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In what’s being described as a stunning 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 accordance with a number of sources cited by OK! Journal, Catania will seem on the upcoming sequence “as a buddy of” the Housewives. One insider reportedly advised the outlet, “Dolores goes to be coming to the brand new present Actual Housewives of Rhode Island. She’s going to lease a summer season home there and will probably 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 forged, together with a real-life friendship with one of many present’s main ladies. Whereas there is no such thing as a official affirmation from Catania or Bravo, hypothesis is mounting that this may very well be the start of a much bigger transition.
“Nobody is aware of what the long run holds by way of her being there,” one supply reportedly stated, “as she may inevitably develop into a full-time forged member and transfer to Rhode Island if she takes off on that present.”
This reported change might sign deeper points inside the Actual Housewives of New Jersey franchise, which some insiders declare is in deep trouble. “That is one more indicator that present is totally lifeless within the water,” one unnamed supply advised OK! Journal.
“With Melissa [Gorga] happening Spouse Swap and now Dolores making the transfer to RHORI, the one one actually left that followers would comply with 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 function, insiders reportedly forged doubt on that situation, 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 great signal for RHONJ,” the supply added. “They’re shifting the ladies onto new tasks and new exhibits.” Particularly, one insider pointed to current feedback by Bravo govt Andy Cohen, saying, “With Andy having already drawn comparisons between RHONJ and RHORI, they’re hoping with shifting Dolores, followers of RHONJ will comply with go well with and the brand new present can 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 Could 7. In a press release, 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 govt producer Andy Cohen additionally weighed in on the upcoming sequence, calling the forged “unbelievable.” He added, “They’re very Italian. Rhode Island is such a small state, and so they all type of know one another and overlap, and it’s an unbelievable group of girls who’ve actually attention-grabbing connections. I believe 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.
