Ned Fulmer & ex-wife Ariel start podcast 3 years after cheating scandal shattered Try Guys

Former Try Guys member Ned Fulmer is back in the spotlight three years after his cheating scandal went viral on social media and imploded the YouTube group.

Ned Fulmer was one of the original members of the Try Guys, a group of four YouTubers who shared their adventures trying new things like ‘baking a pie without a recipe’ or eating 400 dumplings for a mukbang.

Fulmer was constantly talking about his marriage to his wife, Ariel, earning him the title of ‘wife guy’ — but this very designation would come back to haunt him when he was exposed for cheating with a company employee in September 2022.

As a result, Fulmer was ousted from the group, the remaining members of which posted a YouTube video denouncing his behavior and distancing themselves from him.

Fulmer spoke out on the situation in a statement on social media, where he apologized to Ariel and said “the only thing that matters right now is my marriage and my children, and that’s where I’m going to focus my attention.”

Just a week shy of exactly three years after the cheating bombshell, Fulmer has officially returned to the internet, opening up about his silence in an interview with People on September 16, 2025.

Ned Fulmer starts new podcast with ex-wife Ariel after Try Guys fallout

In the interview, Fulmer revealed that he and Ariel are still together, but mere hours later, news broke that the couple had officially parted ways.

“For a long time, I wanted nothing to do with social media or the internet,” he initially told People, explaining his absence. “I didn’t think it was particularly beneficial to my mental health.”

He and Ariel attended couples counseling to work through his infidelity, saying there were “many points” where he feared their relationship wouldn’t survive the scandal.

It looks like his fears became a reality, as TMZ first reported mere hours after People’s interview that the two have divorced.

“It’s pretty well known that I was presenting myself as a wife guy who talked about his adorable relationship,” Ned told People. “It was something fans seemed to resonate with and I leaned into consciously. It certainly was a part of my life.”

“I understand that that’s why it was such a big scandal — because it’s ironic and it feels like a rug pull to people,” he added. “That must have been really painful and devastating to the viewers.”

With his role in the Try Guys officially out of the question, Fulmer is taking what he’s learned from his transgression and turning it into a new podcast that he’s titled ‘Rock Bottom.’

The theme of the show is to interview people at the lowest point of their lives, whether that be working through an addiction, struggling with life after prison, and even being on the receiving end of the internet’s ire.

“It’s made me a lot more interested in other people’s challenging times,” he told People. “When someone does something that they’re really ashamed about or that is deeply traumatizing, life goes on. So, what happens next?”

Rock Bottom debuts on Wednesday, September 17, with Ariel co-hosting. This will be Fulmer’s official return to making content since his hiatus from the internet in 2022.

Fulmer’s departure from the Try Guys rocked the internet and ended up costing the group “millions” in lost sponsorships. Eventually, Eugene Lee Yang also exited the org to pursue other projects. Currently, the Try Guys is comprised of Keith Habersberger and Zach Kornfeld, who have maintained the channel as a duo in the years since then.