Jacqueline Laurita

Jacqueline Laurita (nee Grippe) (born April 26, 1970) is an American reality television personality and author. She is best known for being a main cast member on The Real Housewives of New Jersey.

Early Life
She was born in Las Vegas, Nevada to parents Jerome and Bonnie Grippe. She has two brothers, Robert and Thomas and they have lived in numerous placed whilst growing up including Virginia and South Korea as her father was an Army Colonel. She graduated from Chantilly High School in Virginia in 1988.

Career
She previously worked for Lancome and as a licensed cosmetologist, convention and product model, on-call cocktail waitress for Samston hotel and casino, and a freelance make-up artist. She joined the cast of The Real Housewives of New Jersey in Season 1 in 2009. She co-wrote the book "Get It!": The Busy Girl's Guide to Getting Your "It" Together: A Beauty, Style and Wellness Book".

She has also starred in Manzo'd with Children and had a small role in Bad Parents which was directed by Cathya Jentis.

Personal Life
She married her first husband Matt Holmes in 1989 and together they had one daughter, Ashlee Holmes (December 1, 1990) before divorcing in 1992. She then married second husband Christopher "Chris" Laurita in 2002 and together they have two sons, Christopher "CJ" Laurita (May 24, 2002) and Nicholas Laurita (June 11, 2009). Her youngest son Nicholas has been diagnosed with Autism. She became a grandmother on August 30, 2016 to her daughter's son Cameron Malleo.

Her husband is the the brother of fellow RHONJ cast members Caroline Manzo and Dina Manzo. She is the aunt of their children, Albie Manzo, Lauren Manzo, Christopher Manzo and Lexi Iaonnou.

She and her husband amassed $300,000 in debt in a highly publicised business bankruptcy case.

Family

 * Matt Holmes (Ex-husband)
 * Ashlee Holmes (Daughter)
 * Chris Laurita (Husband)
 * CJ Laurita (Son)
 * Nicholas Laurita (Son)
 * Caroline Manzo (Sister-in-Law) and Albert Manzo (Brother-in-Law)
 * Albie Manzo (Nephew)
 * Lauren Manzo (Niece)
 * Christopher Manzo (Nephew)
 * Dina Manzo (Sister-in-Law)
 * Lexi Iaonnou (Niece)

Quotes

 * Everyone likes to have nice things, but I'm not one to brag about it - Season 1 and 2
 * I can hold my own, I am my own person - Season 3
 * I am a Vegas girl, I will call your bluff - Season 4
 * I've faced by fair share of challenges, but I'm tougher than I look - Season 5
 * Fool me once, shame on me, fool me twice, you better run - Season 7