Bravo TV has finally revealed the cast of their new group of Real Housewives by releasing the first promo photo and the first bit of info about the ladies who will star in the networks new series The Real Housewives of New Jersey. After many successful seasons of The Real Housewives of Orange County and successful seasons each of The Real Housewives of New York City (which is currently airing in its second season) and The Real Housewives of Atlanta (NeNe Leaks FTW!), I suppose it’s high time to take the domestic real-life drama to Jersey. Here is our first look at the NJ Housewives:
Get ready for The Real Housewives of New Jersey! The newest cast of Housewives is close-knit and includes friends, a pair of sisters — who married brothers! — and their sister-in-law. The show is set to premiere May 12 (11 p.m. ET) on Bravo. From left to right, the women of The Real Housewives of New Jersey are …
Jacqueline Laurita: A former cosmetologist, she is now a stay-at-home mom, but still loves to pamper herself. She has a teenage daughter from her previous marriage and a 6-year-old son with her husband Chris, who owns wholesale apparel businesses and is brother to Caroline and Dina.
Teresa Giudice: Born and raised in New Jersey, her husband Joe owns a successful construction company. Together they have three young daughters, who take up much of her time. A friend of Dina and Caroline, she also loves to shop, get spa treatments and spend time at her beach house on the Jersey Shore.
Danielle Staub: “You either love me or you hate me, there is no in between,” says the single mom of two daughters. She prides herself as one of the first female American Express Black card members in New Jersey. She is also active in her local parish and regularly attends mass. She and Jacqueline are friends.
Dina Manzo: Founder of the nonprofit Project Ladybug, which helps children with cancer, she’s also an interior designer, an event planner, mother and best friends with her sister Caroline. Her husband Albert works with his brother (Caroline’s husband) at their family’s catering business.
Caroline Manzo: She’s a mother of three and own a real estate firm and a line of children’s accessories. Described as a “feisty spitfire,” she’s Dina’s sister and is on the board of Project Ladybug. She’s married to Albert Manzo, brother of Dina’s husband Tommy. Dina and Caroline’s brother is Jacqueline’s husband Chris.
Oh gawd, I love that one of them is a former cosmetologist … perfect! I have to say that while I am very excited for a new group of Housewives, I’m bummed that the Atlanta ladies’ next season won’t come until after the NJ ladies finish their season. I was hoping that the drama would move to Atlanta at the end of the current NYC season and that the NJ season would come after that. I know it’s terrible but I cannot get enough of these shows. The Atlanta women are my faves, followed by the NYC women. I really loathe everything about the OC ladies. Those “ladies” really represent the worst parts of people … which, of course, is why the show has been on for so many seasons (with the promise of at least one more season to come). I am really hoping that the NJ crew manage to “keep it real”. I want long fingernails, big hair and thick Jersey accents (by the looks of the dresses the ladies are wearing in their first promo pic, I don’t think we’ll be disappointed). The show looks fun … I’ll deffo be tuning in. Traditionally, the OC Housewives are photographed holding out ripe oranges. The NYC Housewives are photographed holding out delicious red apples. The Atlanta Housewives are photographed holding out plump peaches. What do you suppose the NJ Housewives will be photographed holding? Does NJ have an official fruit?
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The girls should have tomatoes! And not all people from Jersey have a “joisey” accent! I have a feeling most of these women will be from North Jersey, LOTS of money up there!! I can’t wait to find out what towns they are from! Hope they do Jersey proud since it sounds like everyone thinks very highly of the state :)
I don’t watch these shows but being that I’m from NJ I might have to tune in. I hope to god they’re not North Jersey housewives or I’ll stop watching it, South Jersey represent!!
This sounds like a bad idea. Are we out of classy states?
I think we all know what they should be holding…
JAGER BOMBS!!
So I’m from Nj and I just want to clear up a few things I’ve been reading elsewhere:
1) we’re rich in NJ, one of the richest states next to CA
2) WE DON’T HAVE ACCENTS. No one says Joisy..I mean NO ONE.
3) We don’t pump our gas..so if that doesn’t show we’re above all, I don’t know what does! lol
OC used to be so good when it first started. Now it’s just a joke. I didn’t watch whole episodes this year because they were so mean to each other it mad me sad!
ugh. this isn’t even entertaining trash.
JERSEY?! UGH. UGH. ugh. ughblechugh.
i mean i have nothing against jersey….i went to school in jersey. BUT JERSEY?
what’s next? real housewives in baltimore? dc? cambridge? jackson hole? denver? salt lake city? seattle? miami? fort lauderdale? come the F*CK on. i get it. there are “real” housewives…everywhere.
Meet the real housewifes of New Jersey…Urm no thanks.
Hot wives!
they filmed in north jersey in my home town..bergen county… i watched it and know the owner of a store they filmed in let me tell you allllll fake they fake buy stuff and run around with empty clothing bags to look like they are filled and they filmed this one clothing scene all day
yeah it’s blueberry…but who really thinks about blueberrys when they hear NJ?
I say they all hold a thing of Salt Water Taffy lol
@ Dianna” Kims fab singing career” you are totally kidding right now right ??
I cannot wait to see this show I love all these shows YAY!! I wish they would do one on Pennsylvania housewives that would be fab!!
I think I’d rather watch the Real Housewives of Iowa than NJ. I still think this has to be a joke.
WHY do people from nj keep ending up with tv shows? they’re the trashiest, most embarrassing disgrace to our country and the fact that not only is there a show based on an entire group of people from nj, but it’s a real housewives show, is sad. i’m embarrassed that people not from here will watch this crap and think this is what all people in america are like. it’s a disgrace.
oh, and the “state fruit” of nj is jersey tomatoes.
Isn’t former Gov. Jim McGreevey the official fruit of NJ?
UGH… it should be Orange County all the time! I love those bitches.
Whoever said jersey folks don’t have an accent must be from jersey…that’s the only way you couldn’t hear it. I’m sure some jersey folks don’t have one, but all of them I’ve ever met have (and that’s more than a few) do! At least they sound as though they do to this southern girl. I agree with trent, tho, and say atl is the best!
the middle one looks liek a younger version of Luann from NYC. And is NJ really neccessary? I mean the other 3 were very promininet places, New Jersey is an entire state.
Tomatoes. Hands down. The whole italian/New Jersey thing. It’s gotta be.
I love these bitches. @Chase – I always call the NY girls “my bitches”, as in “My bitches are on!”
Could not handle Atlanta. Ugh. NY is my fave, then OC.
maybe they won’t be holding anything…maybe they’ll just pump their fists.