Frank Catania confirmed he’s been secretly married to Brittany Mattessich for months while appearing on Melissa Gorga‘s podcast on Thursday.
As he also addressed Frank “Frankie” Catania Jr.‘s engagement to Nicole Perricho and revealed if he thinks an engagement is in the future for his ex-wife, Dolores Catania, and her boyfriend, Paul “Paulie” Connell, the Real Housewives of New Jersey cast member told Melissa, 45, that he and Brittany got married in November.
“We are married. We’re married off the chart,” Frank shared on the March 6 episode of PodcastOne’s On Display With Melissa Gorga. “[We got married] back in November.”
As for who married them? David Principe, Dolores’ former boyfriend.
After being forced to call off their 2024 wedding on Captiva Island, Florida, after their venue was damaged in Hurricanes Helene and Milton, Frank said he and Brittany will be celebrating their marriage with a future wedding in New Jersey.
“We don’t have a date, but we’re doing it up here. We’re not doing a destination wedding. We’ve had enough of the weather,” he explained.
Frank and Brittany are also planning a big move.
“We’re moving. I’m getting older, and it’s cold in New Jersey. I can’t handle it anymore, and we were planning not this March, next March, going down to Florida,” Frank revealed. “We’re gonna split the Shore house and Florida, Del Ray.”
Following the news of Frankie Jr.’s engagement, Frank gushed over Nicole, saying he “couldn’t have asked for a better future daughter-in-law,” and he admitted to getting emotional after witnessing his son’s proposal.
“Honestly, I started crying,” he recalled. “It was beautiful, and I’m so happy for him.”
He then said he suspects they will get married sometime “next year.”
Moving on to his blended family with Dolores, Paulie, and Brittany, Frank said things between them are “all good,” adding that they are “one big happy family” and suspecting Dolores and Paulie will get engaged soon.
“I do believe it’s coming. I do believe. I want Dolores to be happy … I wouldn’t be surprised. If it’s gonna happen, I would think it’s gonna happen within 2025,” he noted.
Also on the episode, Frank reacted to his recent shipment of Melissa’s sprinkle cookies.
“We wolfed the first batch you sent over. Melissa, honestly, I didn’t expect them to be that good. I expected them to just look pretty. No. They were good. They were really good,” he confirmed.
