Previously on "The Real Housewives of Rhode Island"...
Hi, gorgeous.
-In Rhode Island... -Dolly!
...everyone knows everyone.
-Hello! -Love shack fancy
at your finest.
We know your aunt, we know your uncle,
we know your third cousin. -Alicia, have you seen Liz?
She has a very big fear of frogs.
I've known Liz since I was born.
Look at you, baby, you've got everything.
I know Kelsey because I grew up with her boyfriend.
She used to date my boyfriend's brother.
I've known Jo-Ellen since I was in high school.
-Rhode Island is different. -Yeah.
Because it's so close-knit.
It's like if you're not from Rhode Island?
Suspect.
Like, I don't know what the right thing to do is.
Kelsey, you know, she's going through a lot.
Like, her boyfriend has a girlfriend here
and a girlfriend in Florida, no?
Rosie was questioning your relationship.
Was it brought up by you about the way my relationship is?
Jo-Ellen brought it up.
-Jo-Ellen brought it up? -Yeah.
Welcome to Rhode Island, where nobody tells
anybody the truth, and everybody just lies to
each other's faces, but talks sh-- behind their back.
Welcome! I love it here.
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-Ma! -What?
-Mother-in-law. -Come on, look at us.
Father-in-law.
Gerry and I have been married 11 years,
and I think Gerry's a perfect
culmination of both of his parents.
Judy, where do you want me to put my stuff?
I was gonna say put it in my bedroom, but the cat's in there.
They're fabulous people.
I couldn't love them more.
What are you making tonight?
I was gonna do Briana's favorite, the rigatonis.
The mini ones.
Gerry, are you excited to meet the parents?
I can't wait.
My stepdaughter, Briana's life has been
a whirlwind.
She met this guy, and before
you knew it, she was pregnant.
That was pretty quick. It was only a couple of months.
You know?
Gerry, she told him and he went, oh, he almost passed out.
How many times have you met Zach?
-Four or five. -He's a nice guy.
And he's got gorgeous teeth.
What are you going to ask them?
My granddaughter's pregnant. What should I say?
You're not going to ask them when the ring's coming?
No. Let's feel him out.
-Hi, Grandpa. -Hi, sweetheart.
-How are you? -How are you?
I love you. Hi, guys. Mwah.
[laughs] Yeah, really.
Gerry's daughters mean the world to me,
even though I didn't give birth to them.
I feel like a part of my blood courses through them.
-Aw... -I know. It's so gross.
When Gerry and I first met,
the girls were really little and ended up with us full time.
It was a time that was
more appropriate for them to be with us
and not with their biological mother.
I definitely did not expect
that full time mom role that fast.
It's not like a round belly yet.
You can have half of mine.
Before that, I decided when I woke up,
I decided when I went to bed.
I decided what I did with my free time.
It was quite a change. I always wanted kids of my own.
I never thought it would happen this way.
But Gerry's girls really fulfilled that need for me.
-[doorbell rings] -Oh, here they come.
Poor Zach is nervous for his parents.
-Are you? -How are you?
I've heard a lot about you. -Do it.
I want you to meet the rest of the family.
-Hi, Liz. -How are you?
-Nice to meet you. -Nice to meet you.
Your son is a beautiful human being. He really is.
Family is very important to me.
I lost my mom when I was 15,
my dad shortly before I got married.
Miranda, we didn't think you were gonna make it.
So being all together with Gerry, with the kids, it just
feels safe, it feels real, it feels right.
-Three girls, huh? -Yeah. It's brutal.
It's brutal. -You have no say.
None whatsoever. You have a grandson hopefully.
I'm gonna will it to you. Can you feel it?
I have a feeling it's a girl.
-Really? -Want a girl?
You want a girl? Really?
He's wanted a girl the whole time.
This is the first grandbaby. It's like a new chapter.
It's new life.
Anytime life comes in, it's nothing but joy.
-Mangia, let's go. Enjoy. -Thanks, Nan.
What do I want to be called? Certainly not Glama.
Anything Grand. Anything Nan.
Anything Non. None of that. I like Gigi.
Let's cheers to Briana. Zach, the baby.
-Best of luck to you guys. -Cheers, cheers.
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All right. Let's go explore this park.
You want to run? Where do you want to go?
You think there's duckies over here, Jolie?
I bet the ducks are in there.
I'll put the blanket down here in this little tree cove.
Why don't you play catch with Dawson? Can you guys play throw?
You guys want to throw a little bit?
