Nearly a decade after Jacqueline Laurita left “The Real Housewives of New Jersey,” the family viewers watched grow up on Bravo has entered an entirely different chapter.
The former Housewife has spent much of 2026 celebrating the people closest to her, with several major birthdays arriving within months of one another. And for longtime RHONJ fans, the numbers may be hard to believe.
Jacqueline’s grandson Cameron Hendrix is now 10 years old, her son Nicholas Laurita is 17, and her husband, Chris Laurita, celebrated his 60th birthday earlier this year.
The milestones offer a rare glimpse into Jacqueline’s family life today, years after cameras stopped documenting their day-to-day lives.
Jacqueline Laurita Celebrates Grandson Cameron Turning 10
Jacqueline became a grandmother in 2016 when her daughter, Ashlee Holmes, welcomed Cameron. A decade later, she celebrated his 10th birthday with a heartfelt Instagram post.
“HAPPY 10th Birthday to my handsome, creative, smart, witty, fun, loving, and kind Grandson, Cameron!” Jacqueline wrote. “I love everything about you! I’m so proud of the boy you are!”
Jacqueline now lives in California while Cameron lives in New Jersey, but distance hasn’t stopped them from staying close. She revealed that they have daily FaceTime sessions and told her grandson she especially loves when they can spend time together in person.
Ashlee also reflected on the milestone, admitting that 10 years of motherhood somehow felt both incredibly long and impossibly fast.
“I haven’t just been watching him grow up. He’s been watching me grow up, too,” she wrote of Cameron.
It’s a full-circle moment for viewers who first met Ashlee as Jacqueline’s teenage daughter during the early years of RHONJ and later watched their relationship evolve.
Jacqueline Shares an Emotional Update on Nicholas
Another milestone arrived in June when Jacqueline and Chris’ younger son, Nicholas, turned 17.
Jacqueline has publicly shared Nicholas’ journey with autism since he was a young child, including during her time on RHONJ. In her birthday message, she reflected on the teenager he has become and what she has learned from raising him.
“Seventeen years ago, I became Nicholas’s mom, and little did I know that he would become one of my greatest teachers,” Jacqueline wrote.
She described their journey as one of “challenges, victories, tears, laughter, uncertainty, growth, and more love than I ever thought possible.”
Jacqueline also reflected on qualities in Nicholas that she wished others could have always seen, including his “intelligence, the sensitivity, the humor, the determination, and the beautiful soul that has always been there.”
Now, she said, Nicholas continues finding ways to share his thoughts with the world.
“His insights often leave me speechless,” she wrote. “His perspective challenges me to see the world differently.”
Chris Laurita Marks a Milestone Birthday
The celebrations began even earlier for the family.
Chris turned 60 in May, giving Jacqueline another reason to look back on the life they’ve built together.
“You are aging like a fine wine! You get better every year!” she wrote in her tribute to her husband. Jacqueline added that she was proud of Chris, “especially as a husband and a Father.”
Jacqueline and Chris share sons CJ and Nicholas, while Chris is stepfather to Ashlee.
Between Chris entering a new decade, Nicholas nearing adulthood and Cameron hitting double digits, 2026 has offered Jacqueline several reminders of just how much her family has changed since her RHONJ days.
And for fans who remember Nicholas as a little boy and Ashlee as a young woman navigating life with her mom on camera, Jacqueline’s latest updates put the passage of time into particularly sharp perspective.
