Dolores also gives an update on the future of The Real Housewives of New Jersey
DOLORES Catania is revealing the contestants she teamed up with on Season 3 of The Traitors, as she promises fans won’t be disappointed by the “insane” competition show.
Real Housewives of New Jersey’s Dolores, 54, joined Season 3 of Peacock’s The Traitors along with other Bravo stars including Dorina Medley from The Real Housewives of New York, Chanel Ayan from The Real Housewives of Dubai, Robyn Dixon from The Real Housewives of Potomac, Tom Sandoval from Vanderpump Rules and other stars.
In an exclusive interview with The U.S. Sun, Dolores revealed she created an alliance with her Bravo family.
“All the Bravo people, I was close with Dorina, Chanel, Robyn and Bob from The Biggest Loser, you become very close with people,” Dolores said. “Imagine having everything taken away from you and just having those people in your life every day?”
Dolores also talked about Vanderpump Rules star Tom, as she said he “lives up to the hype.”
“What you see on television with Tom is what he is in person,” Dolores said of the fellow Bravo star.
“It was an amazing cast, like amazing, and a lot of drama going on over there.”
When it comes to filming for the competition series, Dolores said it was a “breath of fresh air” compared to RHONJ.
Dolores said, “As hard as Traitors is and how in-depth it is, and you mentally get into the game. It was a nice break. It really was. Fans will not be disappointed. The missions are insane.
“I went in being not so into the game, I took it day by day, that was it. My strategy was not to have one. It did and it didn’t work out for me.
“It’s a phenomenon now, everyone loves it. People are so into it. I watched it, I got into it. It’s an experience. I’m all about the experience now.”
FUTURE OF RHONJ
Dolores is currently waiting to hear back from Bravo about the future of RHONJ, as there are rumors the network may recast the stars after a lackluster season.
Dolores previously explained to The U.S. Sun why the series, which last aired in August 2024, is currently on hiatus.
“We have heard nothing from the bosses about our show. Nothing. Nothing from production nothing from NBC, we’re not even talking about it,” Dolores told The U.S. Sun.
“They’re probably just so mad at us by now, I’m not sure they know what to do.”
Dolores explained how the “fighting got out of hand,” resulting in the network leaving the show’s future up in the air.
The longtime Bravo star added, “A lot of things leaked, a lot of things [came out] on social media that shouldn’t have been, a lot of fighting outside [the show]. It just got too messy.”
Despite the rumors, Dolores doesn’t believe the network will fire the entire cast.
“I don't think they want to revamp the whole cast,” she said. “We’re an ensemble cast. Like us or hate us, like one person, love the next, hate the next, we worked good together on our best of days and on our worst of days.
“I would hate to see anybody not come back.”
REBOOT RUMORS
In July, producer Andy Cohen sparked rumors of a complete cast reboot while on his SiriusXM radio show when he responded to a caller, “We are rebooting the show. We're going to reboot it. We're going to do something different.
"We're gonna see what we do. I don't know. Maybe just all fresh faces? Maybe. We'll see."
Earlier this month, Andy told Us Weekly, “You’re not gonna get it for, like, a year, so everyone stop asking. And I keep saying you are going to get nothing, so stop asking!”
FAMILY FEUD
A major issue on the most recent season was Teresa Giudice and her sister-in-law Melissa’s feud, as the stars rarely filmed together and refused to address their issues on camera.
When asked if Dolores believes a reconciliation is possible in the future, she responded, “I don’t know.”
“Of course I hope for that, but I don’t see it in the future. I don’t see a lot of hope for that.
“That’s a family. I want that for any family, because family is everything. It’s just sad.”
A source previously told The U.S. Sun, "It seems like the cast is in part blaming Teresa, 52, and Melissa's feud for the poor ratings and the uncertain future.
"Fans followed their relationship since Melissa became a housewife in season three and they want to continue to see the ups and downs."
Bravo did not hold a reunion because of the dynamics in the group.
The insider further claimed that "everyone is walking on eggshells."
"They're scared of speaking out and possibly having it backfire and putting their job on the line," the source claimed.
"Execs are keeping a close eye on what they are posting on social media because there have been many leaks to fan pages."
During an interview with SiriusXM’s Reality Checked, Andy admitted he "hates leaks" and addressed the issues in the group.
"There are teams of people against each other and I think you would probably agree that one of the things that didn’t work about the last season of Potomac was that the group, it was kind of no coming together for this group," he said on the podcast.
"It was like unheard of, so that’s our thing to solve for next season of Jersey and we can do it and we will figure it out, but in terms of the leaks, I hate leaks.
"I just think that there’s a supreme level of kind of distrust amongst the cast with each other and that’s never healthy in terms of trying to make a great television show."
