Venita Aspen On 'Southern Charm' Season 11 & Avoiding Social Media

Venita Aspen has been awake since 3:30 a.m., and not because of an alarm. “My body was like, ‘Let's go,’ and I was like, ‘No, baby, we've got to go back to sleep,’” she laughs, lounging easily on the couch at Blonde Studios in Chelsea, Manhattan. The 32-year-old recaps her morning with her head propped on a throw pillow, wearing a brown sweater and baggy jeans, with red-bottomed heels kicked up on the opposite armrest. Aspen is fresh-faced and glowy, with understated makeup and bouncy curls pinned back from her face. “Let’s relax,” she jokes as we settle in for our interview after her photo shoot. “There’s no need to be stuffy, days are hard enough.” I match her energy by lying down on the second couch facing her, like we’re two girls at a sleepover catching up after everyone else goes to bed.

Southern Charm Season 11 is airing, and though she’s been watching the Bravo show back — her fourth season as a full-time cast member — Aspen is blissfully unaware of the online discourse related to current storylines. She’s not at all stressed about what might be asked here today. “I feel the most secure in everything I've said this season. I'm not afra...