Jo-Ellen takes her detective skills to the next level to prove that she is not, in fact, a liar. In part two of The Real Housewives of Rhode Island reunion, the husbands, boyfriends, and fiancés join the ladies, and the drama heats up. When exactly did Rulla‘s husband end his affair? The answers are there courtesy of Jo-Ellen, and she is not willing to stop until she is heard…
Rulla and Jo-Ellen are in the midst of going at it. Rulla claims Jo-Ellen is sleeping with doctors, and she refers to Jo-Ellen as a whore. Rulla does not, however, believe that her husband is a whore, the man who has been proven to be a cheat. Interesting… Liz wonders what Jo-Ellen’s intentions are by dragging Brian’s affair to light, but Rulla talks about how everyone on the stage knows what Jo-Ellen did with her relationship. Jo-Ellen muses that Rulla “got a new nose and now she has a new personality.”
In other news, Rosie‘s 5,000 square foot house SHOULD be done by mid-July, in case Kelsey had any questions about it. Rosie wants to exit the stage to go get her binder in an attempt to clarify any of Kelsey’s rumors, but she sticks around to explain that she went on medical leave because of colitis.
However, Kelsey believes that Rosie quit her job because she was sleeping with a higher-up. Kelsey tries to say that the way Rosie left her work was not as clean as she described it, and there was some sort of incident at her job. Rosie reminds Kelsey that she has the documentation in her “briefcase” of truths.
Alicia refers to her fiancé, Billy, as a “stalker” — that is how he won her over, after all. There is no wedding date set, but she IS actually talking about a wedding. Perhaps they will go to Greece cuz “Mamma Mia, that whole vibe.” Billy is still doing all the driving, but Alicia can handle any driving up to 20 minutes. She goes on to share that she is working on making her own cracker and does almonds and Jane Fonda to remain so svelte.
Regarding Pizza Mama, Alicia is getting some of it, like the merch, but she remains unclear on what the details are. Rulla is the only one on the cast who has a prenup, and Alicia explains that she is in a trust, but her name is still not on the house. Alicia also shares that she gets bored when Billy talks about finances.
Rosie is 50/50 on the house with her husband, but Kelsey found out Rosie’s mortgage information, and she points out that Rosie has two mortgages on her home. Rosie is aghast — one is the regular mortgage, and one is the construction loan — and she apologizes to Kelsey because evidently she is just going to keep coming for Rosie. Kelsey points out that they have both been mean girls.
The guys are busy waiting in the husbands’ lounge, and they laugh about all the fights, including the slam pig one at the coffee shop. At least they can find humor in it.
“It’s not a rumor, the doctors removed that tumor.” After being hit by a drunk driver, a CAT scan showed that Kelsey had a tumor. She put off brain surgery so she could compete in a beauty pageant, and it is such a wild life story. Kelsey makes it clear that she’s “never sold any of my holes for money,” and she denies that she has ever been an escort, despite circulating photos. Kelsey believes that there was an escort in Boston who was trying to mess with her by using her pictures for an escort service.
Kelsey clarifies that there was no agreement with her ex, but she knew he was seeing other people. It became a free-for-all, and Kelsey admits she was jealous until she had an understanding and agreement to keep things out of sight, out of mind.
We learn that, at one point, her ex used to date Paula Abdul and that she met her ex at a tanning salon (the one Jo-Ellen worked at). Kelsey’s ex originally agreed to be on the show, but then changed his mind because he watches Housewives and did not want to be talked about by the ladies. Ironic that he is STILL the topic of so many convos…
Currently, Kelsey is living with her boyfriend, Bill, and her sugar daddy has since cut off her bills. Bill pays for her car, and she pays for her health insurance. Baby steps.
As of today, Rulla and Brian are apparently doing a lot better now. The women all truly believed that Rulla had a stress-induced illness right before the girls’ trip. Rulla was at the hospital twice, and she explains that what was going on in her marriage was stressful. Rulla discounted everything Jo-Ellen was telling her all summer about the affair, and she just wants people to respect how she wanted to deal with things.
Rulla is unclear why Brian was tracking her car, and Jo-Ellen points out that Brian told the mistress he was tracking Rulla to know if she was onto them. Rulla thinks that Brian was trying to keep the mistress at bay while it all fizzled out, but that sounds like a stretch.
