday. “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.’”

Despite Bush’s lack of response, Saint John doubled-down on her opinion that she would be a good addition to the Housewives franchise.

“We need more women who are self-possessed, who enjoy their relationships with other women, who understand conflict and drama,” Saint John said. “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.”

Bush, who noted that she didn’t want her comment to be “judgy,” explained that she initially thought the show was where “all the women yell at each other.”

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“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,’” Bush said, noting that Saint John has been “modeling a healthier way” of being famous on reality TV. “Isn’t that what we’re all trying to do all day anyway, get through the time that passes and like it? I just want to like my life.”

Saint John made her Bravo debut in 2024, telling Us Weekly ahead of time that she received advice from some of her fellow Housewives.

“I’ve known a few of them. And so, they were just like, ‘You’ve got to come and have a good time, get to know a group of women that you know you don’t know before that you can bond with, you can give advice to,’” she shared in 2024. “And I think, as an adult woman, sometimes it’s hard to make new friends. It really is.”