Dina Manzo Reveals What Family Means To Her!
Former RHONJ star Dina Manzo spoke to Life And Dog recently and revealed what family really means to her! Dina explains,
“Well I come from a huge family that live all over the country, and I adore my parents. For me, though, it’s also about the family who isn’t blood too, like the people who work for me and my friends. To me, they’re family…Family is about people who want to lift you up and help you and you want to help them, that goes way beyond just blood relatives. Our family is huge and we have our ups and downs but if any one of them ever needed me, I would be there in a heartbeat. Just because we don’t see each other every day doesn’t mean I don’t keep each one of them close to my heart.”
Thoughts on Dina’s answer?
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thats cool Dina. Keep it positive
I genuinely think that Dina carries herself in a very respectful way. She seems like someone who is as lovely on the inside.
Dina is so positive and all around a wonderful person. I love how she respects and loves not only her family, but others around her. She can lift someone’s spirit up when they’re down, and she seems to always be zen and neutral. Caroline is a know it all, but she really should follow Dina’s advice, and not dwell on drama and jealousy. Knowing how she is, I doubt she would want to take advice from someone who is wayyy younger than her. Oh, well! Who cares now?…
YorshireStar, you are so correct she is beautiful from the inside out and it shows in her face and demeanor, she radiates such positive light and carries herself with a dignity and grace that her sister and sister-in-law can only hope to achieve at this point . It is genuine and that can not be bought or painted on someones face.
She does have more respect for herself than RedDog the Clown. And I think the Laurita’s now have a feel for how much damage it does to their parents when the siblings fight among themselves on national TV.
Too bad that no one, besides Tre herself is acknowledging how much hurt it has brought the Gorgas/Guidices. Caroline is content fighting with someone at all times, this is her life blood and gets her up in the morning. Dina doesn’t operate like that, and if it weren’t for her mother and father, she would let Clown sit in her sh*tty diaper.
LOL!!! RED DOG THE CLOWN!!! LOVE IT
Love Dina!!!
I really liked Dina when she was on show and was sorry when she left. I like her even more now since she stood by Teresa and wouldn’t allow Caroline to blame her for their falling out.
I agree with Dina in that family is also what you make it. I have friends who I’ve known since we were toddlers and they’re like my sister’s. For me, we all helped raise one another and they’ve contributed to who I am as a person. Dina is very loyal; possibly the only one of the Laurita/Manzo clan who is. I also think she’s the most sincere.
The other thing about Dina is that she means what she says. Jac is always whingeing about how fed up of the drama with Teresa she is, yet her whole life is about her and she talks about her at every possible opportunity. Dina decided she didn’t want anything to do with Danielle and she meant it. She decided she was firmly on Tre’s side and has stuck by that unlike those two faced bitches Caroline and Jac who are all nice to her face but in their TH interviews are criticising her for every move she makes.
I think Teresa picked the perfect godmother for her daughter.
Me too!
Love Dina. She is a class act! I admire her for her not wanting or feeding into drama, for her chairty work and her big heart that shows in everything she does and says. She not only talks the talk, she walks the walk.
Dina is so right. Maybe her sister and sister in law will get a clue. Knowing those two they will take it as a dig against them. Dina is a class act.
Dina was always a class act. It’s a shame Caroline never carried that gene.
Dina is always classy, and I adore her. She is so far above Caroline & wacky Jac! I also love that she still stands by her friend of 20 years Teresa, which of course makes Jac & Caroline’s entire family nuts!
I miss Dina on RHONJ. Her scenes with Lexi were great, and she kept Caroline in check in a way Jac never can as a mere in-law. Wish she could be cast again- would gladly watch her film w/ Teresa.
Dina is such a class act. Her sister& SIL would bode well to take some tips on how she carries herself. I have thought all along about how Kathy keeps talking about family…Family is not just blood, it’s loyalty and wanting the best for that other person. Kathy is NOT Teresa’s “FAMILY”, she is a relative who sold her blood out for 15 minutes of fame. Dina & Teresa, now there’s a family I would love to see more of. Love those 2!! Way to spell it out for the oafs on this very sad and pathetic show.
PS..she is beautiful in that pic..she just glows with radiance and class.
Agree!
