Dolores Catania and Liz McGraw aren’t fans of fellow “Real Housewives of Rhode Island” star Ashley Iaconetti.
Catania and McGraw took a swipe at at the Bachelor Nation member, telling Page Six’s “Virtual Reali-Tea” hosts Evan Real and Danny Murphy at Wednesday’s live event held at The Loft at City Winery NYC that they had no idea who she was before she was cast on “RHORI.”
Iaconetti is a reality TV veteran, having starred in season 19 of “The Bachelor,” seasons 2 and 3 of “Bachelor in Paradise” and “The Bachelor Winter Games.”
McGraw pointed out that Iaconetti is a “confessional warrior” but should “bring it in both places.”
The entrepreneur explained, “She does really well in her confessionals, and that’s something that didn’t show up in the scenes. Just saying.”
Catania agreed Iaconetti was “very quiet” filming the show — and dubbed her “soft” and “nice.”
McGraw added, “She’s a new soul. There’s nothing wrong that that. She can’t necessarily relate to us who have real deep-seated s–t. … She’s pure.”
Elsewhere in the sitdown, McGraw told audience members she has “never personally tried to make plans with” Iaconetti.
McGraw and Iaconetti are both in the debut season of “RHORI.” Catania — who’s a “Real Housewives of New Jersey” cast member — makes multiple appearances on “RHORI” this season due to her longtime friendship with McGraw.
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“RHORI” debuted on Bravo on April 2. It’s the 12th installment of the “Real Housewives” franchise.
Executive producer Andy Cohen gushed to Page Six about the show last May, which also includes cast members Kelsey Swanson, Rosie Woods DiMare, Rulla Pontarelli, Alicia Carmody and Jo-Ellen Tiberi.
“The cast is incredible,” he told us exclusively in 2025. “They are very Italian. Rhode Island is such a small state, and they all kind of know each other and overlap.
“It’s an incredible group of women who have really interesting connections,” the “Watch What Happens Live” host noted at the time. “I think it’s going to really surprise people.”
Iaconetti also spoke to us in March about stepping into the “Housewives” franchise and how it compares to Bachelor Nation.
“Being part of this season, at least filming it, was far more dramatic than any ‘Bachelor’ season I’ve ever filmed,” she shared. “These girls are such great reality TV personalities that, like, I’m the one that seems boring.
“I said in this little [teaser] video that we made that, like, I bring the sanity, and I know that made a lot of people be like, ‘Oh, OK, Ashley.’ But, no, really,'” she continued.
