Bravo fans may be excited for the long-awaited return of The Real Housewives of New Jersey … but one former star has slammed the new cast. Speaking about the returning cast and the new arrivals, Rachel Fuda – who appeared on the show for two seasons – branded them “inauthentic.”
Rachel Fuda’s criticism of the new Real Housewives of New Jersey cast
While chatting on Kim DePaola‘s Get Real With Kim D podcast, Rachel compared the RHONJ cast dynamic, which she described as “inauthentic,” to that of other popular franchises.
“When you look at the original seasons of Orange County … this is a group of intertwined friendships that have dirt on each other,” she said. “They’ve been through sh*t together. They have history.”
Theorizing about what the link between the cast might be, Rachel suggested each franchise has its “own identity.” To that end, she thinks RHONJ’s might be family.
“Beverly Hills is about the opulence,” she said. “New Jersey’s about family.”
“I’m wondering if that’s going to be the thing that connects them all. To make it come full circle,” she went on.
“The problem is they’re casting fans,” one viewer on Instagram said in response to Rachel’s interview. “Every long-running reality show faces this problem,” someone else suggested. “New cast often come in with their own intentions, and it always feels phony.”
So, who is actually on the cast for RHONJ Season 15? Teresa Giudice, Melissa Gorga, and Dolores Catania are the only returning cast members from the franchise, which has been on pause for quite some time. Meanwhile, Margaret Josephs, Jennifer Aydin, Danielle Cabral, and Rachel Fuda have all been axed.
As for the newbies, they are: Xiomara Laracuente, Juliette Collazo, Natia Rufolo, Vanessa Barrera, Deeba Patel, and Malvina Blloshmi.
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