All right. Go fetch.
I'm telling the kids to play fetch. You like that?
Yeah. Wouldn't be the first time I have ever said that.
What I was surprised when I first
met Jo-Ellen was that she is so much
friendlier and warmer than I ever imagined.
I really want to, like, get the kids together.
-That would be nice? -Wouldn't that be cute?
Because they're the exact same age.
-I know, and I love that. -Yeah.
There are, like, some rumors around the state
that she can be quite a bitch,
but she is really friendly. I mean.
Yeah, she's not scared of a fight.
I do not want to be on Jo-Ellen's bad side. Mm-mm-mm.
I had the best time at your 4th of July party.
-Thank you. -It was so much fun.
And Jared is not one for, like, big
social events, and he left being like,
oh, my gosh, everyone is so nice.
Thank you. I'm so glad that you had fun.
I feel like your first impression of me
at Rosie's picnic... -Oh, I was.
Honestly, wasn't fazed by it.
Rosie, shut the [bleep] up. Like, are you out of your mind?
I did tell Kelsey at the -- at the 4th of July
about the picnic how Rosie and Alicia were, like,
questioning her relationship.
That was kind of what was bothering me a bit about Rosie.
I feel like you guys will be fine.
I just need to exist around her.
Why don't you guys just, like, start completely clean?
That's the plan. Right now, I'm just trying
to turn over a new page.
It's not that I think that Rosie and my personality doesn't mesh.
I think that there's very big similarities.
We both like aesthetic treatments.
We're both brunettes.
All right, Dawson, you want to go
over here and explore a little bit more?
Come on, Jojos.
Um, she's very photogenic. Sometimes I am, too.
That's all I've got for right now.
Jojo, you want to go in the swing? Where's Jolie?
Climbing up like a big girl.
So Jared's at work right now, you said, right?
How is the business doing?
It's a constant stress.
The ice machine's not working again. [Bleep] me.
It's always something else, I swear.
I wanted to support his dream.
-Yeah. -I had no idea
that there's, like, such thing as, like.
It's called, like, a bar widow or something
where, like, the husband's at work all the time.
-Oh, I see. -Yeah.
Now when he's home, he has, like, a lot of stress.
This is not a good swing.
-I know. -This is an awful swing.
He is constantly feeling like he's failing.
We have sunshiny days sometimes,
but they're very far and few between.
It's just hard to always be like,
he's not happy, he's not happy.
And he's always like, "It's not the kids and it's not you."
He feels like he's not being a good enough
father and husband, because he's not bringing
anything to the table with his project.
He is. And do you tell him that?
Every day of my life, yeah.
He tells me all the time.
He's like, whenever "I'm moody and dark,
It's not about you. It's never about you."
But it's hard not to blame yourself and always
try to figure out, how do I make him happy?
I want him to have his moments where he gets to go play golf
and play softball without me being annoyed.
But then it's like, holy crap...
I know. And right now, you're in the thick of it.
You really, really are.
I think Ashley tries to portray this
Instagram, perfect family, perfect kids.
However, I also understand being a mom. It's very hard.
I feel her frustration.
We have a nanny 33 hours a week.
I should be able to handle it.
But, Ashley, you need peace of mind, too.
Oh, baby.
I don't know why I'm crying so much.
It's okay.
What's up, sweetie?
[laughs]
♪♪♪
Table for three. Thank you.
Thank you.
-All righty. -You wanna have a drink?
-Does the dog have an ass? -Does a beer sh-- in the woods?
Can I grab you ladies a cocktail while you're waiting?
Can I do a lemon drop martini on the rocks?
-Absolutely. -Yeah.
Hendrick's.
Little bit of pomegranate, extra lemons.
-You got it. -Thank you.
Did you order a Caesar? I don't think we did.
Maybe Rulla ordered it preemptively.
"Have my Caesar salad waiting for me, please."
I've known Rulla over a decade now.
We know each other through the boating community.
Boat parties with friends is
a big thing in the summer in Rhode Island.
Also, Rulla and I have heritage in common.
I'm half Syrian, Rulla's half Syrian, and I typically
really always adore my Middle Eastern girls.
-Hello. -Good to see you.
I haven't seen you in so long. I would think.
-This is the time of life. -How are you?
-Good. -Hi, Kelsey.
-Good to see you. -Good to see you.
I've known Rulla through Liz.
She's classy and very, like, put together.
She's very, like, calm and monotone.
We literally just get Rulla at, like, this one baseline level.
