Margaret Josephs claims Dolores Catania is romancing a married man.
“As far as I know, Paulie’s not divorced,” Josephs said of her “Real Housewives of New Jersey” co-star’s boyfriend, Paul Connell, on the Bravo reality show’s YouTube aftershow Tuesday.
Josephs, 56, pointed out that Catania, 52, is not “rushing to get married” to Connell before taking another jab at the couple.
“I mean, I guess it’s hard to get married if you’re not divorced,” she said. “You can give rings, I guess. That’s why you can’t get married — if you’re not divorced.”
Connell, who began dating Catania in the fall of 2021, has not publicly spoken about his ex-wife nor his divorce.
He has two sons, Brooklyn and Kameron, but their mother does not appear to be featured on any of the Connells’ social media pages.
While Catania’s rep didn’t immediately respond to Pvnew’s request for comment on Josephs’ claim, the Bravolebrity seemingly confirmed that her beau is still legally married when she replied, “Exactly” to a fan who tweeted, “Oh pls! He’s not divorced, big whoop! He’s clearly not with his ex either. This isn’t a scandal! This is lawyers and paperwork process.”
Connell made his debut on “RHONJ” during the Season 13 premiere in February, and he and Catania have since continued to discuss their romance and future together.
During this week’s episode, Connell informed his girlfriend’s ex-husband, Frank Catania, that he “already” has an engagement ring for Catania whenever she is ready to take the next step in their relationship.
“Paul and I haven’t really felt this way about anybody else we’ve met in a very long time,” Catania said on the same aftershow.
Dolores has not remarried since she divorced Frank in 1998 after he cheated on her while she was pregnant with their son, Frankie Jr., now 24. The exes also share daughter Gaby, 27.
“[Marriage] is not something I’ve thought about it in so long the way I think about it now, and it’s nice, but it’s not, like, rushing for it,” she explained.
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The reality star emphasized that she is “very happy with the commitment [she has] right now” but also acknowledged that fantasizing about a wedding is fun.
“[It] doesn’t mean we have to go do it tomorrow. Of course, [it’s] human nature [to] think about the next steps, but then you really wanna really think about it,” she continued.
Prior to Connell, Dolores dated Dr. David Principe for nearly five years before breaking up in the summer of 2021.
“The Real Housewives of New Jersey” airs Tuesdays at 8 p.m. ET on Bravo.
