Danielle Staub Sings Too!

Yet another Housewife on the recording bandwagon. At least this one doesn't have to rely on auto-tune....

Is Every Housewife an "Author" or "Singer?"

Real Housewives of New Jersey's Danielle Staub throws her hat into the ring by penning The Naked Truth.

According to the Amazon blurb:

Meet the Real Danielle…You’ve seen her on The Real Housewives of New Jersey, turning heads, raising eyebrows, and igniting feuds with her feisty suburban neighbors. Now, the always fascinating Danielle Staub gets real about her scandalous past in the year’s most explosive tell-all memoir. . . .When she signed on to appear in a reality TV show, Danielle had no idea what she was getting herself into. Hoping for a new lease on life after her recent divorce, the single mother of two became the target of vicious gossip, heated arguments, and endless controversy. When her housewife costars confronted her with the true crime book written about her ex-husband, the you-know-what hit the fan. Danielle knew she could no longer keep her checkered past a secret—and she had to set the record straight.This is the real Danielle Staub, in her own words, as you’ve never seen her before. The child of an unmarried Italian teenager, Danielle was born in Pennsylvania (under the name Beverly Merrill) after her mother was pressured by her well-to-do family to leave Italy and not return until after she’d put her baby up for adoption.After years of sexual abuse, she fled to Miami, where she became a model, living the kind of lifestyle she could only dream of as a child. She partied like a rock star and with them as well, but ended up marrying a deceitful man who held dangerous secrets of his own. Soon Danielle was caught up in a tangled web of lies, drugs, and abuse that landed her in the hospital more than once.

How she survived—leaving her husband, changing her name, and finally giving birth to two lovely daughters—is one shocking story you have to read to believe. If you thought The Real Housewives of New Jersey gave you the real story of Danielle Staub, you don’t know the half of it. Filled with glamour and grit, heartbreak and heroism, this brave, no-holds-barred memoir reveals the naked truth behind reality TV’s most talked-about star.

“You either love me or you hate me, there is no in between .” —Danielle Staub

For the first time ever, one of the stars of the hit television show The Real Housewives of New Jersey tells her side of the story, including . . .

• The truth behind Cop Without a Badge, the book that shocked the other housewives in the first season’s explosive finale.

• Her flashy, fast-paced life as a Miami model—and exotic dancer.

• Her controversial arrest and time spent in prison.

• Her wild hookups with famous celebrities, including an Olympian and a Miami Vice star.

• Her abusive childhood, rocky marriages, stormy divorces—and her triumphant rise as one of television’s most intriguing personalities.

It’s all here—and all real—in this straight-from-the-hip memoir from the Real Housewife who has all of New Jersey talking . . . and the whole world watching.

Will you buy it?

RHNJ on Mercy Tonight

There’s major drama tonight on NBC’s Mercy when everyone’s favorite housewives, Teresa and Danielle get in a fist pumping, Jersey style fight with Michelle Trachtenberg’s character, Chloe Payne. Watch these clips to see the press on nails come off!

SJP Watch What Happens Booty Call

In cased you missed Andy Cohen talking to Sarah Jessica Parker on 'Watch What Happens,' here's the video.


Click here for his interview with Danielle Staub of Real Housewives of New Jersey.

Watch What Happens Premiere Tonight

It is no secret that here at Blogging Bravo we are Andy Cohen mega-fans. We couldn't be happier to watch his new series 'Watch What Happens' tonight at midnight Eastern on Bravo; that's right, this is not a web show! He will have as his guest tonight the polarizing Real Housewives of New Jersey breakout star Danielle Staub. You can send your questions to Danielle here, or on Andy's Facebook Fan site or via his Twitter. The eliminated designer from The Fashion Show will also be featured. And as an added treat, Andy will have Sarah Jessica Parker as his very special call in guest.

Congrats to Andy on his new show and we can't wait to 'Watch What Happens!'

Images courtesy of BravoTv.com

Real Housewives of New Jersey - The Show That Keeps on Giving

As far as I can tell we are now on episode 10 of a six-episode season. Tonight there is even more "explosive" footage from the RHNJ. These women are fabulously entertaining. Don't miss the bonus episode at 9:00 followed by The Fashion Show at 10:00.

Memo to Real Housewives of New Jersey

Ladies, we love us some Real Housewives but I have to admit that after the first episode of Real Housewives of New Jersey I was more than a little bit bored. We learned that Dina Manzo has to balance having a blossoming daughter with a growing career and running a charity. We discovered that Jacqueline Laurita was attempting to conceive another child. We witnessed that Teresa Guidice was trying to get her adorable daughter a modeling/acting career while building a mega McMansion. And, well, Caroline Manzo loves her family. This is not the stuff of riveting television. Why should we watch? It is because of Danielle Staub that we tuned in each week and the rest of the cast had better accept that she is the star that gets them on talk shows and magazine covers.

