[4]: 104–106 Gorse graduated from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill's School of Journalism with a BA in broadcasting and a minor in music.

[2] She has covered the Oscars, Emmys, Golden Globes and Grammys,[2] and has interviewed Meryl Streep, Brad Pitt, Jennifer Aniston, Robert Downey Jr. and many others.

[2] In 2014, Gorse and her husband Philippe Cousteau Jr. led an expedition to the San Juan Islands to film and raise awareness for the Southern Resident Orca Pod.

[6] The following year, they traveled to Nepal to film wild Bengal tigers in partnership with the World Wildlife Fund and the Leonardo DiCaprio Foundation; this led to a series about the expedition entitled Treasures of the Terai which aired online at Takepart.com and KTLA.

[7] Beginning in 2015, billed as Ashlan Cousteau, she served as a correspondent for CBS's Entertainment Tonight, a role she continued in until 2017.