Jessie James Decker Talks ‘Real Housewives’ Nashville Rumors (Exclusive)

For years, it’s been rumored that the Real Housewives franchise will be coming to Nashville, and Jessie James Decker is one of the names that often pops up when it comes to potential cast members. Decker has turned down the opportunity in the past, but tells TV Insider there was recently a moment where she briefly considered it.

“It’s always no. I always say no, every single time. But most recently, there was a little flicker of, ‘Oh, maybe if it was fun, not drama, it would be fun to do,’” Decker, who’s partnered with AbbVie for their Love in Mind™ initiative, admits. “I do enjoy the entertainment aspect, but these shows never want no drama, so it would never work for me.”

Decker says she recently went to a brand dinner with other Nashville celebrities and influencers where everyone was “just having a ball, saying the craziest stuff, being so silly,” and the topic of a Nashville Housewives came up. “Someone brought it up, like, ‘Hey, did you get asked to do that Housewives Nashville?’ and I was like, ‘Yeah, I was called to do that, too.’ We’re all just laughing. Like, how chaotic and fun and entertaining would this be?” she shares. “But we all said no.”

While there “might be one or two” girls in the group who would be interested, including Decker’s sister, Sydney Bass, the general consensus is a desire to avoid drama. “[My sister] would totally do it. There’s a couple girls in town that I think would be open,” Decker adds. “I think because it’s such a safe space, it’s like … do we really want to open that up? Could we really trust a production company to not go there and just keep it fun and entertaining without the drama? None of us have drama, so let’s not create it, you know?”

Whether or not she lets cameras into her life again, Decker and her husband, Eric Decker, have found their forever home in Nashville with their four kids. “There’s no intrusion here,” she explains. “Nothing. No one. Everyone respects privacy here, respects family time. It’s great. There’s nowhere else I’d rather be.”

Decker also opens up about her struggle with migraines, which began when she was in middle school, but did not become an official diagnosis until she met Eric, and he pushed her to see a doctor for her symptoms. Now, she wants to raise awareness about this condition via AbbVie’s Love in Mind™ initiative, which “seeks to elevate the conversation about the emotional impact of living with migraine, beyond the physical symptoms, with a focus on dating and romantic relationships.”

As the Dancing With the Stars alum explains, “I have learned how to manage [my migraines] and take care of myself, look for the signs, and look for the signals. Eric has been a huge advocate for me and a huge supporter. He knows when they’re coming on. I think what’s most important about this campaign is that you don’t have to power through all the time.”

She continues, “If I had a visible injury, maybe [people] would treat it differently, but people, like myself, who suffer from migraine are just like, ‘I have to power through,’ or, ‘I have to get whatever I need done and get through it.’ Because no one’s going to be sensitive to what I’m going through. I think I just need to be an advocate for people and be like, ‘You don’t need to power through.’ Speak up. Let the people around you know what you’re going through, and try to find something that works for you so you don’t have to live like this.”