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In what’s being described as a shocking improvement within the Bravo universe, Actual Housewives of New Jersey veteran Dolores Catania is reportedly shifting her actuality TV presence to the newly introduced Actual Housewives of Rhode Island.
In response to a number of sources cited by OK! Journal, Catania will seem on the upcoming sequence “as a buddy of” the Housewives. One insider reportedly informed the outlet, “Dolores goes to be coming to the brand new present Actual Housewives of Rhode Island. She’s going to hire a summer season home there and shall be a buddy of the Housewives.”
The transfer seems to be greater than a easy cameo. Sources allege that Catania has a private connection to the brand new solid, together with a real-life friendship with one of many present’s main girls. Whereas there is no such thing as a official affirmation from Catania or Bravo, hypothesis is mounting that this might be the start of an even bigger transition.
“Nobody is aware of what the long run holds when it comes to her being there,” one supply reportedly mentioned, “as she may inevitably develop into a full-time solid member and transfer to Rhode Island if she takes off on that present.”
This reported change could sign deeper points throughout the Actual Housewives of New Jersey franchise, which some insiders declare is in deep trouble. “That is yet one more indicator that present is totally lifeless within the water,” one unnamed supply informed OK! Journal.
“With Melissa [Gorga] happening Spouse Swap and now Dolores making the transfer to RHORI, the one one actually left that followers would observe on RHONJ could be Teresa [Giudice],” the supply continued. “Margaret [Josephs] nonetheless desires to return, however Teresa was not pleasant with Margaret, in order that pairing would by no means, ever occur.”
As for Josephs doubtlessly stepping right into a lead position, insiders reportedly solid doubt on that state of affairs, suggesting, “Main RHONJ wouldn’t make sense within the eyes of manufacturing,” noting that Giudice and Gorga have lengthy been thought-about the central figures on the present.
“All in all, this isn’t a very good signal for RHONJ,” the supply added. “They’re transferring the ladies onto new tasks and new reveals.” Particularly, one insider pointed to latest feedback by Bravo government Andy Cohen, saying, “With Andy having already drawn comparisons between RHONJ and RHORI, they’re hoping with transferring Dolores, followers of RHONJ will observe go well with and the brand new present could have an automated, built-in viewers.”
Regardless of the uncertainty surrounding RHONJ, some see Catania’s reported transition as a constructive. “Sadly, it seems RHONJ is kind of completed,” one supply concluded. “However the excellent news is followers of Dolores will get to see her in a brand new iteration and proceed watching her.”
The Actual Housewives of Rhode Island was formally introduced by Bravo on Might 7. In an announcement, the community teased: “Set in opposition to the shores of the Ocean State, The Actual Housewives franchise expands into the world of a tight-knit circle of Rhode Islanders who’ve deep neighborhood roots and households that return generations. With aspirational lives, thriving companies, and tangled household dynamics, these decade-long friendships show that in a state this small, there’s no escaping your previous… or one another.”
Bravo government producer Andy Cohen additionally weighed in on the upcoming sequence, calling the solid “unimaginable.” He added, “They’re very Italian. Rhode Island is such a small state, and so they all form of know one another and overlap, and it’s an unimaginable group of girls who’ve actually fascinating connections. I feel it’s going to actually shock folks.”
As of now, neither Dolores Catania nor Bravo have formally commented on her reported involvement with the brand new sequence.
