Danielle Staub Confirms She’ll Remain As A ‘Friend Of The Housewives’ On RHONJ For Season 9!

Danielle Staub has confirmed that she will return to The Real Housewives of New Jersey as a part-time cast member for the upcoming ninth season.“No I’m not [an official ‘Housewife’] but I’m on season 9 so don’t miss this season,” Staub responded in a now-deleted Instagram comment to a fan.

Staub “doesn’t even know why” she wasn’t promoted to a full-time “Housewife,” claiming “it’s just a Bravo decision,” an inside source told Page Six.

The insider “really thought she was a shoe-in to be full time for this season, so it was really surprising when she got the news.”

Danielle filmed her destination wedding for the upcoming new season of the Bravo hit reality series. Teresa Giudice, Melissa Gorga and Margaret Josephs were her bridesmaids.

Staub was as a full-time cast member for the first two seasons after leaving the show in 2010. She returned as a friend for the show’s eighth season in 2017 after she patched up her relationship with Teresa Giudice.

Season 9 of the Bravo hit reality show is currently filming and is set to return later this year.

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