▁for ▁several ▁appearances ; ▁first ▁air ing ▁on ▁March ▁ 2 9 , ▁ 2 0 1 9 . ▁ ▁Character ▁development ▁David son ▁describes ▁Ash ley ▁as ▁a ▁" dynamic ▁character ". ▁She ▁has ▁been ▁character ized ▁as ▁" s ass y " ▁yet ▁an ▁" hon or able ▁hero ine ". ▁The ▁Record ▁describes ▁Ash ley ▁as ▁" head strong ". ▁She ▁is ▁recognized ▁for ▁her ▁un l uck iness ▁and ▁long - term ▁suffering . ▁David son ▁stated , ▁" She ▁is ▁a ▁hero ine . ▁ ▁So ▁often ▁she ▁was ▁being ▁victim ized ▁by ▁people ▁and ▁trying ▁to ▁always ▁rise ▁above ▁that , ▁and ▁being ▁driven ▁ins ane ▁and ▁losing ▁b ab ies , ▁etc ." ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 0 , ▁The ▁Washington ▁Times ▁described ▁Ash ley ▁as ▁a ▁" sm art ▁woman ", ▁known ▁for ▁her ▁" level ▁head " ▁and ▁" bus iness ▁success ". ▁Ash ley ▁is ▁dedicated ▁to ▁her ▁work ▁and ▁has ▁a ▁strong ▁sense ▁of ▁family . ▁She ▁is ▁a ▁bel oved ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Gen oa ▁City ▁community . ▁Her ▁passion ▁for ▁the ▁family ▁business , ▁J ab ot ▁Cos met ics , ▁cost ▁Ash ley ▁her ▁marriage ▁to ▁Cole ▁Howard ▁( J . ▁Edd ie ▁Pe ck ). ▁ ▁Ash ley ▁has ▁been ▁involved ▁in ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁different ▁rom antic ▁relationships ▁over ▁her ▁duration ▁on ▁the ▁series . ▁Her ▁relationship ▁with ▁Brad ▁Carl ton ▁( Don ▁Diam ont ) ▁came ▁as ▁a ▁shock , ▁due ▁to ▁Brad ▁being ▁beneath