Real Housewives of New Jersey” star Dolores Catania and her ex-husband Frank Catania‘s son, Frank “Frankie” Catania Jr. is engaged to his now-fiancee, Nicole Perricho.
Us Weekly reported that Perricho revealed her engagement to her Instagram followers on February 23. One of the photos showed Frankie Catania smiling brightly while asking Perricho to be his wife. The couple also shared a hug in a different photo.
On February 23, Dolores Catania took to her Instagram account to upload several pictures taken at the engagement, which was held at New York City’s St. Patrick’s Cathedral.
“Can’t find the words to depict how much joy we are all feeling since yesterday. My little Frankie, with a heart full of love and a lifetime of memories ahead of him, proposed to his amazing girlfriend Nicole and we couldn’t be happier!!” read a portion of caption.
Frank Catania’s Fiancee Congratulated the Couple
Frank Catania’s fiancee, Brittany Mattessich, also shared images from Frankie Catania Jr. and Perricho’s engagement in a February 23 Instagram upload. She showed that Frank Catania and his ex-wife were in attendance at their son’s engagement. In addition, Dolores Catania brought her boyfriend, Paul “Paulie” O’Connell, along for the festivities.
“We are so excited for this beautiful couple @frank.catania & @nicoleperricho 🤍🤍 overwhelmed with joy that Frankie has found such an incredible partner we could not be happier 🤍🙏🏻💍 we love you both so much and wish you nothing but happiness and love in this next chapter 🤍🤍,” read the caption of Mattessich’s upload.
Dolores Catania took to the post’s comments section, writing, “😍😍😍 The best day ever !!!!!”
Dolores Catania Shared Information About Her Son & His Fiancee in December 2024
Dolores Catania shared information about her son and Perricho in a December 2024 interview with Bravo’s “The Daily Dish.” The RHONJ star shared that Frankie Catania Jr. moved out of their family home, where his sister Gabby Catania still resides, to live with Perricho.
“Frankie moved in with his girlfriend,” said Dolores Catania to the publication.
Dolores Catania also said she approved of Perricho.
“She’s the nicest girl. She gets along with Gabby so well,” said Dolores Catania.
In addition, she said that she spent time with Perricho and her family in Portugal.
“We went to Portugal, we met the family in Portugal. Her family’s beautiful,” said the “Traitors” star during the interview.
Dolores Catania also said she missed her son.
“Like, if he calls, I trip over the phone to get it. If you saw our texts, they’re so weird,” said Dolores Catania, who moved in with O’Connell. “But both of my kids are workaholics, so I don’t see them as much and Gabrielle [who is a practicing veterinarian] is working seven days a week. She’s getting better and better at what she’s doing because she does a lot of surgeries, she loves surgery. And she just got an award the other day for all her work with rescues.”