Very Classy Dina
Dina and Teresa are both taking the high roads, and I love them, for that. They look at their blessings, instead of the bad things (Like Caroline and Jac) It is admirable. Love, love, love
Dina is the friend/sister anyone wants in their life. xo
Caroline could learn some lessons from Dina.
AMEN socalsoccer!!
Hard to forgive and move on when you (Dina) ask your Brother (Jamie) to film his wedding on your tv show (Dina’s Party HGTV) and Jamie agrees ONLY to have Caroline wooo Jamie with the Bravo filming and exposer to HELP give Caroline a boost…
This is a fact and this is WHY Jamie said he had to throw a wedding together in less than a month! Caroline stole Jamies wedding from Dina. Caroline was angry with Dina. Caroline blames Dina for Caroline losing out on her book deal and that book deal went to Teresa. I do not know what Dina did to help Teresa but this is what the real feud is about..Caroline is angry that Teresa stole her business deal with the help of Dina so Caroline stole Jamie wedding from Dina = facts!! Jamies siblings where so appalled by this that they boycotted the wedding and refused to be filmed on Bravo. = fact
Another fact – Bravo only agreed to film Jamies wedding if Teresa was invited…. Teresa is the star and this kills Caroline = that is why Caroline is filled with contempt.
This is the first I’ve heard about Dina being involved in the cookbook fiasco. Teresa said in one of her blogs that she and Caroline prepared their proposals at the same time (she said that caroline was critical of her proposal). So Caroline did know that T was trying to sell a book as well. Caroline has never disputed this story, so I’m wondering how, or if, Dina was involved in this. In the end, it’s the publishers decision.
This is all true.
Someone I follow on Twitter just posted this information
FACTS ON THE DINA MANZO CAROLINE MANZO FUED. Hard to forgive and move on when you (Dina) ask your Brother (Jamie) to film his wedding on your tv show (Dina’s Party HGTV) and Jamie agrees ONLY to have Caroline wooo Jamie with the Bravo filming and exposer to HELP give Caroline a boost…
This is a fact and this is WHY Jamie said he had to throw a wedding together in less than a month! Caroline stole Jamies wedding from Dina. Caroline was angry with Dina. Caroline blames Dina for Caroline losing out on her book deal and that book deal went to Teresa. I do not know what Dina did to help Teresa but this is what the real feud is about..Caroline is angry that Teresa stole her business deal with the help of Dina so Caroline stole Jamie wedding from Dina = facts!! Jamies siblings where so appalled by this that they boycotted the wedding and refused to be filmed on Bravo. = fact
Another fact – Bravo only agreed to film Jamies wedding if Teresa was invited…. Teresa is the star and this kills Caroline = that is why Caroline is filled with contempt.
This honestly makes so much more sense whether true or not than anything else I’ve heard. I find it odd that out of ALL of their siblings the only two to make it were Caroline & Chris…..the two people that are consistently filmed by Bravo. Dina tweeted that only 2 siblings, out of 11, went to the wedding and asked that she not be singled out for not attending. She never commented one word on Jaime’s wedding….not publicly, anyway, that I’ve seen. If there weren’t any bad feelings over it, why wouldn’t she have commented?
Jaime knew the RH audience would be bigger than what he would receive on Dina’s show, so of course he agreed. And I’ve followed Jaime on twitter even before the wedding aired. He NEVER tweeted, or at least very seldom….now he is tweeting up a storm & the attention is definitely being soaked in. Sad.
Sorry, I didn’t see the post above before I posted my post
Why would Teresa accept the invite??? if it would only be filmed if she was invited?…Seems Bravo is the pot stirrer…..geeze if this is true, the things people will do for $. Should not her Loyalty be to Dina?
This may be true,but I think Dina would never say anything or hold it against Jamie! They seem very close and she is so classy! She always takes the high road as does Teresa! That’s what I love about them! Too bad Jac couldn’t have done the same! LOVE DINA FROM DAY ONE! COME BACK DINA!
Dina is soooooo positive..Number one,Im happy that she is friends with teresa..I hope dina can teach her sister what respect really is…But we all know whats up.
Dina is trully a class act!
I love Dino. She’s truly a class act.
Jac could learn from her instead of tweeting like a whiny twenty year old like she did again tonight
love the Dina,This is all true…..
Keep it CLASSY Dina…#WINNING
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