Nashville Casts Newcomer Chaley Rose as Scarlett’s Childhood Best Friend

Scarlett’s BFF is on her way to Nashville.

The ABC drama has cast Chaley Rose as Zoey, an old pal of Ms. O’Connor’s who also has designs on a career in country music, it announced Tuesday via Twitter.

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Rose has appeared in an episode of Anger Management and can be seen in the upcoming film 36 Saints.

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The casting comes soon after Chris Carmack (who plays Gunnar’s closeted friend Will) and Lennon and Maisy Stella (who play Rayna’s daughters Maddie and Daphne, respectively) were promoted to series regulars for Season 2.

Who would you like to see Zoey interact with? Sound off in the comments!

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