Margaret Josephshas been apart ofThe Real Housewives of New Jerseysince Season 8.Dolores Cataniahas been onthe reality seriessince Season 7. Despite Catania having a season on Josephs, it doesn’t mean that Josephs believes Catania contributes enough personal storyline to earn a higher salary than her.David Yonteftalked about the pay riff onThe Real Housewives of New Jerseyon hisBehind the Velvet Rope Podcastand explained why the show, specifically his former friend Josephs' thoughts on pay discrepancies.
He began by speaking on the ongoing division between sister-in-lawsTeresa GiudiceandMelissa Gorga,and how it can impact the show moving forward. According to the Bravo-crazed podcaster, if the ratings dip,The Real Housewives of New Jerseywill be in the “surviving” category of Bravo shows and he says it’s due tohow expensive the series has become due to cast salaries.
“New Jersey is really expensive at this point. You have Teresa probably at 2 (million) or 2.5. You have Melissa at1.5 close to 2. I’m not done.Margaret Josephs has been there a long time, she’s probably at like 800,000. When I was friends with Margaret, Margaret used to tell me it disgusted her that Dolores made more than her.”
Josephs reportedly doesn’t believe Catania deserves a higher salary because her storyline isn’t too juicy. “'[Margaret would say] Look at me, look at me on camera.I contribute so much more than Dolores. How does she make more than me?' Well, it’s favorite nations, girl. So as much as Margaret makes, Dolores girl, you ain’t riding so easy either. What are you contributing for your salary?” he said. “Dolores is so in the middle, literally in the middle of the picture, and will not take a side in a way, she’s what they want.”
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The Real Housewives of New Jersey follows the dramatic lives of a group of affluent women living in the Garden State. Centered around family, friendship, and fierce rivalries, the series delves into their personal and professional endeavors. With lavish lifestyles as the backdrop, the show captures intense confrontations, heartfelt moments, and the complexities of balancing relationships and social expectations.
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Andy Cohenadmitted that he was nervous going into the season with the two main stars, whose drama has carried the show for 11 seasons, refused to speak to each other. With Giudice and Gorga vowing to never make amends,he initially didn’t think the show could be sustainable. Ironically, he said he was proven wrong, at least for this upcoming season.
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“[I] want to clear something up or want to add to a comment that I made that has made some news this week,” Andy began on the April 11 episode of SiriusXM’sAndy Cohen Live. “I don’t know when I said it, but apparently, I said it to Brice from Entertainment Tonight, and I don’t know when. I haven’t seen him since 2023’sBravoCon, I don’t think.It isn’t a sustainable universe to have kind of two camps on the show and I think you see that with [The Real Housewives of Potomac] this season and why a lot of viewers, including me, were frustrated with it, but I will say this: It somehow worked this season. We got through the season and it worked and it’s interesting and as I think you see from the trailer, the season is not about Melissa versus Teresa and I think that’s great.”
Season 14 of The Real Housewives of New Jersey premieres on May 5 at 8:00 PM on Bravo. Past seasons can be streamed on Peacock.
