Kathy Wakile

Kathy Wakile is a reality TV personality best known for her role on The Real Housewives of New Jersey. Wakile is the cousin of Real Housewives star Teresa Giudice and grew up in Paterson, New Jersey. She worked as a hairdresser before making her reality TV debut.

Wakile first joined The Real Housewives of New Jersey in 2010, appearing as a full-time cast member through season 5 and returning as a guest in later seasons. Her storylines often centered around family dynamics and her journey into entrepreneurship. In 2017, she opened an Italian restaurant and later began offering a course at Remington College Culinary Training Center.

Outside of RHONJ, Wakile authored the dessert cookbook Indulge: Delicious Little Desserts That Keep Life Real Sweet and launched a line of cannoli kits.

Wakile married Rich Wakile in 1993. The couple share children Victoria Wakile (born in 1994) and Joseph Wakile (born in 1996).