Why did Caroline Manzo actually stroll away from her position on The Real Housewives of New Jersey?
While wanting again at her time on the present with Tamra Judge and Teddi Mellencamp on their podcast and reacting to Teresa Giudice‘s reunion with Jacqueline Laurita, providing an replace on her children, and extra, Caroline defined what prompted her to stroll away from the Bravo actuality present.
“I have not watched anything Housewives since I left. I always say, ‘Why would I aggravate myself for free?’” Caroline requested on the April 7 episode of Two Ts in a Pod.
But she remains to be in touch with a few of her former castmates.
“[I talk to Kathy Wakile] every now and again. [Dolores Catania], of course. Dolores is ride or tie. She tells you what’s on her mind. Her kids are the best thing. I know her kids since they were pint-sized so I’ve known her a thousand years,” she gushed.
Caroline additionally is aware of Dolores’ boyfriend, Paul Connell, who she started relationship in late 2021 after her breakup with David Principe.
“I do like Paulie. She deserves it. [But] I don’t know if she wants the ring,” Caroline famous of a possible engagement.
Although Caroline claims Dolores’ ex-husband, Frank Catania, “does not want her to get a ring,” he applauded the previous couple for sustaining a wholesome dynamic.
“The family dynamic there is so unusual, but it works for them,” she famous. “I always say that she should write a book on how to divorce properly because I remember way back in the beginning when things weren’t great between them and then how far they’ve come … [They] put this relationship out there and [said], ‘You know what? Even though you get divorced doesn’t mean you have to be bitter enemies.’”
While Caroline spoke brazenly about Dolores, she rapidly shut down when requested in regards to the rumored feud between Dolores and Dina Manzo.
“No, I’m not gonna talk about it. We don’t need another layer, please. Like I said, I’m not getting aggravated for free,” she defined.
Moving on to a lighter matter, her kids, Caroline mentioned Albie, Chris, and Lauren Manzo have been out of her home “for years.”
“My boys are about an hour and a half away, they’re down the shore, and Lauren is two towns over, so she’s about 10 minutes away, 15 minutes,” she revealed. “[My granddaughter Markie] is here right now. She just turned six.”
Caroline loves being a grandmother to Markie, and for now, she’s her sole grandchild.
“[Lauren’s] one and done with her. I’m sorry for that, but okay, whatever,” she shared.
Then, when requested if the boys could have kids of their very own, Caroline added, “We’ll see. Not my business.”
“They’re doing a lot of good things,” she continued. “The boys are very very busy. They have a hospitality group with restaurants and stuff, so they have a couple of really big projects in the summer down the shore. Lauren’s got, of course, her business up here … Everybody’s doing their thing.”
After clarifying that the one method she’d return to RHONJ could be for a big amount of cash, Caroline informed Tamra and Teddi she left the present after season 5 as a result of it was “toxic.”
“It changed my world. It changed the dynamic in my house because when you finish filming, that doesn’t mean it’s over. That’s when the phone calls start. That’s when the texts start,” she defined. “Filming’s the easy part.”
“It just never stops,” she went on. “It just became something that was non-stop, and then you have the people that are obsessed with the fame and having that moment on their face on the magazine cover, that will do anything to take you down as long as they shine, whether it be a truth or a lie … And I”m like, ‘I’m too previous for this nonsense. Why am I doing this?’”
Caroline could also be faraway from the collection, however she was joyful to see Teresa and Jacqueline make amends.
“I think it’s great,” she confirmed. “I think that they really missed each other, and that’s where the venom came from, cuz it came from a place of hurt. They really were very, very good friends and the show gets in the way of relationships a lot.”
“I think it was a casualty of the show, and I’m happy that they’re back together,” she added.
Also, on the podcast, Caroline revealed she just lately filmed an episode of her YouTube cooking collection, Food, Love and Chaos with Caroline Manzo, with Isaac Mizrahi.
“[He] was my guest so he came over to the house, and we had fun. He’s so sweet,” Caroline gushed.
But she doesn’t at all times movie at residence.
“This next couple of weeks I wanna start venturing out,” Caroline defined. “We went to Brooklyn last week and just went to all the different hotspots from when I was a kid and just try to go to different restaurants and stuff.”
Although Caroline isn’t any stranger to showbiz, she mentioned internet hosting her personal present has been a studying curve.
“I’m doing everything myself. [And it] really sucks because you don’t know what kinda money you’re spending, what you’re doing, and when you’re doing it yourself, it’s a lot,” she shared. “It’s a work in progress but it’s fun.”
“At least it’s mine, and I don’t have to worry about any nonsense,” she added.
The Real Housewives of New Jersey season 13 airs Tuesdays at 9/8c on Bravo.
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