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'Real Housewives Of New Jersey' Star Dolores Catania Reveals To Wendy Williams That She Is Part Nigerian

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Nov. 1 2019, Published 5:24 p.m. ET

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Dolores Catania is opening up about her roots. On Friday, November 1, the Real Housewives of New Jersey star appeared on the Wendy Williams talk show alongside castmate Margaret Josephs. While on the show, she told Wendy, 55, that she recently discovered that she is part Nigerian.

 

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Wendy told Dolores, 48, that after seeing her several times on television, she nicknamed her the "Black One." “I call you the 'Black One' because when I look at you sometimes you look like a sister. At other times you don’t,” the talk show host said. Asking “What is your deal?”

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The reality star explained that her father did a DNA and found out that he was part Nigerian. “I just found out, because of you, you’ve been saying Black Dolores, I have to tell you that my dad is 3% Nigerian,” the Bravo star said. “It’s enough for me.” 

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Dolores also told Wendy that her mother thinks they look like each other. “My mother actually thinks when you’re on tv — she can’t see that good —she says, ‘Dolores you were in a commercial today.’ She thinks we look alike.” “She thinks we look alike?” Wendy asked excitingly. “Yes! " Dolores responded before jokingly saying, “You’re Black Wendy and I’m Black Dolores.”

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Wendy complimented reality star on her good looks, before moving on to catch up with guest Margarette. “Black Dolores! You are a beautiful woman and you got great coloring,” Wendy said.

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The New Jersey native opened up recently about her remarkable 25-pound weight loss, which she credited to RHONJ costar Teresa Giudice’s daughter Milania.

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The mother of two revealed that both Milania, 14, and her niece Sarah inspired the her to lose those stubborn extra pounds. “My niece Sarah and Milania Giduice. She lost so much weight and she’s still losing weight,” the reality star said. “She’s going to the gym with her mother, and I was like ‘Oh you know what? I really need to get on it.’ I’m like ‘Look at them, why can’t I just do it?’ I was getting heavier—I go up and down in weight, I had to stop."

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Dolores also attributed her weight loss to a 45-day diet program with Elite Health Center in New Jersey.

What do you think of Dolores Catania’s recent reveal? Let us know in the comments. 

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