Main Cast

  • Caroline Manzo

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    Full name: Caroline Manzo (née Laurita)
    Nickname: “Mommy Salami”
    Date of birth: August 23, 1961
    Currently lives in: Franklin Lakes, New Jersey
    Husband: Albert Manzo, co-owner of The Brownstone
    Children: Two sons, Albert “Albie” Jr. (born in 1986) and Christopher (born in 1989), and one daughter, Lauren (born in 1988)
    Twitter: @CarolineManzo

    Caroline Manzo is a big-hearted housewife, mother, and...

  • Teresa Giudice

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    Full name: Teresa Giudice (née Gorga)
    Date of birth: May 18, 1972
    Hometown: Paterson, New Jersey
    Currently lives in: Towaco, New Jersey
    Education: Berkeley College (degree in Fashion Marketing and Management)
    Husband: Giuseppe “Joe” Giudice
    Children: Four daughters, Gia (born in 2001), Gabriella (born in 2004), Milania (born in 2006), and Adriana (born in 2009)
    Twitter: @Teresa_Giudice

    Born to Italian...

  • Jacqueline Laurita

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    Full name: Jacqueline Laurita (née Grippe)
    Date of birth: April 26, 1970
    Hometown: Las Vegas, Nevada
    Husband: Chris Laurita, president and CEO of BLK Beverages
    Children: One daughter from her first marriage, Ashley Holmes (born on December 1, 1990); and two sons, Christopher “CJ” (born in 2002) and Nicholas (born in 2009), both from her current marriage
    Twitter: @JacLaurita

    Originally a cosmetologist...

  • Melissa Gorga

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    Full name: Melissa Gorga (née Marco)
    Education: B.A. from New Jersey City University
    Husband: Giuseppe “Joe” Gorga, a real estate developer
    Children: One daughter, Antonia (born around 2006), and two sons, Gino (born around 2008) and Joey (born around 2010)
    Twitter: @melissagorga

    Melissa Gorga was new to The Real Housewives of New Jersey for Season 3, but she was already part of the family: Her...

  • Kathy Wakile

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    Full name: Kathy Wakile
    Currently lives in: Wayne, New Jersey
    Husband: Rich Wakile
    Children: Victoria (born around 1994) and Joseph (born around 1996)
    Twitter: @Kathywakile

    Kathy Wakile was new to The Real Housewives of New Jersey for Season 3, but she’s already part of the family: She’s one of Teresa’s cousins! She’s been married to her husband, Rich, for 19 years, and together they have two...

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