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Dina Manzo left The Real Housewives of New Jersey a while back but her name is all of a sudden being brought up again…as it was revealed that Dina no longer talks to Caroline and Caroline insinuated that it was Teresa Giudice’s fault in last night’s Housewives reunion show! Anyways Dina took to her blog to clear up a few things.
Point 1: She distanced herself from all the Housewives including Teresa when she left the show!
Yes, It’s true I decided to distance myself from ALL the housewives once I left season 2…
I really wanted to walk away from all of the toxic behavior, I was not into ganging up on anyone and I was no longer obligated to talk about Danielle so the best thing for me to do was stay away. They still needed to do this and I get that, but I had no desire. I guess some of the “housewives†may have taken that as I think I’m better than them…that couldn’t be further from the truth.
Point 2: Feelings were hurt during some ‘behind the scenes’ moments at the beginning of Season 2, before she left the show (which seems to involve her siblings)!
During this time some things that I will NOT get into did happen behind the scenes with certain family members and there is no right or wrong really…it depends on who you ask. Feelings did get hurt…I won’t get into them because I have no desire to rehash the past that can only hurt my parents whom I adore. I would rather stay away from it than fight, that’s what works for me and guess what? that’s ok. You are allowed to avoid the negative, do what you have to do to keep your spirits up and your soul in tact. I also will not try to talk America into taking my side as some others may feel they have to in certain situations. There is no side here, this is a private matter there are 3 sides to every story remember…it depends on who you ask. It’s a shame this TV show used to be about our lives and now some lives are just about a TV show. That’s not how it should be…
Dina does say that everything will come together again with her family one day!
Point 3: She did not talk to Teresa that much until recently!
It wasn’t until VERY recently that Teresa showed up at my doorstep in tears…apparently Caroline & Jacqueline had a sit down with her on camera (for season 4) and she felt attacked. All I did was console a friend who was obviously shaken. I felt bad for her..even though I had distanced myself from her a bit I was still her friend and she needed me. I did miss my God daughter and the rest of her girls and I’m not proud to say that in staying away from her I had stayed away from them too. Within a few weeks I went to Teresa’s house to spend Audriana’s 2nd birthday with Teresa and her family. No camera’s, no drama just a nice family night the way things used to be…Teresa has been nothing but supportive of Project Ladybug through the years and is extremely supportive of my new show on HGTV. She tweets about it all the time AND watches when she can as a friend should.
Dina and Teresa discussed the famous ‘cookbook’ where she ‘dissed’ Caroline and said that She would still be Teresa’s friend because it was a silly joke in a cookbook! Dina stressed that Teresa is not to blame for Dina and Caroline’s strained relationship because she wasn’t even talking to Teresa all that much!
Dina has new own show on HGTV, called Dina’s Party where she gets to decorate (she is an interior designer)!
Photo from Bravo
