Dolores Catania she blames her colleagues for something she's really upset about.
The "Real Housewives of New Jersey" star is putting the blame for the show not returning for a 15th season in 2025 on her co-stars. The reunion show was canceled by the production after the stormy 14th season, and the executive producer of the franchise, Andy Cohensays he's in no rush to decide the fate of the "RHONJ" franchise.
After the entire cast of "The Real Housewives of New York" changed in 2023, many fear the same is in store for Dolores Catania and the "RHONJ" crew due to their feud.
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Dolores Catania Blames Her 'RHONJ' Co-stars
According to PEOPLECatania blames the show's cast for Bravo's decision not to continue with a 15th season in 2025. The show's cast, which includes the original cast Teresa Giudiceas well as her sister-in-law, Melissa Gorgawas essentially split into two groups during Season 14 after the two women refused to film together due to their long-standing feud.
Bravo canceled the reunion show and instead filmed the women in separate groups watching the final episode, titled "The Last Supper."
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"We didn't shoot last season, so we're not coming back ... we're not going to air in January or February," Catania said. “Of course, I'd love to see my cast back on screen or even back on film, but they've made a mess. I'm a little bummed that everyone couldn't get together. I really am.”
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Teresa Giudice had a choice of words for her sister-in-law
Giudice has been known to knock over a hundred or two during her time on "RHONJ", and she often had choice words for her daughter-in-law Gorga.
Giudice was upset when Gorga and her brother joined the cast in season two, and she was at the center of several feuds that took place on the reality show.
According to The Hollywood ReporterGiudice yelled, "whore, whore, whore, whore" at Gorgo during "The Last Supper." She also accused Gorga in the past of being a stripper and cheating on her husband.
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Dolores Catania tried unsuccessfully to mend the fences
Catania tried to stop Gorga and Giudice from fighting, but her efforts were in vain. The 53-year-old said she sought counseling from a therapist before the "RHONJ" finale, but nothing she did helped the women get along.
"On the way to that final, I talked to a therapist and asked her for some tips on how to go in and talk to women," she recalls. "I wrote it down in the car on the way there. And no matter what I did on and off camera, nothing helped. You could see I was defeated. I was sitting there and I knew you weren't going to see us for a while, I saw it coming.”
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“Shit, we lost something along the way,” she said. “I look at Salt Lake City and I look at Beverly Hills and they're fighting, but they're not going head-to-head. They don't hit below the belt. They agree to disagree and move on.”
Andy Cohen hints at new 'RHONJ' cast
Cohen hinted that the entire cast of "RHONJ" could be replaced, similar to the cast of "RHONY" in 2023.
A reboot of the show is slated for 2022 and features a much younger cast.
"We're not in a rush. We're really happy with what's on the slate for next year," he told "RHONJ," according to Deadline.
Cohen also noted that the show could to have "all fresh faces."
"We're kind of reinventing the show," he added. However, Cohen also reiterated that no decisions have yet been made regarding the New Jersey franchise.
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Dolores compared 'The Last Supper' to death
Catania said the group of women on "RHONJ" are "not a family anymore" and compared the end to death.
"This group is no longer a family. How did it get to this? People just don't know how to stop hating," she said. "It just builds up, and everyone cuts so deep. It's so... toxic. I look at this sitting as death."
However, Catania also said that she can't imagine a new cast on "RHONJ."
"I feel like we're an ensemble and I can't see anyone else but the people I've been with," she said. "It's like a family. Can you see other people in your family?”
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