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After Reality Blurb’s exclusive report from a tipster that Frank Catania was no longer filming for The Real Housewives of New Jersey, we reached out to Frank to talk more about why he was not filming.
Specifically, we inquired about rumors that Teresa Giudice had something to do with him no longer taping the show, as well as recent rumblings on social media that his ex-wife, Dolores Catania, and her fiancé, Paul Connell, had something to do with it.
“Did I hear those rumors?” Frank said of Teresa having something to do with it. “Yes, I did. But you know, did I ever hear anything concrete? No.”
“One thing I can say if something was said to production, I am 100% sure it was not Dolores and Paulie, and I want that cleared up,” Frank explicitly stated. “Dolores and Paulie have always indicated they wanted Brittany Mattessich and I included in family scenes.”
Frank reiterated he knows “for sure it’s not” Dolores and Paulie who didn’t want him filming.
“To be clear, Bravo also didn’t tell me that they didn’t want me filming,” he elaborated. “There just have been scenes that I would normally be included in that I have not been included.”
Frank reflected that in the world of reality TV, “anything can happen.”
“And for anybody to not want me to film? I have no idea,” he added. “I get along with everybody. Did Luis [Ruelas] and I have my issues in the past? 100%. But I’m a peacemaker and we moved on so I would be disappointed if I ever found out something was said.”
Frank concluded by noting he filmed RHONJ “because I enjoyed it and I enjoyed hanging out with the guys.”
“I also loved when it was a good scene for my family… That’s the part I loved,” he elaborated. “There’s simply no animosity and no drama. But if it’s all gone tomorrow? I’m okay with that.”
In the initial report from Reality Blurb, the source alleged that Teresa “did not want” Frank “to be a part of the show”
“Teresa still is angry about what Frank did or tried to do to Luis, and thus did not want him being a part of season 15,” they added. “And she got what she asked for.”