A spicy margarita, please, hon.
Yeah, I'm pretty sure she's -- She's got some emotions.
If there's no emotions down there, we've got a problem.
We have a serial killer on our hands.
How was the 4th? What'd you guys end up doing?
Jo-Ellen hosted a party.
It was fun.
I feel like...
Just say it.
Been a little bit more on the outside lately.
What is it about the both of you that makes
you want to hang out with Jo-Ellen?
Jo-Ellen and I have definitely had our ups and downs.
She is a rep in the beauty business.
My husband Brian and I know a lot of people in the industry.
She comes across as friendly, bubbly.
But that's not always the truth.
You guys said she's a sh-- stirrer.
She's talking about me and my husband stirring up rumors.
"Oh, they're getting a divorce.
Oh, he's leaving her for this petty ----ing slut."
You have to know, like, I have your back.
Like, you have to know, the second
I hear a echo of something,
I'm calling you in the same breath.
I know you, Rulla.
I know that you're never going to want to, like,
admit, like, something's ----ed up.
From what I've ever seen of Brian and Rulla,
they've always looked like the perfect couple.
They've always looked super happy.
However, there are echoes all
around Rhode Island that Brian's got a...
"mistress."
He has a mistress.
Are you open to talking about it?
Liz called. We started to talk.
She was just, like, nervous about it.
Obviously uncomfortable, I should say, right?
And she's like, look, I don't know. There were some.
I said, there are photos posted online.
I put you in touch with the person who found them.
You did. You did. You did.
She put me in touch
with Jo-Ellen, who obviously happened to see him.
Jo-Ellen apparently had some photos that were posted of
Brian and that... cockroach.
At first, I thought that Jo-Ellen was
trying to be supportive and help me.
'Cause 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 that was not okay with me.
In that photo of Brian and that lady,
that photo was taken.
He posted that in the wintertime, from what
I understand and she had, like, a summer outfit on.
So, like, do you think this has been going on for a long time.
-It was last summer. -What about now? What about now?
Nothing's been happening. That's been done.
This is not still ongoing. This has not been ongoing.
Show me that it's ongoing.
So it stopped. That was the end of it, right?
Well, what are you insinuating the truth is?
-Babe. -There was a lot of talk.
My husband's involved and/or still involved.
But he is, babe. He's there.
It's pretty out there that Brian is still doing his thing
with this woman, if Rulla chooses to not
acknowledge what's really going on and live in that land
of delusion, I'm sorry,
Elizabeth is allergic to bullsh--.
You gotta stop with the prideful thing.
Your stupid, proud wear --
like, it doesn't -- it's not benefiting you.
We've all been through it.
I know you've all, and I know you have.
And you shared with me.
You've been through stuff with Gerry.
You didn't kick him to the curb.
Like, you took time, you processed.
You thought about stuff.
And look at you guys, how many years you've been together.
Liz has shared with me her issues, you know,
with Gerry and misunderstandings and indiscretions.
She's done her thing, and he's done his thing.
You know, he'd be away or on a fishing excursion or whatever.
And they say when the cat's away, the mice shall play.
I'll leave it at that.
There's a lot that I just am not --
Willing to say this is going on because you have kids.
I understand. -That's what it is, too.
When you produce the kids with somebody, it is a game changer.
Gerry has kids. You don't have your own.
I don't mean it in -- You know what I'm saying?
When you produce them with someone,
not when you bring them up when they're ----ing 3
'cause they don't have a mother to do it.
But all right, continue.
-No, no, no. -Continue.
No disrespect there, what I'm saying--
No, I felt a little bit. Continue.
No, that's not how I meant it. That's not how I meant it.
That's how you said it.
No, I didn't have my own kids.
But you have no idea what I've done in my life.
Bringing up kids, maybe not producing...
For you to say to me, "When you produce the kids..."
Then take it back, then you take it back.
I apologize. I care for you.
I did not mean it that way, and I hope you know that
I didn't mean it that way.
But I swear to you, you know, my husband,
we've been in a great place.
I just would like everybody to respect that.
There's a lot of fake info out there.
I know. I feel that way.
I've been in the same exact position as you.
I get it. Believe me.
I can, like, sympathize with Rulla in this situation.
Jo-Ellen's 4th of July party-- like, everyone had questions.
Rosie was questioning your relationship
and polygamy, and Alicia
was like, does Kelsey have two boyfriends?
Rumors in Rhode Island are like wildfire.
Whether they're true or not, they spread.
