'RHORI' Rulla Nehme Pontarelli Gets HONEST On Husband's Affair, Gives Relationship Update & More (FULL INTERVIEW)
5/2/202622 min
‘RHORI’ star Rulla Nehme Pontarelli gets candid about her husband’s affair, shares an update on where their relationship stands today, and opens up about joining the Housewives franchise as a longtime fan herself. From navigating personal challenges publicly to stepping into the Bravo world, she holds nothing back in this full interview.
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First 90 secondsLauren Herbert· Host0:00
[upbeat music] We are so excited to be on my coast, the East Coast- [laughs] ... and head to Rhode Island with our newest housewife, Rula. Welcome to Night Cap. We are so excited to have you. So Rula, why did you want to join a reality show?
Rula Nehme Pontarelli· Guest0:17
Okay. So did I really want to join? Yes-ish. So the opportunity was brought to me. I was sort of scouted out, and, um, Liz was one of the people who recommended me. And it was just, it was a hard decision for me to make. I've always been a Bravo fan.
Lauren Herbert· Host0:36
Mm-hmm.
Rula Nehme Pontarelli· Guest0:36
I've always loved the Housewives franchise. But being a professional, I had to make sure that I found a way to kind of navigate and make room for this- Right ... 'cause my clients always come first. So prepared the teams and said, "Why not Rhode Island? I've always loved this franchise. Let me just give it a go and see if I can make a difference and bring it." And I think we brought it in one way.
Lauren Herbert· Host1:02
Oh my God, you brought it. Yeah.
Rula Nehme Pontarelli· Guest1:04
Ah, not in the way I wanted to bring it, but it was outside of my hands, right?
Lauren Herbert· Host1:08
Right, 'cause I was gonna ask, were you at all hesitant to join? I know, like, you just said you were a fan of Housewives, but, like, because you knew of your husband's affair and you knew that was probably gonna be brought up, were you at all like, "Mm, I don't know about that"?
Rula Nehme Pontarelli· Guest1:25
Definitely. I've always been a private person. So