Jacqueline Laurita may be coming back to Bravo.
The “Real Housewives of New Jersey” alum has been approached to join “The Real Housewives of Orange County,” Page Six can confirm.
Jacqueline, 55, and her husband, Chris Laurita, moved from New Jersey to Las Vegas in 2019.
Four years later, the couple and their sons — CJ, 23, and Nicholas, 16 — relocated to Orange County, Calif.
A well-placed insider tells us that Bravo has repeatedly asked Jacqueline to appear on “RHOC” as a friend of the cast, but after she moved to a house close to Jennifer Pedranti earlier this year, conversations amped up.
Our insider says Jacqueline is considering appearing on the forthcoming 20th season because the offer of a full-time role may be on the table.
We’re told another factor is the salary and that Jacqueline is currently undecided.
Not only does Jacqueline hang out with Pedranti, but our insider notes that she and Chris are close friends with Gretchen Rossi and her husband, Slade Smiley.
She also has a relationship with Tamra Judge, so adding her to the cast would be organic, our insider notes.
Jacqueline starred on “RHONJ” from 2009’s Season 1 to 2013’s Season 5.
She appeared in a reduced role in 2014’s Season 6 and returned as a full-time “Housewife” for 2016’s Season 7 before exiting the show completely.
Cameras documented her complex relationships with her sisters-in-law Caroline Manzo and Dina Manzo, as well as frenemies Teresa Giudice and Melissa Gorga — and enemy Danielle Staub.
Jacqueline’s family dynamic was also a major storyline, as viewers watched her navigate raising a teenage daughter, Ashlee Holmes, now 35, and discovering Nicholas was on the autism spectrum.
Though reps for Bravo did not immediately respond to Page Six’s requests for comment, a source close to production claims our reporting “is a stretch.”
However, Radar Online cited “multiple production insiders who confirmed the rumors are 100% ‘true.’”
According to the outlet, “no one aside from Vicki [Gunvalson]” — who was formally asked to return to “RHOC” in a full-time capacity last month during BravoCon 2025 — has been officially cast for Season 20 at this time.
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