What other people think,
I'm learning it's none of my business.
Yeah, baby. Bring it, bring it.
Watch out for the fire.
Maybe they weren't my "biological children,"
but I sacrificed my life for you.
Yeah, we're not gonna go there.
-Coming up... -Everybody in the group has
made it their business to talk about us.
Right, I know. What happened last year happened last year.
♪♪♪
Chandon, that sounds expensive.
Extra dry. I don't like dry.
A whispering angel. This is good sh--.
She needs options.
Do you wanna use this? Curl your hair with it.
Six months out of the year, my boyfriend is in Miami,
so, like, I have
this 16,000-square-foot home all to myself.
You put it on here, and you press.
All right? Get it, get it.
At our house, there is
a full live-in cleaning lady literally
there living with us, like at our beck and call.
Someone's at the door, Christina.
-Right now? -Yeah.
Dishes, laundry. I'm not meant for that life.
-Hello. -Hello.
-How you doing? -How are you?
Alicia, hi.
Good to have you. How are you?
-I'm good. How are you? -Good.
I meant to get cheese, so I brought crackers.
You know I love crackers, but the line was like too long
to get cheese. So I said, oh, whatever, we'll figure it out.
You know, you're always good for a good cracker.
-I know. -If you are from Rhode Island,
born and bred, you are a different person.
You're a breed. Alicia? So Rhode Island.
So, you know, I came here before a long time ago.
-Ten years ago... -Mm-hmm.
He had, like, a 4th of July party,
and my best friend Crystal left me on the side of the road.
I had to walk to a Dunkin' Donuts.
'cause my phone died. -What? From here.
Yeah. I almost died. Yeah. Swear to God.
Well, I didn't almost die,
but, like, I had to walk on 4th of July.
She left me in the woods.
The way she talks, her mannerisms,
not wanting to drive on the highway.
This highway, the traffic, and this little bridge.
-Stupid car. Fix your car. -[horn honks]
I don't like highways. I've gotten in accidents.
I ran over a woman.
I've gotten almost driven off a bridge.
So I've been there, done that with driving.
Yeah, I ran over a woman.
So kind of feel bad 'cause I feel like
at the 4th of July party, which was great, by the way.
Did you have fun? -I had fun.
I had so much fun.
The whole situation that happened at the picnic,
you know, I shouldn't have said what I said.
Listen, I appreciate you saying that.
And I get everyone's gonna have questions.
I'm not mad at Jo-Ellen, but
if she segued this conversation into, like, Rosie asking
anything about my relationship, would I have rather not?
I wasn't malicious about it.
I was just, like, you know, being a little nosy.
Yeah. No, listen.
That's Rhode Island for ya. -Yeah.
-Speaking of rumors. -Yeah.
Me and Liz saw Rulla the other night,
and she is not a fan of Jo-Ellen.
-No. -Jo-Ellen's the gasoline to
the mistress fire that's going on right now.
She just keeps pumping it and pouring the gasoline on it.
I actually really like Rulla. Her family owns a jewelry shop
that we go to that's really close with Billy.
Her family also goes into Billy's restaurant a lot.
I feel like she's got a bougie vibe to her.
When Rulla talks, she's like, very fancy.
[breathily] "Hi. Yes. Yes, Alicia. I believe that."
What is their deal?
According to her, there is no deal.
Everything's status quo and hunky dory.
So he's not cheating?
-Not according to her. -Okay.
Again, I haven't talked to her about it.
I keep hearing all these stories and I'm like, oh, my God.
Please, someone give me something. I want to know.
We need to, like, all come together
and just talk and, like, be honest.
I think we all have heard certain things about each other.
You didn't really understand the reality of my situation.
Rosie sure doesn't. Sometimes you just need
to address things head on.
I feel like it's time that we all channel
our inner Hilary Duff and decide to come clean.
Yep. I knew that was gonna happen.
See, this is why I'm psychic. I knew that was gonna happen.
Oh, God. Where's Christina when you need her?
♪♪♪
Are you open?
Was I talking about it?
One, go!
Whoo!
Feels nice, huh?
Good job, Princess P.
I know you've been wanting to go in all day.
It's been busy, busy, busy.
Rhode Island is a very special place to grow up in.
I was born right in the capital, Providence, Rhode Island.
I live in an upscale town-- Lincoln, Rhode Island.
I wouldn't live where Jo-Ellen lives.
I would never live in Cranston.
It's just not my vibe.
Let's see you, my little pea.