Rulla denies having an affair with Brian because Brian was divorced in 2010ish (the dates are iffy). Jo-Ellen reminds Rulla that Brian was divorced in 2016, and she wonders if Rulla and Brian are even married because Rulla can’t answer when her anniversary is. When Rulla got pregnant, Brian was still legally married, according to Jo-Ellen.
Rulla claims they have been married for 10 years, but Jo-Ellen then calls Brian a polygamous because he was married to someone else if that is the case. Jo-Ellen explains that Rulla got pregnant before Brian was even divorced and whips out court documents. Andy reminds Rulla that Brian has lied to her before, so perhaps he was not being truthful with Rulla about his timeline…
The husbands, boyfriends, and fiancés join the stage. Jo-Ellen’s husband, Gary, states he would not donate his sperm to Jo-Ellen’s sister, but he did touch her boobs in seventh grade. Kelsey claims that life is just getting exciting now, and she feels like whenever she says go, Bill will drop.
When it comes to Dino, there was no torrid affair. When Liz and Jerry were separated, Jerry confirms that Brian DID tell him that Liz was with another man. Liz claims that this was her objective during that time and that she wanted it to get back to Jerry, so thanks, Brian?
Alicia’s fiancé, Billy, wishes he had handled the prenup differently and admits he created a one-sided agreement. Billy’s savvier than the average pizza guy, as he used to be an attorney, which would explain why he knows the lingo about the finances. Billy then whips out an agreement for up to 50% of Pizza Mama’s share IF Alicia drives their daughter to dance a few times a week. It’s a big deal!
Brian claims that he is feeling great tonight (which is shocking considering he went on a reality show while having an affair). He does not comment on this stuff as he is “bound by a non-disclosure agreement,” which is very unclear, even after Rulla attempts to explain it and Jo-Ellen tries to fill in the blanks.
The polo match theory that Brian’s mom was not sick and the call came from the mistress is simply not true, according to Brian. Jo-Ellen is desperately trying to show Rulla the type of person Brian is and blurts out, “Brian said your butt smells like garlic, just so you know” — WTF, Jo-Ellen. Brian gets caught in a lie about taking his ring off, and Jo-Ellen jumps right into her receipts.
Jo-Ellen is, like, obsessed with this affair, so much so that she brings up how Brian bought a Chanel bag for his mistress AND had serial numbers + receipts. A while back, Gary actually ran into Brian and the mistress, who introduced Brian as her boyfriend. Regarding the timeline of Brian’s divorce before Rulla, Brian plays it off and shares that he was divorced in September 2012. What exactly is Jo-Ellen’s point? She is desperately trying to prove she is not a liar and wants the truth to be out.
Rulla explains she came onto the show because she thought the affair was over, but Jo-Ellen wants Brian to own that the affair is still ongoing. The ladies remind Rulla that this is not her fault, but Jo-Ellen wants Brian to tell Rulla that this affair has just ended, so Jo-Ellen can stop bringing it up. Brian sneaks out of it, claiming that because of non-disclosure, he can’t talk about it. He states that he has not seen his partner since October of last year, which comes as a shock to Rulla.
Rulla claims she did not know that Brian was responsible for putting a tracking device on her car, but because the case has been dismissed, according to Brian, he can’t talk about it. The state initiated a no-contact order, which made Brian realize how much he wanted to be with Rulla, but hello! It’s not okay to put a tracker on someone’s car! Rulla is traumatized and explains that Brian needs to earn his trust back into her life.
Brian states that Rulla is the glue that holds the family together, and so he wants to be a better person. Rulla makes it clear that this is Brian’s last chance, and Ashley leans over to tell Rulla she is better than Brian. When the men leave the set, Brian slinks off after being completely annihilated.
Rulla states that Brian is an idiot and his mistress is crazy, and there is so much that needs to be uncovered about people and their characters… but that’s for another season. Liz looks bored out of her skull as the reunion wraps, and Ashley shares that she wishes she were less nervous and more vocal. Rosie realizes she should not have asked Kelsey if she was polygamous, and Kelsey would like Rosie to be an authentic friend off the show first. Rulla wishes she had shut things down about her life sooner, and Jo-Ellen wishes she had addressed the situation with Rulla a little more privately. Liz wishes she could control, react, police, and care less, and Alicia wishes she wore more makeup to cover the scar on her face. LOL.
Before the traditional toast, Liz presents a mask to Andy, the King of Rhode Island. The seeds of the lemon have not been picked out for Kelsey, but Alicia leads a toast that ends with thanking Andy for believing in them. Cheers to Rhode Island and all the dysfunction!
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