{"id":229791,"date":"2026-03-21T03:06:25","date_gmt":"2026-03-21T03:06:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/03\/21\/dolores-catanias-daughter-gabby-is-engaged-to-boyfriend\/"},"modified":"2026-03-21T03:06:25","modified_gmt":"2026-03-21T03:06:25","slug":"dolores-catanias-daughter-gabby-is-engaged-to-boyfriend","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/03\/21\/dolores-catanias-daughter-gabby-is-engaged-to-boyfriend\/","title":{"rendered":"Dolores Catania\u2019s Daughter Gabby Is Engaged to Boyfriend"},"content":{"rendered":"


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Real Housewives of New Jersey<\/em> star Dolores Catania\u2019s<\/strong><\/a> daughter, Gabby Catania<\/strong>, and her boyfriend, Mike Tallia,<\/strong> are officially engaged.<\/p>\n

Taking to her Instagram<\/a> on Friday, March 20, Dolores confirmed daughter\u2019s happy news by sharing a photo of the romantic proposal.<\/p>\n

The carousel of photos showed Tallia getting down on one knee to present a ring to Gabby during a snowboarding vacation in Aspen.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhen your children are little, you think about so many things for their future. I never imagined both of my kids would be engaged at the same time,\u201d Dolores captioned the post, adding, \u201cCongratulations to my @gcatans & @mike_tallia!!! \ud83d\udc8d\ud83e\udd0d<\/span>\u201d<\/p>\n

Dolores, 55, shares Gabby, 30, and her brother, Frankie<\/strong>, 27, with ex-husband Frank Catania<\/strong>, whom she was married to from 1994 to 1998.<\/p>\n

Gabby is the latest member of the family to get engaged. Frankie previously proposed to his girlfriend<\/a>, Nicole Perricho<\/strong>, in February 2025.<\/p>\n

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\u201cCan\u2019t find the words to depict how much joy we are all feeling since yesterday,\u201d Dolores captioned Instagram photos of the proposal<\/a> at St. Patrick\u2019s Cathedral in New York City. \u201cMy little Frankie, with a heart full of love and a lifetime of memories ahead of him, proposed to his amazing girlfriend, Nicole, and we couldn\u2019t be happier!!\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cThank you to everyone that helped and made this day absolute perfection,\u201d she added. \u201cHere\u2019s to forever, Frankie and Nicole!\u201d<\/p>\n

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Dolores also revealed that she was hiding out in plain sight ahead of the proposal.<\/p>\n

\u201cMe incognito waiting for the proposal,\u201d she wrote via her Instagram Story, sharing a video of herself outside the church wearing oversized sunglasses and a face mask.<\/p>\n

Frankie, for his part, gushed via Instagram at the time: \u201cAn absolutely amazing day celebrating such a special engagement! Thank you so much to everyone for the congratulations and warm wishes!\u201d<\/p>\n

Less than nine months later, Dolores announced her own engagement<\/a> to boyfriend Paulie Connell<\/strong> in November 2025 after nearly five years of dating.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m ecstatic!\u201d she told People<\/em> at the time. \u201cYou know when you feel that happiness down in your gut? That\u2019s where this excitement stems from for me. I feel so blessed, I almost feel guilty! Like I don\u2019t deserve to be loved this way.\u201d<\/p>\n

Paulie chimed in to assure Dolores deserves \u201cso much more\u201d than she thinks.<\/p>\n

\u201cShe\u2019s an incredible woman,\u201d he continued. \u201cAnd when I was proposing to her, I was able to articulate to her everything I see that she is and everything I see that she does and the impact she has on everybody around her. She\u2019s one in a million.\u201d<\/p>\n

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\n\t\t\tA Jersey girl in love! Dolores Catania and Paul \u201cPaulie\u201d Connell were going strong before season 13 of The Real Housewives of New Jersey \u2014 but that didn\u2019t mean she wasn\u2019t hesitant about putting her love life on the Bravo series. Thank You! You have successfully subscribed. Subscribe to newsletters Enter your email Please enter [\u2026]\t\t<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Paulie popped the question at the New Jersey Apple Store where the pair first met.<\/p>\n

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