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‘Real Housewives of New Jersey’ star Danielle Cabral is a self-proclaimed ‘MOMpreneur’’
Danielle Cabral is a reality star, a mom and the founder of a designer fashion brand for kids — therefore, she has no time to force friendships, even when it comes to her co-stars on “The Real Housewives of New Jersey.” While Cabral and Rachel Fuda might’ve been able to mend fences ahead of Season 14, the self-proclaimed “MOMpreneur” does not see a bright future for herself and Jackie Goldschneider.
“I never had a friendship with Jackie. I probably never will,” Cabral told DECIDER ahead of the Season 14 premiere.
The two women got off to a rocky start last year when Cabral felt Goldschneider looked her “up and down” upon their first meeting — and their feud only escalated when the journalist committed herself to uncovering more to the story regarding Cabral’s estrangement from her brother.
While any type of relationship with Goldschneider seems to be a lost cause, Cabral and Fuda, on the other hand, were able to let their Season 13 beef stay in Season 13.
“Honestly, I don’t think we had a good start to [our] friendship,” Cabral said. “The first year, so many things came into play, but this year, we just let that guard down and got to learn about each other and the friendship just came naturally, which it should have last year. But this year, it became what it should be.”
One of the more sordid storylines of the season so far revolves around the rumored dalliance between Jenn Fessler and the late James Gandolfini, star of “The Sopranos.” Ahead of Fessler’s surprise party, Joe Gorga joked about getting her an autographed photo of Gandolfini for her birthday. “You have to laugh at that,” Cabral told us. “She put that out there! She put that out there on a silver platter for everybody to just go to town. I think that actually would’ve been a great gift.”
Cabral continued, “You know what’s funny? While she was probably having an affair with James Gandolfini, I was actually an extra on the set of ‘The Sopranos.’ I was a kid. They filmed at a Jersey mall. And I was in the background of a ‘Sopranos’ episode probably around the time she was sleeping with him.”
Cabral, on the other hand, has a strong relationship with her husband, Nate, who is definitely easing into his role as a “househusband” on the series. “I would say he has really great conversations with Paul [Connell, Dolores Catania’s boyfriend],” she explained. “But he could also hop in with Joe [Gorga] and John [Fuda] and have a really great time. My husband is like the chameleon. He kind of meshed with everybody. But he enjoys the Joe and John humor. But if he ever did that he would turn red. He would die inside. He’s not about that. But he really could get along with everybody.”
The reality star also teased her second season as a Housewife, telling Decider, “I am so excited because the truth is so good. When the truth comes out and the good win, baby, buckle up. But until you get to that point, it’s complete chaos!”
“The Real Housewives of New Jersey” airs Sunday nights on Bravo, with episodes available next day on Peacock.