I am a nautical girl. I own a boat.
I'm one of the only female captains in Rhode Island.
Watch out, boys. This bitch is coming. Drop the mic. Here I am.
Go fully. Let's see.
I run my own financial planning firm.
I definitely have a reputation as being boss bitch.
I had Andrea put together your consolidated report,
just showing the total value of the portfolio.
Everybody tells me that I run a tight ship,
especially at the office.
But the well-being and care of my two children is paramount.
Good one, bub.
My son Luca is very close to my heart.
If you ruin my hair extensions, guess where
the money's coming from for new ones?
-Oh, your bank account? -No. Your bank account.
No. Yours.
Laila. She is a sass queen.
-Look at you. -[laughs]
All right, give them back to Mommy
because we have to get moving. -Hey, guys.
Mommy, watch this.
Okay, honey. Whoa!
Look at you!
-How are you? -I'm good. How are you doing?
I've been with my husband Brian for 12 years,
married for nine.
He's a podiatrist. He does a lot of foot and ankle surgery.
Patient is here today for follow-up of ingrown toenail.
Patient states that they are doing much better,
not having much pain.
Normally I love tall, dark, handsome, and my husband is
lighter, a little shorter,
And I think he's handsome.
He checked one of the three boxes.
Just keep an eye on your sister, all right?
You want to order them something to eat?
-Yeah. -You guys want pizza?
How about chicken parm or chicken kebab?
I am of Lebanese and Syrian descent.
My dad's from Beirut, Lebanon.
My mom's from a small town in Syria. Brian is 100% Italian.
The two cultures and those nationalities just mesh
as far as, like, what's important.
Family. Family. Family.
That's been one of the easiest parts of the marriage.
It's just killing me because everybody
in the state has made it their business.
And everybody in the group has
made it their business to talk about it.
-Right, right. I know. -Like, instead of firing away on
stuff you don't know, like, come and speak with the source.
What happened last year happened last year.
And it's in the past. I just want to move forward.
When I saw the cheating pictures, I looked at Brian,
and I said, "Is there anything that I should know?
You better tell me now." He broke down a bit.
He said it was done.
That's it, you know, Begging, pleading, crying.
I'm still working on that.
I'm really just tired of everybody making it way bigger
than what it is and making it their business.
We know we're strong. Obviously, I'm with you.
I let you track me. You know where I am every second.
I love my wife. I love my family.
They're just jealous, you know?
-Yeah. -Mm-hmm.
Coming up...
Rul-la-la is coming?
You wanna start sh--? 'Cause I will ----ing bring it.
I'm gonna ruin your ----ing life.
♪♪♪
[doorbell rings]
-So beautiful. Hi. -Hi!
Come in. Come in the kitchen.
Have a seat. I feel like I need a glass of wine.
Well, you're gonna get plenty of it at this winery.
We're gonna do winery. -Love, love.
Why don't we, like, get, like, a party bus or
something so none of us have to drive.
We'll meet at your house so that you don't have to drive
anymore. -We'll meet at my house.
Exactly. Make it easier.
But I'm gonna, like, pack some snacks, too.
'Cause I need my crackers just in case.
We have snacks.
I don't leave the house without, like, a quick carb.
I love my saltines 'cause in case I get nauseous.
Nuts for protein in case I feel lightheaded. I love a cracker.
My figs, you know.
You never know when you need a fig.
Fig Newtons keep me full. And I feel like it's healthy for
a cookie because it has, like, a fig that's a fruit.
This is so amazing.
-It's nice and cool in here. -Oh, look, someone's here.
♪♪♪
I'll close it for you. Thank you so much.
-Hi! -Hi, guys.
Look at you. You look cute.
Do I look like Minnie Mouse? Like, I don't...
No, you look like a little Bratz doll.
Thank you. Bye-bye.
Liz! With the Prada.
You look beautiful. A gilded age.
You look like a medieval princess.
Ashley's outfit is different.
-Did you want it tighter? -Tight, yeah.
Is she, like, turning Irish or something?
I don't know if that's like a medieval something.
A folklore person. Like when they folklore or something.
You know, when they had the lambs
and the women on the mountains?
Folklore. What the [bleep]?
I'm like, please tell me it's a word.
-Ciao. -Hi, gorgeous.
-Thank you. -Beautiful.
-Hi, guys. -Hi.
-What's going on? -I feel fine seeing Jo-Ellen.
Jo-Ellen's actually really fun when she's not being mean.
