Dolores Catania and Teresa Giudice talk a lot about their early days as friends, with Dolores even having a good relationship with Teresa's brother, Joe. The families grew up together close-by in New Jersey and spent a lot of time together partying down at the Jersey Shore, as they have stated on the Bravo reality TV series. However, despite Dolores hanging out and rolling similar in friend circles as Teresa and other housewives, she did not appear on the show as a regular until Season 7. In fact, she initially turned Bravo down when they approached her to be cast in Season 1 of the show.
According to Screen Rant, when the show was being cast for Season 1, producers interviewed and vetted women who all went to one hair salon. That's how many of the original ladies got their spot on the show. At the time, Dolores was approached to be a regular cast member, but it's said she was unsure about a reality TV star career. She did appear at some events and parties as a background extra on the earlier seasons.
