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Dolores Catania recently shared her thoughts, adding a bit of sass towards The Real Housewives of New Jersey, while championing the inaugural season of The Real Housewives of Rhode Island. During her promotional efforts on Sunday, she also highlighted her camaraderie with Liz McGraw, lauded the RHORI cast as “relatable,” and discussed the guidance she offered them before their debut.
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Dolores, who is 55, expressed that although her loyalty remains with New Jersey, venturing to Rhode Island for her role as a “friend” on the show provided her with a refreshing sense of tranquility. “Jersey is always in my heart and comes first. You know, I’m loyal. I will never disparage Jersey in any way. Do not talk sh*t about Jersey,” Dolores affirmed in an interview with Bravo’s The Daily Dish on March 29. “But it was nice to get away from the scene of Jersey.”
She further explained that New Jersey’s pace is “more of a fast hustle and bustle” compared to the laid-back atmosphere of Rhode Island. Dolores seems to appreciate the change of scenery, finding it a welcome respite from the usual whirlwind that is New Jersey.
“Jersey is always in my heart, and comes first, and, you know, I’m loyal. I will never disparage Jersey in any way. Do not talk sh*t about Jersey,” Dolores declared during an interview with Bravo’s The Daily Dish on March 29. “But it was nice to get away from the scene of Jersey.”
According to Dolores, New Jersey is “more of a fast hustle and bustle” than Rhode Island.
“It was much more calm here,” she explained.
Additionally, taking on a “friend” role allowed her to have more “fun.”
“I wasn’t involved in a lot of the visceral drama and the hard stuff,” she noted. “I actually really got to enjoy it, instead of being sometimes stressed. I was also the wellness team behind the scenes.”
“I was able to really speak to them like friends. And they listened — unlike Jersey,” she continued. “I also felt like a friend to them in a way where I can like teach them or help them calm down.”
Speaking of the group of women who fans will soon meet on Bravo, Dolores said they were “relatable,” comparing the series to her original show.
“The cast is relatable, and I think that was a love that people also had for Jersey,” she stated. “In a really crazy way, I felt like I knew them forever. They’re all very relatable to me.”
In addition to a long-standing friendship with Liz, with whom she got “very close, very fast,” Dolores said she “felt that [she] fit in” with the rest of the group and understood each cast member.
“But because we have a lot of similarities, there is a certain loyalty I see in Liz that I really appreciate,” she explained.
As for the advice she gave her new castmates, Dolores recalled telling them not to look at social media.
“Don’t respond to negativity. Don’t give it light. And try as hard as you can not to get into the habit of reading every bad thing,” she shared. “I’m not gonna sit there and read stupid sh*t comments by somebody I don’t know. I don’t really care.”
“You’re putting your life out there. You don’t know what to expect. You don’t know what’s coming. There’s a lot of self-doubt. You have to be thick-skinned,” she added.
The Real Housewives of Rhode Island season one premieres tonight, April 2, at 9/8c and moves to its normal night, on Sundays, on April 5 at the same time.