RHONJ Star Debuts New Look & Fans Can’t Get Over It

Danielle Cabral debuted a glamorous new look as her role on “The Real Housewives of New Jersey” remained in limbo.

In January 2025, the Bravo alum posted new photos to Instagram that showed her with a rich brown hair color styled in long waves. “Big hair Glammm,” the post was captioned, with hair stylist Kevin Kelly tagged. Cabral also gave a shoutout to makeup artist Kaitlyn Rubio.

The RHONJ alum wore a fur-sleeved jacket and diamond hoops as she posed for the glamorous shots.

The dark, big hair look was another departure for Cabral, who has been experimenting with different looks. In December, she posted an Instagram photo following a girls’ night out. In that pic, her brown hair was lighter with chunky highlights throughout. For co-star Rachel Fuda’s baby shower in early January, her highlighted hair was blown out into a straight style.

Fans & Friends Reacted to Danielle Cabral’s New Look

Fans had a lot to say about Cabral’s new look. Her RHONJ co-star Melissa Gorga commented with, “Carmelaaaaaa.”

Other fans described the look as “gorgeous” and “stunning.”

“Love the dark hair. So sophisticated on you,” one fan wrote.

“It’s giving the brunette Adriana LaCerva 😍,” another wrote in refence to Drea de Matteo’s character from “The Sopranos.”

 “You with dark hair is next level!” another fan wrote to Cabral.

“Doesn’t even look like the same person!!!” added another.

Danielle Cabral First Changed Her Hair Just Ahead of the Season 14 Finale

Cabral looks nothing like she did on her two seasons of “The Real Housewives of New Jersey.” When she filmed scenes for the show, her hair had blonde extensions. But just ahead of the season 14 finale in August 2024, she removed the extensions, got a layered cut, and colored her bleached hair to a brown hue.

“WELCOME TO MY DARK SIDE,” she captioned an Instagram post on August 2, 2024. She also tagged Kelly for that hair look.

Fans loved that change, so Cabral kept going. According to BravoTV.com, in November 2024, Cabral shared a behind-the-scenes photo as she transformed her hair once again with darker, highlighted hair. At the time, she questioned why she ever bleached her hair to begin with.

“It is moments like this moment right here where I go, ‘How the hell was I ever a blonde?’ Like, a platinum blonde,” she said in an Instagram story. “This is who I’m meant to be […] this is it: bad— brunette.”