Three of the women were retained by Bravo to remain on 'RHONJ.'
Three Real Housewives of New Jersey stars have been retained by the network and, now, OK! can exclusively confirm who they are.
Teresa Giuidce was one of the three women retained by Bravo.
“The three women Bravo has kept engaged are Melissa Gorga, Teresa Giudice and Dolores Catania,” the insider spilled. “The other women — Margaret Josephs, Danielle Cabral and Rachel Fuda — were not given retention notices, and, at this time, Bravo is not pursuing them for a spot on RHONJ or any other side projects.” Rumors previously circulated that Fuda was a “strong contender" to return, but her husband stood in the way.
“Bravo found her husband difficult to deal with behind the scenes and didn’t feel it was worth the headache,” they noted.
Rachel Fuda was a 'strong contender' to return to 'RHONJ.'
As far as Gorga, the source noted the decision to keep her may be “shocking,” but “Bravo loves the dynamic her husband brings to the show." “They find him funny and think viewers enjoy watching him do shots and interact with the other men,” they added. “This isn’t something they wanted to let go of just yet.”
While no official decisions have been made on RHONJ, the insider explained what they believe will happen with the three women.
“As far as where the women will wind up at this point, it’s looking likely RHONJ will be led by Melissa and Dolores, and Teresa will be given a spin-off,” they stated. “While fans still want to likely see both Melissa and Teresa on RHONJ, there just isn’t a world where that has any chance of happening due to where things stood last season and continue to stand today.”
Danielle Cabral will not be returning to 'RHONJ,' a source revealed.
Kim DePaola confirmed the news about three of the women being kept by Bravo to OK!. While she noted all of the women on the cast were “technically let go” due to it being “six months since they wrapped any filming related to RHONJ,” she confirmed the network gave “letters” to three of the women “to keep them engaged/as a token of good faith.”
Dolores Catania was retained by Bravo.
“This isn’t necessarily for RHONJ,” she elaborated, “but they will be working with three of the women in some capacity going forward.”
Bravo bigwig Andy Cohen has repeatedly shared no decision regarding RHONJ will be made until next year — which is something DePaola echoed, as she noted that Bravo’s schedule for 2025 was already laid out and the hit show was not included.
According to a Bravo spokesperson, "No decisions have been made around casting for RHONJ."
