‘RHONJ’ Star Dolores Catania’s Daughter Gabby Catania Is Engaged to Boyfriend Mike Tallia

Dolores also revealed that she was hiding out in plain sight ahead of the proposal.

“Me incognito waiting for the proposal,” she wrote via her Instagram Story, sharing a video of herself outside the church wearing oversized sunglasses and a face mask.

Frankie, for his part, gushed via Instagram at the time: “An absolutely amazing day celebrating such a special engagement! Thank you so much to everyone for the congratulations and warm wishes!”

Less than nine months later, Dolores announced her own engagement to boyfriend Paulie Connell in November 2025 after nearly five years of dating.

“I’m ecstatic!” she told People at the time. “You know when you feel that happiness down in your gut? That’s where this excitement stems from for me. I feel so blessed, I almost feel guilty! Like I don’t deserve to be loved this way.”

Paulie chimed in to assure Dolores deserves “so much more” than she thinks.

“She’s an incredible woman,” he continued. “And 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’s one in a million.”

Paulie popped the question at the New Jersey Apple Store where the pair first met.

“I didn’t want anything over-the-top and staged because we’re a humble couple,” he explained. “I wanted it to feel grounded and natural and organic. Plus, I wanted the element of surprise. And believe me, I had the element of surprise.”

Dolores confirmed she “had not a clue” Paulie planned to get down on one knee.

“In fact, I thought I was going to have to call an ambulance for him!” she joked. “He was sweating so bad, his T-shirt was soaked, his face was beet red. And you know how people say weird things when they’re having a stroke? He started saying these sweet, beautiful things to me out of nowhere, and I was like, ‘Paul, are you OK?’”