Nate Curiel, the longtime visual and camera switcher for the H3 Podcast, has publicly denied any romantic relationship with fellow crew member Tamara Joseph after an old Instagram comment resurfaced online this week. The comment, posted roughly nine months ago on Curiel’s wife’s Instagram account, alleged an “inappropriate relationship” between Curiel and Joseph. Curiel responded directly to the claim, calling it false and pushing back at the person who repeated it.
The denial comes at a messy moment for the H3 Podcast. The show is on an indefinite hiatus after Hila Klein publicly accused her husband and co-host Ethan Klein of having an affair for more than six months. That separate situation has sent fans digging through old posts and streams, which is how the months-old comment about Curiel and Joseph found fresh attention.
What the resurfaced Instagram comment actually said
The comment was left on an Instagram post by Curiel’s wife, Leslie Curiel. A user named @mendoza17766 wrote: “I sent you a message regarding your husband and his coworker Tamara’s inappropriate relationship. Inside knowledge.” The comment did not get much attention when it was first posted around January 2026, according to a SoapCentral report.
This week, a user brought the comment up again under a May 2026 anniversary photo Curiel had shared with his wife. The photo was captioned: “Happy 5 year Anniversary! The Love you take is equal to the love you make ❤️.” A reply under that post pointed out that someone had made a similar claim on Leslie’s account nine months earlier. The allegation has not been substantiated, and both parties deny any romantic involvement.
Nate Curiel’s direct response to the claim
Curiel did not stay quiet. Replying to the comment under his anniversary post, he wrote:
“Sorry but I’m not a P*S person or a weak man by any means. Stop being a weirdo”
He also posted a story on Instagram that appeared to joke about the situation:
“Avoiding the wife guy allegations by sprinkling some wife hate here and there now”
The response made his position clear: he rejects the claim and is not treating it as a serious accusation worth a long public statement. Curiel has been married to Leslie Curiel since May 22, 2021. The couple welcomed their first child, a daughter, on May 13, 2025. In May 2026, Curiel marked their fifth wedding anniversary with a photo carousel on Instagram.
The livestream that fueled the speculation
The rumor did not come from nowhere. On January 13, 2026, Curiel did a livestream with Tamara Joseph titled “Tamara took over my stream!” The stream ran for 1 hour and 53 minutes and has over 24,000 views and more than 1,000 likes. The comment about an “inappropriate relationship” was left around the same period.
A joint livestream is not evidence of a relationship. The H3 Podcast crew works together on camera and off, and Joseph has appeared in H3 content since joining the team. Still, the timing of the stream and the anonymous comment gave the rumor enough oxygen to spread when the wider H3 drama escalated.
Tamara Joseph has not made a public statement
Tamara Joseph has not publicly commented on the claim about Curiel. She has also been pulled into the separate allegations surrounding Ethan Klein, though neither Ethan nor Hila has named her as the person involved in the alleged affair. A Hindustan Times report notes that Joseph’s potential connection to the Ethan Klein situation has not been verified.
Joseph is a British animator who joined the H3 Podcast as an intern in May 2025. She built a following for her stop-motion and claymation work, including an animated series that became popular with H3 viewers. Her absence from recent episodes and reduced social media activity became talking points for fans after Hila Klein’s statement.
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The H3 Podcast situation that brought old comments back
The old comment about Curiel and Joseph resurfaced because the H3 Podcast is in the middle of a much larger controversy. On October 23, 2026, Hila Klein shared a series of Instagram posts saying Ethan Klein had been having an affair for more than six months. She wrote: “I am living in a nightmare I can’t wake up from. My husband has been having an affair. I have been fed lie after lie after lie for months. I am tired of lies.”
The H3 Podcast crew responded with a statement saying they were “shocked, angry, and heartbroken.” The team said it would not continue working with Ethan Klein or profit from the show with him involved. The podcast is now on an indefinite hiatus. Variety and the Los Angeles Times both reported the crew’s decision to cut ties with Ethan.
Nate Curiel is part of that crew. The wider turmoil explains why fans are revisiting old streams, comments, and posts. It does not prove the allegation against Curiel, and he has denied it directly.
As of October 26, 2026, Tamara Joseph has not addressed the Curiel claim. Ethan Klein has not made a statement on the affair allegations. The H3 Podcast remains on indefinite hiatus.
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