I feel like even if she was just honest like she is with her Mum and said āJoe is here/I did this with Joe, but he doesnāt want to be on camera or participateā it would have got rid of the curiosity for a lot of people.
I know his name isnāt Joe but she could have used it or any other name for him if she didnāt want to use his name.
As with the milk thing she doesnāt get that her own shady behaviour about something is what drives the curiosity, even when thereās absolutely nothing shady about the actual truth