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Lula Tucker Puntarelli “Of course not” thinks of her marriage Brian Puntarelli will be a storyline real housewives of rhode island.
Rulla made her debut on the new Bravo show’s second episode, which aired on Sunday, April 2, and discussed her drama with viewers Jo Ellen Tibery It was immediately put on the table.
“Jo Allen and I have definitely had our ups and downs,” Lula said in a confessional. “She is the face of the beauty industry. My husband, Brian, and I know a lot of people in the industry. She comes across as friendly and bubbly, but that’s not always the case.”
During lunch with someone Liz McGraw and Kelsey SwansonLula claimed that Joe Ellen was talking about her, and Liz explained in a confessional that there were rumors “all over Rhode Island” that Brian had a “mistress.”
Apparently what happened was that Liz heard about “photos online” showing Brian with another woman. Liz put Lula in touch with Joe Allen, who “happened to see them.”
“At first, I thought Jo-Ellen was trying to support and help me because that’s what it sounded like,” Lula claimed in her confessional. “Until I learned she had shared the photos with everyone and was going around town talking about it.”
Rulla claims Brian dated this alleged other woman in the summer of 2024, but it has now ended. Liz mentioned something was still going on involving Brian.
“It’s great that Brian is still doing his thing with this woman,” Liz claimed in her confessional. “If Lula chooses not to acknowledge what really happened and live in that fantasy land. I’m sorry, Elizabeth is allergic to bulls***.”
Great, The Real Housewives of Rhode Island is officially here — but who is the cast? News broke at BravoCon in November 2025, when Andy Cohen confirmed that the first season would feature Alicia Carmody, Rosie DiMare, Ashley Iaconetti, Liz McGraw, Rulla Nehme Pontarelli, Kelsey Swanson and Jo-Ellen Tiberi’s journey to the top, and (…)
Elsewhere in the episode, Jo-Ellen explained her side of the story, claiming she took “the brunt of the blame” from Lula after Brian’s affair. “I shared a photo of my mistress that was posted on the internet,” Jo-Ellen said, claiming that Lula and Brian tried to get her fired after the fact – but it appears further discussion of this will take place later in the season.
Both Joe Ellen and Luella discussed how the drama affects the rest of the season in an exclusive interview and us weekly.
“What happened to Lula is really unfortunate. It’s no secret, I’m not a fan of Lula’s husband. I don’t think he’s a great person, but I think she’s a great person,” Joe Ellen told us. “I think she was a very smart, talented, beautiful woman, but she didn’t deserve what he put her through.”
Meanwhile, Lula doesn’t think Jo-Ellen is really on her side.
“I know that if you ask anyone in Rhode Island, anyone who actually knows anything about Jo Ellen’s past, her practices, her character, I think they would agree that she is not the most credible, not the most truthful source,” Lula claimed. “As she continues to work harder and bring more to the team and bring more to the state and city that she lives in, I think to myself, ‘What is her goal here?'”
New episodes of The Real Housewives of Rhode Island will premiere on Bravo on Sunday at 9 pm ET, and will stream on Peacock the following day.
