RHONJ’s Jennifer Aydin remains ‘positive’ after Danielle Cabral Feud
Real Housewives of New Jersey Jennifer Aydin looks ahead after her altercation with Costar Danielle Cabral.
“I really want to focus on the positive,” Jennifer, 46, said exclusively We weekly during BravoCon on Friday, November 3. “Last year that wasn’t the case, so I had a few not so positive ones [sic] incidents and I just don’t want this to ruin my atmosphere. BravoCon is all about meeting the fans. We’re in Vegas, the energy is palpable, they’re pumping oxygen. Everyone is happy, we are happy here, so I want to focus on fun things.”
Despite being coy about where she stands with Danielle, 38, Jennifer added that the New Jersey women finished filming the season 14 finale “last week” and that fans can expect a good season when it next premieres this year.
“I’m always true to who I am and sometimes I speak before I think, but I also think it makes for great TV, so hopefully you guys enjoy this season,” she said.
One thing season 14 could bring? Footage of Jennifer’s altercation with Danielle. While the pair initially hit it off on season 13 of the Bravo hit, they got into a “mutual physical” altercation in September while attending a party hosted by castmate Teresa Giudicea source told us exclusively Us at the time. Jennifer allegedly pushed Danielle, who in turn threw a drink at Jennifer and both women were subsequently suspended from filming.
Danielle Cabral, Jennifer Aydin.
Craig Barritt/Getty Images for Food Bank for New York City“Jennifer and Danielle got into a fight over a hairdresser they both use and money for a charity event that Danielle allegedly didn’t donate to,” the insider said. Us. While neither woman suffered any serious injuries, the source noted that Jennifer suffered some “minor bleeding” after the incident, which took place while cameras were rolling.
Later that month, a second insider said Us that Jennifer and Danielle both received “written warnings” after the argument became physical and were “addressed individually and understood the consequences of their actions.”
“They are both willing to move on and make things right,” the insider explained. “They know they went too far.” Both women were given “clearance” to continue filming, the source said.
Real Housewives who got into physical altercations on the show
Sometimes the fights on The Real Housewives aren’t just verbal. Real Housewives of New Jersey stars Jennifer Aydin and Danielle Cabral were suspended from filming the show’s 14th season in September 2023 after a “mutual physical” altercation, Us Weekly confirmed at the time. “Jennifer and Danielle got into an argument about a hairdresser […]
Neither reality star directly addressed the altercation at the time, but Danielle seemingly echoed Jennifer’s sentiments on positivity with a cryptic quote. “Focus on the good. And let God handle the rest,” she posted via her Instagram Story in September.
Before the pair clashed, Jennifer was one of the few castmates to defend Danielle during her first season RHONJcalling out her co-stars for questioning Danielle’s story about her brother’s estrangement.
Jennifer Aydin.
Gabe Ginsberg/Getty Images“I didn’t think there was more to it. I was like, ‘I think this is so wild that we have a new friend who opens up to us. [She’s] telling us how vulnerable she is because of her situation.” And does that mean as friends we have to question everything we say?” Jennifer spoke exclusively Us in March about the Season 13 newcomer, noting that she likes to take her friends’ “word for what it is.”
Jennifer added that she had “never treated a friend” the way the women handled Danielle’s story about her brother – who she claimed blocked her on Instagram and didn’t invite her to his wedding.
“So, dude, we only just met the girl and you’re already interrogating her. So I didn’t buy any of that. That’s why you didn’t hear me say anything. Because I was actually the one who said, ‘I don’t understand,'” she continued. “Our friend tells us she’s going through something. Why does it matter? Why can’t we just be a friend?’”
When she spoke to us in Las Vegas on Saturday, Jennifer said Us That RHONJ is exactly that: friendships. “I know it is [also] about conflict, but the friendships are why people watch,” she said. “They don’t want people fighting all the time. They love the people who fight, but they also love the people who make things better.”
Reporting by Christina Garibaldi