Danielle Staub Open to Returning to RHONJ Full-Time For Season 15

RHONJ OG Danielle Staub reveals she is open to returning to the Garden State Real Housewives franchise as a full-time cast member for season 15. 

While appearing on The Straightened Out podcast, Danielle Staub admitted she was ready to return to the Real Housewives of New Jersey for a third time. 

“I know I resigned last time, and I said I would never return… yeah, I’d do it,” she said last week. 

Danielle Staub then noted that she has no interest in playing a supporting role on the Real Housewives of New Jersey, insisting she would only come back if it’s as a full-time cast member. 

“There will be no friend [role]. I will not be playing “friend,” and I won’t be there for anyone but me,” the RHONJ alum said.

“I think [Bravo] should bring me back to clean house. Reboot with Teresa [Giudice], and I like den mothers for the new girls,” she added.

Despite expressing a desire to return to the Real Housewives of New Jersey amid Bravo’s planned casting shakeup for season 15, sources told TMZ that producers “aren’t sold” on having the OG rejoin the cast. 

Currently, the production team behind RHONJ is keen on propelling the franchise forward with “new cast members and storylines” in hopes of “moving away from any heavy themes of toxic fighting.” 

Production is focusing on casting women that are “positive” and “loving.” 

However, the insider pointed out that “production is months away from making any final casting decisions.”  The source also notes that production has not ruled out bringing back any former Housewives at the moment. 

Danielle is an original cast member of the New Jersey Housewives franchise, which debuted on Bravo in May 2009. She starred in the series for two seasons before exiting. The 62-year-old returned to the franchise as a friend of The Housewives for seasons 8 through 10.