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Kathy Wakile Reflects on Her Life as a Hairdresser Before Becoming a Real Housewife
The Real Housewives of New Jersey alum opened up about working in the beauty industry for "so many years"


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Is Kathy Wakile Proud of Her Time on The Real Housewives of New Jersey?
Kathy remembers her life right before joining RHONJ and talks about watching early seasons of The Real Housewives of Orange County and connecting with the women's stories.
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5:25S2 - E1 | Part 1Eileen Davidson's Friends Warned Her Against Joining The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills
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4:13S2 - E1 | Part 2Eileen Davidson on Lisa Rinna: "You Don't Want Somebody to Rein Lisa In"
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2:43S2 - E1 | Part 3Eileen Davidson Responds to the Moment Brandi Glanville Called Her a "Homewrecker" on RHOBH
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4:27S2 - E1 | Part 4Eileen Davidson Explains How Her Own Relationship with Her Sisters Led Her to Try and Heal Kim and Kyle Richards' Relationship
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3:50S2 - E1 | Part 5Eileen Davidson Waited Three Years to Fully Grieve the Family Loss She Experienced While Filming RHOBH
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2:23S2 - E1 | Part 6What Does Eileen Davidson's Life Look Like After Leaving The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills?
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3:41S2 - E2 | Part 1Caroline Manzo Says Doing Reality TV in the Age of Social Media Made Her Stronger
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4:19S2 - E2 | Part 2How Does Caroline Manzo Feel About Teresa Giudice's Iconic Table Flip Now?
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4:53S2 - E2 | Part 3Caroline Manzo Says Her Relationship with Teresa Giudice Changed "When It Became a Competition for Her"
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4:18S2 - E2 | Part 4Caroline Manzo Says There's "No Shame" in Showing Her Family's Issues on RHONJ
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3:21S2 - E2 | Part 5Caroline Manzo Wonders Where Kids Albie, Lauren, and Chris Would Be Today if Not for RHONJ
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3:43S2 - E2 | Part 6Caroline Manzo on Leaving RHONJ: "The Burden Became Too Heavy"
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3:48S2 - E3 | Part 1Caroline Stanbury Doesn't Really Care If You Think She's an Ice Queen
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3:28S2 - E3 | Part 2Caroline Stanbury Says Despite Getting Divorced, Her Marriage to Cem Habib Is a "Success Story"
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3:14S2 - E3 | Part 3Caroline Stanbury on the Controversy Surrounding Her Relationship With a Younger Man
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3:30S2 - E3 | Part 4Caroline Stanbury Opens Up About Growing Up in Boarding School: "It Is Traumatic"
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2:36S2 - E3 | Part 5Caroline Stanbury Says It Was Hard Being Criticized for Her Parenting Choices
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4:34S2 - E3 | Part 6Caroline Stanbury Hasn't Spoken to Two Fellow Cast Members Since Ladies of London
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3:24S2 - E3 | Part 7Caroline Stanbury's Family Didn't Want Her to Join Ladies of London
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3:39S2 - E3 | Part 8Caroline Stanbury on Her Most Memorable Ladies of London Moments
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2:29S2 - E3 | Part 9Caroline Stanbury on Life Today in Dubai
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5:02S2 - E4 | Part 1Carole Radziwill Admits She Was "Very Naïve About Human Nature" Before Joining The Real Housewives of New York City
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2:41S2 - E4 | Part 2Carole Radziwill Says Her First Season on RHONY Was a "Shock" to the System
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4:49S2 - E4 | Part 3Carole Radziwill Sets the Record Straight on What Really Ended Her Friendship With Bethenny Frankel
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3:34S2 - E4 | Part 4Carole Radziwill Reveals the Most Hurtful Moment on The Real Housewives of New York City
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3:44S2 - E4 | Part 5Carole Radziwill on Filming the 2016 Election Night Party: "That Was Really Hard"
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3:43S2 - E4 | Part 6Carole Radziwill Opens Up About Allowing Cameras Into Her Relationship With Adam Kenworthy
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3:29S2 - E4 | Part 7Yes, Carole Radziwill Says She Was Wrong About Only Having "5 Good Summers Left"
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3:10S2 - E4 | Part 8Carole Radziwill Says Leaving RHONY Was Like "Hitting a Brick Wall Going 60 Miles an Hour"
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4:16S2 - E5 | Part 1Is Kathy Wakile Proud of Her Time on The Real Housewives of New Jersey?
