Dolores Catania says she will miss the women from “The Real Housewives of New Jersey” who won’t be returning to Season 15.
In a March 2026 interview with People magazine, the veteran Bravo TV star reacted to the recent news that only three former cast members are confirmed for the upcoming season.
“We’re back. We are back,” Catania told the outlet, before adding, “There’s a change. We’ve been with the same girls for so long. I will miss the girls that aren’t coming back. I’m from New Jersey. We don’t like change, right?”
“I’m embracing everybody, and I’m looking forward to starting again,” Catania added. “It becomes a part of your life, so I’m ready to go back. I miss it …we don’t have anything solid yet except for the fact that we’re coming back. Which, hey, I’ll take it.”
Bravo Confirmed 3 Popular RHONJ Cast Members Will Be Back After a Long Hiatus
BravoRHONJ has been on hiatus for nearly two years after the in-fighting during Season 14 got so bad that plans for a traditional reunion taping were scrapped. Bravo producers vowed to make major changes, and a full cast revamp was even teased.
In an August 2024 interview on “Jeff Lewis Live,” Catania noted that “everyone has an expiration date as a [Bravo] Housewife,” and she appeared prepared for bad news should it come her way.
But on March 24, Bravo announced that Catania, Teresa Giudice, and Melissa Gorga will all be returning, with filming set to begin later this spring.
Longtime cast members Margaret Josephs, Jennifer Aydin, and Jackie Goldschneider have all confirmed that they will not be back for the upcoming season of the long-running Bravo reality show.
Season 14 also featured newer cast members Danielle Cabral, Rachel Fuda, and Jennifer Fessler, whose Housewives expiration dates may have come too soon.
Dolores Catania Warned Her RHONJ Co-Stars to Get It Together
BravoCatania has long been known as “Switzerland” on RHONJ, a title she has embraced.
During a 2024 appearance on Jason Tartick’s “Trading Secrets” podcast, she admitted that things got “too ugly” during Season 14 and she warned her co-stars to chill out.
“I told everyone a year ago, ‘Pull in your horns, chill out. All separately off camera, just sit back, stop,’” she said. “Whatever is going on, it’s gonna get the network to a breaking point with us. Just stop.”
Catania noted that the Season 14 cast for RHONJ was “a really good group.”
“We’re the number one show a lot of times, we’re the most relatable but we can’t do it if we’re just ripping each other apart,” she added. “It’s gotta stop. … When I tell you begged, [I] begged them all.”
