Real Housewives of Rhode Island’s Rulla Pontarelli Husband Cheating

The Rhode Island rumor mill is working overtime.

The Real Housewives of Rhode Island ‘s Rulla Nehme Pontarelli didn’t shy away from addressing photos of her husband Brian Pontarelli getting cozy with another woman during the Bravo series’ most recent episode.

The affair drama first came to light in December 2024 after costar Jo-Ellen Tiberi alerted Rulla of the scandalous snapshots, which were shared on social media.

“Jo-Ellen apparently had some photos that were posted of Brian and that cockroach,” Rulla recounted in a confessional. “At first, I thought that Jo-Ellen was trying to be supportive and help me, because that’s what it sounded like, until I learned that she had shared the pictures with the whole group and was running her mouth about town about it and that was not okay with me.”

And despite Rulla insisting to longtime friends Liz McGraw and Kelsey Swanson that Brian’s affair “is not still ongoing” these days, Liz called B.S.—literally—on her costar’s rosy relationship update.