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4:16S2 - E5 | Part 2Kathy Wakile Regrets Not Being the One to Tell Teresa Giudice She Was Joining The Real Housewives of New Jersey
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4:40S2 - E5 | Part 3Kathy Wakile Reveals Why She and Melissa Gorga No Longer Speak
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3:45S2 - E5 | Part 4Kathy Wakile Remembers Ripping Off Her Mic After Her First Day of Filming RHONJ
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3:17S2 - E5 | Part 5Kathy Wakile on the Agreement She and Husband Rich Made Before Filming The Real Housewives of New Jersey
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3:34S2 - E5 | Part 6Kathy Wakile Remembers Her Last Day of Filming RHONJ: "I'm Done"
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4:24S2 - E5 | Part 7If Kathy Wakile Were to Do RHONJ All Over Again, She'd Tell People "to Go F--- Themselves A Lot More"
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2:49S2 - E5 | Part 8What Are Victoria and Joseph Wakile Up to Today?
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3:18S2 - E5 | Part 9What Does Kathy Wakile's Life Look Like Today?
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4:10S2 - E6 | Part 1Asa Soltan Rahmati Remembers the First Time She Questioned Her Decision to Join Shahs of Sunset
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3:50S2 - E6 | Part 2Asa Soltan Rahmati Explains Her Special Connection to Gold – Spoiler: It Saved Her Life
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3:02S2 - E6 | Part 3Asa Soltan Rahmati Says Partner Jermaine Jackson Was Hesitant About Her Being on Shahs of Sunset “From the Beginning”
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3:01S2 - E6 | Part 4Asa Soltan Rahmati Responds to Criticism That She Didn’t Share Enough of Her Personal Life on Shahs of Sunset
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3:17S2 - E6 | Part 5Asa Soltan Rahmati Explains Why It Was Important to Do Her “Own Thing” When It Came to Business Ventures on Shahs of Sunset
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3:15S2 - E6 | Part 6Which Shahs of Sunset Does Asa Soltan Rahmati Stay in Touch With?
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1:13S2 - E6 | Part 7This Is the One Thing Asa Soltan Rahmati Would Have Done Differently on Shahs of Sunset
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4:20S2 - E7 | Part 1Here's Why Jeana Keough – Not Vicki Gunvalson – Is Actually the OG of the OC
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3:00S2 - E7 | Part 2Jeana Keough Opens Up About Her Contentious Relationship with Her Late Ex-Husband: "He Didn't Like Me Much"
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3:22S2 - E7 | Part 3Jeana Keough Says Not All of Her Fellow Real Housewives Were Graceful When Handling Fame
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2:17S2 - E7 | Part 4Jeana Keough Remembers the Exact Moment Her Friendship with Tamra Judge Began to Change
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3:25S2 - E7 | Part 5Jeana Keough Still Considers Vicki Gunvalson "a Dear Friend"
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2:30S2 - E7 | Part 6Jeana Keough Looks Back on the Time Tamra Judge Threw a Glass of Wine in Her Face
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1:52S2 - E7 | Part 7Jeana Keough on the Infamous "Naked Wasted" Party: "That's Kind of My Fault"
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0:50S2 - E7 | Part 8Jeana Keough Never Thought Tamra Judge Would Leave The Real Housewives of Orange County
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3:45S2 - E7 | Part 9Jeana Keough Says Being on a Reality Show Has Changed the Dating Game for Her
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3:26S2 - E7 | Part 10What Are Jeana Keough's Kids Shane, Colton, and Kara Keough Up to Today?
On The Real Housewives of New Jersey, we got to see alum Kathy Wakile turn her passion for cooking and baking into a successful culinary career (which she has since expanded on). But long before Kathy found her calling in the kitchen, the Jersey mom pursued a very different line of occupation — one in the beauty industry.
While opening up about her life before RHONJ in a Life After Bravo interview, Kathy shared quite an interesting fact about herself. "A lot of people don't know that I was a hairdresser," Kathy revealed in the Bravo Insider exclusive clip above. "I did it while I was in high school and then continued on. I had a very, very busy clientele. And I loved every minute of it," she said.
Her experience in the beauty business was not short-lived either. Kathy further explained that she was a hairdresser for "so many years" before becoming a stay-at-home mom. When her kids got older, Kathy even debated returning to her beauty career before joining the Jersey Housewives in Season 3.
Watch the full clip above to learn more about Kathy's life before RHONJ and why she decided to join the show.
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