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real housewives of new jersey Star Dolores Catania daughter, Gabby Cataniaand her boyfriend, Mike Talia, Officially engaged.
Captured on her Instagram On Friday, March 20, Dolores shared a photo from the romantic proposal, confirming the good news about her daughter.
A carousel of photos shows Thalia getting down on one knee and presenting Gabby with a ring during a ski vacation in Aspen.
“When your kids are little, you think about a lot of things for their future. I never thought both of my kids would be engaged at the same time,” Dolores wrote in the post, adding, “Congratulations to my @gcatans and @mike_tallia! 💍🤍“
Dolores, 55, and Gabby, 30, and her brother, frankie27 years old, with ex-husband Frank Cataniashe was married from 1994 to 1998.
Gabby is the latest member of the family to get engaged. frankie before propose to his girlfriend, Nicole PericoFebruary 2025.
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“Words can’t describe how happy we all feel since yesterday,” Dolores wrote in a photo posted on Instagram. proposal St. Patrick’s Cathedral in New York City. “With a heart full of love and a lifetime of memories, my little Frankie proposed to his wonderful girlfriend Nicole and we couldn’t be happier!!”
“Thank you to everyone who helped and made the day perfect,” she added. “Cheers to forever, Frankie and Nicole!”
Dolores, Gabby, and Frank Catania.
(Photo courtesy of Dolores Catania/Instagram)Dolores also revealed that before proposing, she hid in plain sight.
“I waited incognito for the proposal,” she wrote on Instagram Stories, sharing a video of herself wearing oversized sunglasses and a face mask outside a church.
Frankie gushed on Instagram at the time: “What an absolutely amazing day to celebrate such a special engagement! Thank you so much for all the congratulations and warm wishes!”
Less than nine months later, Dolores announces engagement for boyfriend Pauly Cornell November 2025, after nearly five years of dating.
“I’m ecstatic!” she told people then. “You know when you feel happy inside? That’s where my excitement comes from. I feel so happy, I almost feel guilty! Like I don’t deserve to be loved like this.”
Paulie chimes in to assure Dolores that she deserves “more” than she ever imagined.
“She was an incredible woman,” he continued. “When I proposed to her, I was able to articulate to her everything I saw about her, everything she did and the impact she had on everyone around her. She was one in a million.”
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Paulie proposed to him at the New Jersey Apple store where they first met.
“I didn’t want to do anything dramatic because we are a humble couple,” he explains. “I wanted it to feel down to earth, natural, organic. Plus, I wanted an element of surprise. Trust me, I have an element of surprise.”
Dolores confirmed she had “no idea” Paulie planned to take a knee.
“In fact, I thought I had to call an ambulance for him!” she joked. “He was sweating a lot, his T-shirt was soaked, and his face was red. You know how people say weird things when they have a stroke? He suddenly started saying these sweet, beautiful things to me, and I was like, ‘Paul, are you okay?'”