Danielle Staub is the train wreck gift that keeps on giving. In the first episode we were treated to her 'relationship' with "GucciModel" and in later outings we found out about 'Cop Without a Badge' and her former name and her sleazy much younger boyfriend and her sleazy ex-husband. We saw a woman that wanted to be friends with Dina who thought that she wanted to "skin her and wear her like last year's Versace." What would the 'Last Supper' episode be without "Pay attention, puh-leaze" and Teresa's table flipping and Caroline's denouement? We would have a group of ladies talking endlessly about Teresa's bubbies and her husband's insatiable libido while they noshed on raw oysters.

Last week Danielle was conspicuously seated across the aisle at Cipriani Wall Street from her other cast mates during the taping of The Fashion Show finale and today she was snubbed from 'Live with Regis and Kelly.'



Ladies, pay attention, puh-leaze. Danielle will be the reason to negotiate a more lucrative contract. She brings the drama and drives the story. Think of that when you are considering an onyx bathroom or a new pair of Louboutins. You don't have to love Danielle to respect that she makes your series as interesting as Kim Zolciak makes Real Housewives of Atlanta. You might find yourselves uncomfortable with her but that is the point, isn't it? Reality shows thrive upon tension. If you squirm at least you're taking us along for the ride. We wanted to love RHoNJ and Danielle delivered the goods.

And, seriously, what did you think she was going to do to you on Regis and Kelly?

From the Mailbox

In case you missed the juicy 2-part reunion of the Real Housewives of NJ, Here are a few recaps from NJ.com, the Hudson Reporter, and Gaywired.com.

Andy Cohen dishes a bit on the Housewives here.

Danielle Staub responds to Caroline's reunion outburst in her Bravo blog.

We're going to veer away from the Housewives a bit now....

Isaac Mizrahi spoke to the Wall Street Journal last week and said that Jon and Kate are the new Liz and Dick. Really now?

Isaac also spoke to WNYC about what the 40th anniversary of the Stonewall riots means to him.

Which New Jersey Housewife has more "Class?"

poll by twiigs.com

Monday Morning Mailbox

Tomorrow night is the finale of The Real Housewives of New Jersey!

Congratulations to RHNJ Jacqueline Laurita on the birth of her son Nicholas last Thursday. Click here for more.

Click here for a People Magazine interview with Danielle Staub.

Want to be cast in the next season of Make Me a Superrmodel? Click here for advice from Bravo VP of Production, Shari Levine. Thanks Buddy TV.

Make Me a Supermodel judge Catherine Malandrino has opened up a new e-commerce site. Check it out here.

Kathy Griffin is hanging out with Lily Tomlin tonight on the D-List.

Weekend Mailbox

Season Five of Kathy Griffin - My Life on the D-List premieres tomorrow night on Bravo!

Click here for a fabulous new interview with Kathy Griffin from The Los Angeles Times.

NJ.com offers up more information about Danielle Staub's past.

By the way, Kelly Bensimon believes that Danielle, "Deserves a second chance." Thanks Marsha.

Click here for an interview with Isaac Mizrahi about The Fashion Show.

Click here for a Zap2it video interview with Make Me a Supermodel finalist, Jonathan Waud.

Tour of Homes - Real Housewives of New Jersey

Photo: Fred R. Conrad/The New York Times

Click here for the complete slideshow of Danielle's 10,500 square-foot mansion. Thanks Marsha.

Click here for the story from the New York Times.

Click here for a slideshow of Caroline's home - decorated by Dina.

Real Housewives of New Jersey - Hooked Yet?

Photo: Jackamets/Bravo

After last night's episode and the intriguing hints of "what's to come" I'm finding myself looking forward to next week. How about you? What do you think of Danielle?

What was that "Cop Without a Badge" book all about?

Click here for some possible insight. Click here for a possible spoiler.

Here is a recap of last night's episode from NJ.com. Here is another from Zap2it.

Click here to read Jill Zarin's Bravo blog about the Jersey girls.

Reviews are in...

..for the Real Housewives of New Jersey.

New York Daily News

Entertainment Weekly

E! Online.

Click here for a new interview with Danielle Staub.

Does Dina Manzo look familiar to you? Maybe you saw her wedding to Tommy featured on VH-1's "My Big Fat Fabulous Wedding."