‘RHONJ’ Star Jennifer Aydin Explains Why It ‘Was Hard To Watch’ Her ‘Hurtful’ Fight With Dolores Catania (Exclusive)

Jennifer Aydin and Dolores Catania got into a chaotic and melodramatic combat successful the closing minutes of The Real Housewives of New Jersey season 13 premiere, putting the aboriginal of their relationship successful superior jeopardy. The country was unsmooth to ticker for everybody — including adjacent Jennifer, 45, who gave immoderate penetration into her play with Dolores, 52, during her EXCLUSIVE interrogation on HollywoodLife‘s Real Housewives podcast, Pay Attention Puh-Lease!.

“I volition accidental that that was adjacent hard for maine to watch,” Jennifer shared. “You know, playing it backmost and seeing how… truly I was hurting and however the dynamic was. I conscionable felt that it was a pugnacious spot for america to beryllium in. Having said that, we’ve moved past that.”

Jennifer admitted to HL that she “regrets immoderate of the things” she said to Dolores during the fight. The mom-of-five called Dolores “two-faced”, “phony”, and a “bitch” during the chaotic altercation. Jennifer ended the insults by saying that Dolores “looks similar an aged handbag” arsenic she stormed retired of Dolores’ location with her hubby Bill Aydin.

“Some of the things were mean and hurtful,” Jennifer acknowledged successful our interview. “Sometimes successful the vigor of the infinitesimal that’s what I do. I lash out. I talk earlier I think. I cognize she [Dolores] wasn’t blessed astir the archetypal episode. But I apologized for immoderate of the things that I said. And I’m truly gladsome that Dolores and I were capable to marque it to a spot wherever we’re friends again. And you guys are gonna spot however that plays out.”

Jennifer Aydin and Dolores Catania (Photo: Bravo)

Jennifer and Dolores’ play really started past season, due to the fact that Jennifer felt similar Dolores was much of a person to Margaret Josephs, than her. Jennifer couldn’t look past the information that Dolores remained buddy-buddy with Margaret adjacent aft Margaret exposed Bill’s affair from years agone connected camera.

“My contented with her was sometimes seeing the dynamic that, idiosyncratic who is sometimes a flip-flopper, is ever taking the broadside of my adversary,” Jennifer explained. “After a portion actions talk louder than words. I retrieve Dolores told maine erstwhile once I archetypal met her: ‘When idiosyncratic shows you who they are, judge them.’ And knowing that Dolores was friends with some of us, sometimes erstwhile I would spot her flip-flopping it was disappointing to me.”

Jennifer besides mentioned that their large combat successful the premiere was from “a buildup that unfolded astatine last year’s reunion.” That was erstwhile Dolores infamously called Jennifer the C word, which shocked the full cast. “That didn’t marque maine happy,” Jennifer said. “Obviously I privation to speech to my person and enactment it out. And I felt similar I was being dismissed.”

“Sometimes you person to respect the mode radical feel,” Jennifer continued to say. “Even if she doesn’t hold with it, she should beryllium like, ‘You cognize what, I didn’t recognize I was making you consciousness similar that, but I’m not going to disregard your feelings. So I admit them and let’s bash immoderate we request to bash to support it moving.’ ”

We’ll person to spot the remainder of the play to find retired however Jennifer and Dolores marque up. In the meantime, you tin perceive to Jennifer’s afloat interrogation connected Apple Podcasts oregon Spotify! She chimes successful on Teresa Giudice and Melissa Gorga‘s feud and discusses the shocking beverage that’s spilt by an ex-friend of Margaret’s.

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