Hopefully it goes well. Like, fingers crossed,
you know, like...
Yeah, let's go. Effing go. L-F-G.
-All right, who wants champs? -Me.
-[cork pops] -Oh, my God.
-I didn't do anything. -That was a gunshot.
All right, we're okay. It's fine. It's fine.
All right, guys. Thanks, everyone, for coming.
-Thanks for having this idea. -Cheers.
I moved to Rhode Island because when you marry a boy
from Rhode Island, you move to Rhode Island.
I've lived here for four and a half years,
and it would be nice to
have a group of women in Rhode Island
that I can be friends with.
Oh, my gosh. Making friends in your 30s,
like, is it even supposed to be a thing?
Were we evolved to make friends in our 30s? [laughs]
-You look like a spicy-- -Oh!
You look like a champagne chalice. I can't.
I just got it all over my legs. -I'm excited.
I love wine vineyards.
-We're going to have fun. -Yeah.
I mean, I feel like there's a lot to discuss, but I feel --
I want to have fun.
We can sip and see what happens.
It's going to be a fun day. Guys, we're here.
Kelsey, thank you. We needed this.
Welcome to Newport Vineyards.
If you guys want to follow me, right this way.
I feel like we're not even that much
wine drinkers, but we're going to start today.
I love rosé.
-Is rosé wine? -It's a red and white.
It's a blush. -Oh.
I like cheap wine.
I like what they call stripper juice
and, like, the $8 a bottle wine.
Give me that, and I'll be happy.
So the stainless steel tanks are home to our white wine
and the rosé.
Isn't this what they use for the heroin?
It kind of reminds me of "Breaking Bad" right now.
I was like, wait a minute.
I wouldn't say that I'm a wine connoisseur.
I would say that I'm a wine snob.
I try to buy the more expensive bottles,
hoping that I don't get hungover.
It's actually so pretty.
Oh, my God, the grapes are so small.
-So cute. -Oh, my God, they are cute.
What is it? It looks like poison ivy.
-That's tomatoes? -It's not tomatoes.
It's grapes. We're at a vineyard.
She said that's a tomato.
All right, guys, you ready to grab some lunch?
I'm so ready. I need my grilled cheese immediately.
Jo, come here.
Welcome, ladies.
Oh, my God. It's name-plated.
Wait a minute. Is that a Ru-La-La?
-Oh, Ru-La-La's coming. -Why is she here?
-Liz and me met with her. -Lovely.
I haven't known Rulla very long. I just know her through Liz.
However, I 100% am getting the brunt of
the blame from Rulla.
Her husband was having an affair, and I shared a picture
that the mistress posted on the Internet.
...is gonna turn up tonight.
Why don't they get along-- Jo-Ellen and this girl?
So there were echoes of
Rulla's husband having, like, an affair.
And, like, Jo-Ellen took a picture and sent it to Rulla.
She was the one that was, like, the informant?
Yeah, she was a messenger.
She's got little kids, and her husband's
a foot doctor, but I think he's doing
more than rubbing foots.
Do you want some cheese?
I mean, I'm not here to, like, you know,
publicize that her husband's having an affair, she knows it.
She's pretending that she doesn't know it.
Oh, my God. I mean, come on.
I sent her the pictures where the husband and, like,
the mistress are making out.
Last year, right around New Year's,
I saw a picture on Instagram.
It was Brian, Rulla's husband, with another woman.
And I sent it to Liz.
Liz showed Rulla, and Rulla called me.
She was begging me for the pictures.
She's like, "Please, like, woman to woman, send them to me."
So I did. And you could hear her breath be like... [gasps]
I said, "If you have questions for Jo-Ellen,
you should probably ask her."
It's not my question. Her husband's the one stepping out.
Don't ---ing ask me a single thing.
Liz said that. And Liz said that you should probably --
It's not my problem. You want to call my job?
You want to start sh-- 'cause I will ----ing bring it.
-I didn't even bring that up. -You didn't bring
she called my job? -No, I didn't get to that point.
Well, you know, like, that's a big deal to me.
Fast forward six months later, Rulla and her husband
called my work, wrote emails into HR
complaining about me to try to get me fired,
all because he knows that I know that he's having an affair.
I don't know what my job has to do with this.
This is my reputation.
So for somebody to [bleep] with me and my career.
Listen, she feels like...
I don't give a [bleep] what she feels.
Tell her to keep her husband's dick in his pants.
That's not my problem. Don't come at me because
your husband's sleeping with somebody.
