Is Alexia Nepola Denying Rumors of Luis Ruelas Trying to Date 'RHOM' Star Teresa Giudice?

Alexia Nepola, from The Real Housewives of Miami, has refuted rumors regarding Teresa Giudice's husband, Luis "Louie" Ruelas, showing interest in her. The 56-year-old stated that there is no truth to these speculations and even mentioned the idea of doing a podcast together with Todd Nepola. Alexia shared these details exclusively during the second day of BravoCon 2023 in Las Vegas.

In May, during The Real Housewives of New Jersey season 13 reunion, Melissa Gorga claimed that Louie, 48, had expressed romantic interest in Alexia before he started dating Teresa, 51, in 2020. However, Alexia clarified on an episode of Watch What Happens Live earlier this month that she had actually met Louie while they were both staying in the same hotel during a trip to Barcelona.

According to Alexia, Louie approached her because he had seen her on the show and was familiar with her challenges with Frankie, as well as her journey with him. As a father himself, Louie empathized with her pain, as he has an autistic son named Nicholas. Alexia believes that Louie found inspiration in her and felt a strong connection due to their shared experiences.

Alexia has two sons, Peter (31) and Frankie (26), from her previous marriage to Pedro Rosello. Unfortunately, Frankie has been living with severe brain injuries since he was involved in a near-fatal car accident at the age of 13 in 2011. On the other hand, Louie is also a father to two boys, Nicholas (21) and Louie Jr. (19), from his previous marriage to Marissa Dimartino Ruelas.

Alexia, who recently married Todd (50) in 2021, expressed her concerns about the intentions of potential romantic partners for reality stars. She questioned whether these partners are genuinely interested in them or if they are simply attracted to their fame and celebrity status. Alexia compared it to a wealthy man wondering if a woman is only interested in him for his money rather than who he truly is.

Alexia Nepola, Teresa Giudice, and Luis Ruelas Mindy Small/Getty Images; Rich Polk/Bravo (2)

Despite this, Alexia expressed her belief that Louie genuinely loves Teresa. She emphasized Teresa's beauty and amazing qualities, questioning why it would be impossible for him to like her. Alexia strongly disagreed with the notion that Louie is only interested in fame and stardom. She clarified that there is no truth to such claims.

Regarding her relationship with Todd, Alexia disclosed that her celebrity status did not concern her. At the time they met, she was not yet a TV personality. Though Todd was aware of her show and past, she never assumed that he wanted to date her because of her TV success. Alexia confidently believed that Todd was attracted to her because of her own fabulous qualities and that love would naturally blossom between them.

With reporting by Christina Garibaldi