It’s all love between exes Dorothea Catania And Frank Cataniaso much so that she wants a wedding invitation.
“We’re going – certainly,” said the Real Housewives of New Jersey star, 52, told exclusively We weekly at BravoCon on Friday, November 3.
Frank, 58, announced at the end of last month that he had proposed to his girlfriend Brittany Mattessich almost a year after they made their on-off romance public.
“I’m so excited. Frank is part of the family and it’s like being happy that someone who is part of your family finds the right person,” Dolores said. Us while attending the three-day convention with his friend Paulie Connell. “And he’s happy, she’s excited and I wish them the best.”
Paulie, 48, also noted that he expects more than just an invitation to the ceremony. “I [want] to be his best man,” he joked on the Sin City red carpet.
Dolores and Frank were married from 1994 to 1998 and share children Gabby, 28, and Frankie, 25. Since then, they have maintained an amicable co-parenting relationship, even living together after the divorce. (Their friendly dynamic even caused friction with Paulie, who was caught off guard, before the men eventually found common ground.)
“It’s nice to have. It’s fun for the kids and it’s all about this stage in your life, having peace in your life,” Dolores said. Us. “Everything should be easy. There’s no reason to fight. There are much greater things in this world.”
Us broke the news that Dolores had found love with Paulie in December 2021, two months before they made their social media debut as a couple.
‘I don’t want to put it on [the show]. Absolutely not. But I know what I signed up for and [him] Because he was such a part of my life, he wasn’t someone I would go out to dinner with occasionally. You know, he’s not just a friend. He is now part of my life,” she said earlier Us in February. “I’m nervous for him because this is a big deal for people.”
Dolores continued at the time, “You know, Paul is a very successful electrical contractor in the city… and he’s done so well, and he came to this country on his own. [from Ireland] in his twenties. And he just took on so much and then I thought, ‘Maybe you did that, maybe you left your whole family behind in another country and came here and became a huge success in one of the biggest places. in the world, but I’m going to tell you that I don’t know if you’re prepared for this. ”
Paulie made his RHONJ debut in season 13, which aired earlier this year. Since then, the couple’s romance has continued to heat up.
“We are doing very well – not just well, [but] really good,” Paulie said Friday, teasing that a possible engagement is still a topic of conversation.
With reporting by Christina Garibaldi