What do I have to do with it?
[Bleep] with my husband, [bleep] with my kids,
[bleep] with my job? I'm gonna ruin your ----ing life.
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Can I have bread?
Can you hand me, like, a square?
Like a piece of cheese? -I'm gonna, like, die.
This is a lot.
Don't come at me because your husband's having an affair.
What do I have to do with it? I don't give a sh--
If her husband's cheating on her, that's not my
----ing problem, that's his problem.
And I've made that very crystal clear to her.
So before she walks in, I needed to warn you.
Let's go. -Okay.
-Come on. -All right.
This woman's husband is
a foot doctor and may have had an affair.
And Jo-Ellen may have let her know about the affair.
-They're coming back over here. -You're sitting right here.
-I'm here. -Hi, baby.
I know we have an extra placecard over here.
Um...
-Hi, ladies. -I thought it was Rulla.
Do you guys want to wait a minute to put your food in?
Oh, no, I know what I want. I want the grilled cheese.
I'm gonna do a cheese pizza, well done.
Shaved roast beef.
I really don't want the bread.
Can I get anybody anything else?
-Okay, -You look really upset.
You know, I'm not trying to be this awful,
mean person, but this person tried to hurt me and my job.
When you come after my work and my financial state,
you're not just coming after me.
You're coming after my children and my family.
Gary pays the mortgage.
I pay for every single other thing in the house.
So to try to ruin that, that's not acceptable.
Oh, wait. Rulla's Facetiming me.
Rulla? -How are you?
-Hi. -Hi, Lizzy. I'm so sorry.
I'm not gonna be able to make it today, beautiful.
I was at the ----ing urgent care for, like, two hours.
Shut up, Alicia.
Who cares? -It sucks.
I wanted to be there with you and have fun with everybody.
Hoping to feel better.
Well, feel better, Dolly.
Bye. Bye. Thanks for calling.
What happened? Where was she?
No, she was in bed with a hat on and full glam.
A hat and full glam?
She's not sick. She gets headaches
because she's stressed out from taking too much Ozempic.
Have a protein bar. Get a turkey leg from Ashley.
I'm done. I don't want to talk about her anymore.
I'm so hungry. Thank you.
Thank you.
-I have a little game. -I love a game.
I feel like we've all said something,
we've all heard something.
I know I was talked about at the picnic.
Never have I ever been a polygamist.
I thought Kelsey was that, like, her boyfriend has
a girlfriend here and a girlfriend in Florida, no?
So, like, I have questions, but I think you have questions.
You have questions. You have questions.
No more talking about each other behind their backs.
Let's bring it out on the table.
I've been used to so many rumors about
my relationship for the last decade of my life.
All right, everyone gets a box.
Kelsey, you're creative.
Everyone has questions about my relationship,
about everyone else's relationship.
I'm bringing the purifiers because it's
time to clear the air.
If you have questions, comments, concerns, something you've heard
about any one of us, you're gonna put it in the envelope,
and you're gonna write the person that it goes to.
And then we're all gonna read our own box.
Everything is anonymous.
Oh, my God. I got Sharpie on my nail.
That'll never come out. -I'm gonna collect.
Who wants to do the honors of being the first?
"Ashley, when did you lose your virginity?"
I was, like, on the verge of 30.
29?
I lost my virginity when I was 14.
[snorts]
-So 29. -Something around there.
Basically, I just wanted to wait for the right person.
So I ended up being a virgin for a bit of a time. [laughs]
"Alicia, did you hook up with Gary?" Never. Not once.
No. Did you ever think I really hung up?
-I just didn't know. -He's like a brother. I would.
No, never. I've known Gary since I was, like, 3 years old.
I prayed for him in communion. Like he was my prayer partner.
Rosie's next.
Oh, this is a good one...
Who wrote that?
I don't know. Probably Jo-Ellen.
-I did. -That's a big rumor about me.
I've never even met him. No.
Where'd that come from?
I heard years ago that the coach was hooking up with a reporter.
He probably was hooking up with a reporter,
but I wasn't a reporter.
I've never had an affair with a basketball coach.
I've never even met him. Okay.
Don't believe everything you see on Reddit.
I mean, Rich is barely my type.
You think I'm gonna date like an old man basketball coach?
Give me a break.
Oh. "Are you a swinger?"
I hear this question often.
I am not a swinger. Gary and I are not swingers.
A few of my friends are swingers.
Rhode Island's a big swinging community.
-Huge. -To each their own.
