Three years ago Ned Fulmer cheated on his wife, Ariel Fulmer, with the former producer of ‘The Try Guys.’ Where four men are trying new things they have never tried before. First, it was on Buzzfeed, and now they have their own YouTube channel. Just before their big execution of 2ndtry.tv, a streaming service and community platform by The Try Guys, Ned not just cheated; the affair became public when fans shared photos of Ned with the former producer.

21st century cheating scandal

Welcome to the 21st century before, during, and after a well-known influencer's cheating scandal. A simple internet search shows how explosive this scandal has become. The three remaining Try Guys discussed their reactions to learning about this situation in 2022.

Even though their statement sounds scripted, I am assuming for legal purposes, you can hear a lot of emotion and the betrayal they felt. As a former Try Guy fan, I was shocked for days. Mainly, because he was not just the ‘Wife Guy,’ he was the ‘Good Dad Guy,’ too. I realized I unknowingly looked up to him. Since then, I have very consciously stopped watching the Try Guys, except for the occasional viewing of The Try Guys Without A Recipe, my favorite show by them.

An unexpected comeback

Ned Fulmer went radio silent off the internet since the scandal and, on 17th September 2025, decided to post a podcast with his ex-wife Ariel. Who is an absolute angel for doing this? She did not hold back, and that just made me so happy.

The name of Ned Fulmer's podcast channel on YouTube is ‘Rock Bottom With Ned Fulmer.’ The description reads, “Everyone makes mistakes. Some of us—really big ones. But what comes next? Rock Bottom is a show that explores people's lowest, most embarrassing, and challenging moments. Featuring raw, unfiltered conversations with comedians, creators, authors, and celebrities, we talk about how they not only survived it all but also transformed their lives.

Hosted by Ned Fulmer, the ex-BuzzFeed Try Guys co-creator whose own Rock Bottom ranked #6 of Time's Most Viral Moments of 2022, the show blends curiosity and empathy to tell stories of experience, strength, and hope.

Because sometimes the only way out is through...one podcast at a time.”

Ned’s voice sounds weird throughout the podcast, and the long pauses had me fast-forwarding when he spoke.

Experts’ reaction to the conversation

I watched the entire one-hour, eight-minute, and thirty-second show all at once, followed by the body language analysis from the YouTube channel Observe.

For more context, I viewed a reaction video from the Psychology In Seattle YouTube channel, in which a therapist with expertise in adultery and couples therapy talked about Ned's chat with his ex-wife.

The podcast episode—a conversation with Ariel Fulmer

The camera switches on, and the first words land like stones in still water: “Three years ago, I cheated on my wife.”

Their conversation begins with stark ownership. It is not Ned who defends himself. He describes the cheating scandal with a producer, the loss of trust, the decline in his reputation, and the hurt that spreads to his family, coworkers, and millions of fans.

Reason for this conversation

Ariel explains that they've had similar conversations in private, but none were for the public, and she sees this conversation as a necessary thing. She notes that they had kept their lives very private for the last three years, and both admit that they were hiding from the world. While Ariel admits that the seclusion was good for her. Ned quickly points out how people still recognize them in public and wants people to move on because they have moved on in their lives since the scandal in 2022.

Ned: “How can I move forward in my life without people knowing the next part of my story if they are still stuck on the 2022 part of my story?”

Ariel believes that the world is still stuck in 2022 and that this conversation is to show people that they have moved on with their lives. They are no longer romantically involved; they confirmed that they are separated but have a good co-parenting relationship.

Ariel: “We can't move on with our lives if we don't move on publicly."

Ned: “Publicly reestablish the context of who we are.”

Ariel does not want to hide behind her ex-husband's scandal anymore.

Ariel, taking a look back, says that the scandal grew bigger than them and that she hid away from it, and that the only thing that she could do, she said, was go completely dark.

Ariel: “For the last three years, I've just hidden behind the scandal, you know, and I can't get out from behind it.”

The words that really made me want to give Ariel a big hug were right after this statement when she said that when going out in public with her kids or even just going out for dinner, she felt that the thing that people saw was the scandal. When Ariel did nothing wrong and her husband is to be blamed for his scandal, she also shares how making new friends has become a task of explaining the context about the scandal involving her husband and how her personal life is a dumpster fire.

Don’t google me

Ned speaks about how it was kind of the same for him as Ariel; when making new friends, he would introduce himself to someone, and when exchanging Instagrams, he felt an extra need to explain his follower count being high since he has not posted anything new on his Instagram for the last three years. Everything on his account is outdated, and he told them not to google him because the sandal would be the top search.

Ned: “Don’t Google me; get to know me first.”

Nobody likes to be seen for only their mistakes, and neither does Ned; he makes a good point when he admits how challenging it has been and how he doesn't want to be seen for only the sum of his mistakes alone.

Still friends

Ned stated that they are in a way together because they go on trips together with their kids, they went to a Taylor Swift concert together, and they have kids together. I do understand that there is a spectrum of them being together and not together, as Ned said.

Did Ariel forgive Ned for cheating?

Ariel answered the main question we all have: Did she forgive him?

She said, with a firm and straightforward tone,

“Absolutely not. How can you forgive somebody for lying to you, for cheating on you?” Her refusal is steady and free of theatrics. Forgiveness, she insists, is not the goal. Visibly upset, Ariel apologizes for seeing red for a minute. In my head, I was like, “Girl, pop off.” I love how she says “My kids.” They are her kids. I love how she responds to Ned's question, “As much progress as we've had, you're still angry.” The pause he kept after that statement had me rolling on the ground. Like, what do you expect? Ariel stays firm with her answer, “Yeah, of course I'm angry.”

Ariel didn't want to believe that Ned cheated.

Ariel, when she saw the pictures fans sent her of her cheating husband at the time, she thought that it was her cheating husband's sister (Grace) with him.

Ned came to pick Ariel up at the airport in New York. Ariel had seen the pictures at the time, and she asked Ned, “Why was Grace in New York?” When Ned looked over at her, she just knew from the look on his face. She knew that something was going on, because she said Ned had a wildly guilty look on his face, like he wanted to tell her something. Ariel was so upset that she didn't let him say anything and just asked him to turn the car around back to the airport.

This is what's funny and annoying: when Ariel finished this part of what happened, she asked Ned if he remembered any of it.

His response was, “No, I don't remember it happening like that, but it doesn't matter.” Apparently, he remembers Ariel asking her follow-up questions and then asking to turn the car around, back to the airport.

I believe Ariel's side; can you blame me?

The interview also exposes a broader cultural truth: Ariel points out how when husbands have affairs, women are often looked at by society as, “What did you do wrong? What did you do to make him look elsewhere? Were you not a good enough wife? Did you not make him happy?” The saddest part of this situation is the thought process of society to blame the woman, when clearly it's the fault of the partner who cheated.

What is next for Ariel Fulmer?

Ariel can't see herself being an influencer any time soon. She loves just going into her pottery studio and sitting at her wheel and making stuff without filming it. She enjoys just making stuff and not having to tell anyone about it.

Clearly, both Ned and Ariel have moved on; whether people will support Ned's new podcast is questionable. I personally will support Ariel if she ever decides to put out her pottery videos, reels, or TikToks. The only reason I watched the whole podcast was because I wanted to know if Ariel was okay and what steps she took to deal with a situation at this scale; even SNL made a skit.