Fans of the Real Housewives franchise are used to gagging over the glamorous trappings, shady interactions, and wine-induced tirades of the bold female inhabitants of each iteration’s metropolitan locale.
But the ladies of Andy Cohen’s Garden State division recently took time out from flipping tables and squabbling over who didn’t get an invite to the latest on-camera boozy brunch to willfully cede the spotlight for a brief moment to their more muscular and more scantily-clad other halves.
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During the season 13 premiere of the Real Housewives of New Jersey, Dolores Catania got her fellow cast members to round up their husbands and/or gentleman caller pals for a shirtless calendar shoot for charity. Being thirsty can do good!
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On Dolores’ orders, Teresa Giudice, Jennifer Aydin, Margaret Josephs, Melissa Gorga, Jackie Goldschneider, and new cast members Rachel Fuda and Danielle Cabral, all obliged and sent their men in to strip down and oil up for the cameras.
#RHONJ Husbands Charity Calendar Photoshoot thread: pic.twitter.com/oT1t3nD7xy
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As if the shoot couldn’t get anymore homoerotic, each of the fellas – Luis “Louie” Ruelas, Joe Gorga, Dr. Bill Aydin, Joe Benigno, Evan Goldschneider, Frank Catania, Nate Cabral, and John Fuda – were told to pick a “role” to inhabit for the calendar. It’s like the Village People, but with thicker accents.
While none chose leather daddy, construction worker, or (thankfully) a problematic Native American costume, these NJ macho men indulged their inner Chippendales cosplay by opting for grill master, motorcyclist, bartender, gardener, lumberjack, yoga enthusiast, jock, love doctor, Phantom of the Opera, and even the Easter bunny.
And to finish the year off on a happy ending note, five of the shirtless married bros donned gay apparel in the form of Santa hats while striking their best Zoolander “Blue Steel.” Happy holigays, indeed!
All Husbands for December. #RHONJ pic.twitter.com/MnUVSviDBI
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Although the calendar has since sold out, you can see the husbands in each of their monthly, virile glory (minus Mr. November) here…
Louie for January. #RHONJ pic.twitter.com/9MWvTj8tbG
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Bill for February. #RHONJ pic.twitter.com/3NY5NINkAn
— OMFGRealityTV (@OMFGRealityTV) February 8, 2023
Paulie for March. #RHONJ pic.twitter.com/9mh5jpfblt
— OMFGRealityTV (@OMFGRealityTV) February 8, 2023
Frank for April. #RHONJ pic.twitter.com/DXkj4qCegO
— OMFGRealityTV (@OMFGRealityTV) February 8, 2023
Joe Benigno for May. #RHONJ pic.twitter.com/jYoNAze9D3
— OMFGRealityTV (@OMFGRealityTV) February 8, 2023
Evan for June. #RHONJ pic.twitter.com/5oki4L0anS
— OMFGRealityTV (@OMFGRealityTV) February 8, 2023
Joe Gorga for July. #RHONJ pic.twitter.com/FLx5XOzFtT
— OMFGRealityTV (@OMFGRealityTV) February 8, 2023
Nate for August. #RHONJ pic.twitter.com/PP958gUgUw
— OMFGRealityTV (@OMFGRealityTV) February 8, 2023
John for September. #RHONJ pic.twitter.com/9vOSxK2m90
— OMFGRealityTV (@OMFGRealityTV) February 8, 2023
Joe Gorga for October. #RHONJ pic.twitter.com/i0GyJTcVIh
— OMFGRealityTV (@OMFGRealityTV) February 8, 2023
All Husbands for December. #RHONJ pic.twitter.com/MnUVSviDBI
— OMFGRealityTV (@OMFGRealityTV) February 8, 2023
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JOJO
Chippendales? More like the real dad bod’s of NJ, lol!
Paulie P
Terrible photographer. The images could have been sop much better. Evan for the win, always.
bachy
Agreed. Anything that looks too “studio” is always a boner-killer for me. Too calculating, styled, fake, overproduced. I prefer more candid/forbidden/”amateur” photography for men (even if it’s just manipulated to look that way).
Cozmo2
Joe Gorga is ugly
CNY1983
put a bag over his head.
drmiller
Ewwwwww!! It’s a no for me, love. It’s a no for me. Repulsive.
MidCenturyQueen
I think March had a really bad eye job.
myloginname
I’d totally take a nap between Joe Gorgas thighs. As long as he doesn’t talk
GayEGO
Kah kah! Not for me!
Kangol2
This is a lot of (New) Jersey for one post (#weloveNJjustkidding), though more “John” and less of the rest would go a long way. LOL
Kangol2
And for those not in the know, if you take this crew, make them a bit more down-market (these are all rich men, BTW), make them a bit more right-wing, and torque up the accent several notches, you’ve got…Staten Island!
SDR94103
I’ll pass.
DMos
Meh, alert me when they have Frank Jr. make one.
baugera
Nothing to look at here! Soft-off all year……
Fahd
Anyone still watching the RHONJ or any other RH series should be advised that they are in a rut.
bachy
LOL
JOJO
Maybe I was being a little hard on them. They’re great for the 40+ crowd moms and daddy chasers. At least they’re tan and groomed (shocker, right?). And they’ve got great bods for men their age. Hey, it doesn’t last forever!
The show’s not called Chippendales of New Jersey.
woodroad34
You know…the architecture is not bad, but the neighborhood seems a little douchey.
Matthewnow
Don’t they own a mirror? Color them trash.
Paul2
November?