I don't give a sh-- what they do.
I wish Gary would let me and him swing.
We had a threesome once.
My mom's gonna hear this. [laughs]
-Next. -"Are you dating?"
Everybody wants to know about your love life.
Yeah, you know it is a hot topic of conversation.
I am not in a polygamist relationship.
Have never been in a polygamist relationship.
Hey, I didn't -- I was just asking.
And obviously, I want to have kids.
I want to be married.
The person that I've been with for 10 years,
will not give me that.
So I am dating somebody else.
Now you're saying that you do have two boyfriends.
Like, what?!
I'm cool. I'm happy. I'm content.
I'm living life. -Yes! Amen, sister.
I did ask ChatGPT about this.
So polygamy is if you're married.
Polyamorous is when you're not.
She has two boyfriends at one time.
If this isn't polyamory, I don't know what is.
The two people in my life are the most wonderful people.
Whether I end up with either/or I would be very happy.
As long as you're happy you're a baby.
That's what I'm ----ing doing.
I know that you guys have had questions.
Rosie, Alicia, but anyone who has questions better ask.
But why did you bring it up in the first place?
I didn't bring up Kelsey in the first place.
-Yeah, you did. -At the picnic.
Did I say anything about her relationship?
How is Kelsey?
You know, she's going through a lot.
What is she going through?
You know, she's kinda like in between like
what she wants to do for the future.
We ask follow-up questions and you were like,
whoa, we can't talk about it, we can't talk --
you'll have to ask her.
You didn't say anything negative,
but you did bring it up. You did open the door.
I don't feel that I did that.
I look at Kelsey as like a little sister.
So if I did, this is to Kelsey,
I will a gajillion percent say I'm sorry.
All she said would've been like,
I was with Kelsey a lot this week 'cause she's like
not feeling great. -I thank you Ashley
for saying that because I did not say something
to get a conversation going.
When the conversation got going, I stopped it.
And that's how I feel.
Well, that's why we're here today.
I think Jo-Ellen apologizing to me was like everything
that I needed to hear.
And I feel like what she's saying is genuine.
So I hope that this is just kind of like a one and done
and that's it.
-Next! -"I know it not true love you,
but the news is H true?" -I was nervous writing that.
[laughs] I can't.
Cece, could I ask you to like translate?
I love you, but is the news true?
No, but like I mean, what's the news?
That you're like having an affair or something.
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Is the news true?
No, but like I mean, what's the news?
That you're like having an affair or something.
Wow. These women talk about affairs,
they talk about cheating scandals.
This is definitely supposed to be a salacious game.
Like you're supposed to air out dirty laundry.
This is like the weirdest thing.
Is that true?
No.
I have heard rumors of like a former romance
with Liz's best friend.
Like they were calling each other like
400 times a month or something like that.
But, like, Liz is 56 years old.
Like, she's not really texting that much, I don't think.
I'm asking for everybody else. I know it's not true.
But we can pretend it is because it makes a great story.
But no.
My husband and I have a very close friend, Dino.
He's my little brother.
I love this person.
We also had an unconventional friendship that people
didn't understand.
Was it completely right? No.
Did we have this torrid affair? No.
Did I ever sleep with this human? No!
But he means a lot to me.
I'm actually shocked that you of all people asked that.
Well...
You grew up with us. You know.
Sorry.
Years ago, my husband took up sport fishing.
Gerry was gone three weeks out of four.
So when Gerry wasn't here, I'm always with Dino.
I know people say, "They have this affair."
Alicia should know it's all bullsh--.
She knows.
Um, other people don't know my story.
They want to, but time will tell.
Listen, I'm happy we all came.
I'm happy everyone can dish it
and understand and listen.
I think this has been successful.
-Yeah. -I do, too.
You know, it's a scary day when people can take rumors
and ruin lives over it.
With Alicia, saying that rumor, she was co-signing onto
a narrative that she knew was false.
Look, they look at me like I'm scary,
but a couple of these girls at the table...
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...they're capable of much more scary things than I am.
Next time on "The Real Housewives of Rhode Island"...
-Hi, baby. -Bill's the other man
that all these girls love to talk about.
Welcome to Studio 54.
Oh, yeah?
If he's having an affair, that's not my problem.
-He's not having an affair. -He is.
Listen, listen!
Ongoing rumors. Bye.
[Bleep] off, Kelsey.
-You're fake as [bleep]. -[Bleep] me?
So what? You got more to hide than I do.
What am I hiding?