Roxanne 
Dolores Catania’s life is anything but ordinary, but what she revealed on a recent podcast will truly leave you speechless. The Real Housewives of New Jersey star opened up about a life-threatening health scare that had her rushed to the hospital—and that’s not even the most shocking part. She also revealed a jaw-dropping detail about a $30,000 finale party that Bravo completely edited out of the show. Hold on tight, because this episode is full of surprises.
During a candid interview on the Two Ts In A Pod podcast, Dolores confessed that her heart had been giving her serious trouble: “My heart was beating out of my chest,” she shared. “It felt like a flutter, like a butterfly, and then it goes away. But it started to come more frequently… then I got a pain from the middle of my chest to my shoulder when I was driving one day.”
Realizing that something wasn’t right, Dolores didn’t wait around. “I was like, ‘That’s not right,’” she recalled. “It wouldn’t go away, so I decided to go to a cardiologist.”
The diagnosis? Atrial fibrillation, or AFib. But Dolores didn’t sugarcoat it: “You’re a walking stroke,” she said bluntly. “You can have a stroke… so many people ignore it. So I’m telling everybody, if you get those flutters in your chest, go see a doctor.”
Her health situation quickly escalated from concerning to critical, as Dolores was soon hospitalized for an ablation procedure. She described the process, saying, “They kind of shock your heart and cauterize it.” To make matters even more intense, the procedure was done through her groin, and it was a life-altering experience. Talk about a scary ordeal!
But Dolores didn’t stop there. In true RHONJ fashion, she spilled the tea on a lavish finale party that never made it to the final cut of the show. “I spent $30,000 on a finale party,” she revealed. “I hired actors, I got whiskey, had people flown in from Ireland. I had Irish flowers… I had my garage turned into a casino with our faces on coins that they never showed.”
Can you believe that? After all that effort, Bravo chose to focus only on one dramatic fight. Talk about a missed opportunity! Dolores clearly put her heart (and her wallet) into the event, but it seems like the network was more interested in stirring up drama.
And if that wasn’t enough, the future of RHONJ seems up in the air after season 14. Bravo has paused filming, with rumors swirling that everyone has been fired—except for Dolores, Teresa Giudice, and Melissa Gorga, who are still on standby for potential future filming. Is this the end of an era, or just the beginning of new drama?
One thing’s for sure: Dolores Catania is not going anywhere
