'Housewife' Caroline Manzo Shows Off Weight Loss, New Hairdo (PHOTOS)

'Real Housewives of New Jersey' star Caroline Manzo showed off her youthful new look Wednesday night at a party for the opening night of 'My Big Gay Italian Wedding' (below left).

As Manzo, a mother of three grown children, said on the 'Housewives' reunion earlier this week, she's recently lost 25 lbs using portion control. Below right is Manzo in 2009.

Part two of the explosive reunion airs next Monday.

Comments

[ladydragon]

08:24 AM on 09/20/2010

her breasts are too big for it to make any difference­, she lost some in her face, but overall she looks the same.

[GeoNorth]

08:31 PM on 09/06/2010

She didn't need to lose the weight. She looked better in '09.

[Louise Zeitlin]

06:06 PM on 09/07/2010

You are so right.

[Beachside Cali]

08:16 PM on 09/06/2010

She looks unhealthy.­...and she has aged so much....Eh­hhh I am not a fan!

[JUSTMYOPINION-OK]

06:43 PM on 09/06/2010

She looks so different.

[EagleFliesInSky]

12:19 PM on 09/06/2010

When you have wrinkles on your back, you shouldn't wear a backless dress. 'Nuff said.

[John Lewis Wright]

05:06 AM on 09/06/2010

Hot!

[AGammaRaye]

01:03 PM on 09/05/2010

She just looks older...th­is muscling stance "en famille" gets old
like a one note samba..!! Having been in the law field myself...
the son will only be mediocre without a too busy mentor to offload
minor nuisance cases or if he's fed by his family concerns..­.
but he'd never be a lawyer I'd use...ever­y firm has the token
nephew type....yo­u can't be a surgeon minus a "thumb"...
sadly, his advisors know of what they speak...ma­ma bear is beyond her
depth here...I caught a marathon rerun one "flu" day...egad­s...

[yellowdoggie]

09:40 AM on 09/05/2010

Well, except for the hairdo, I dont see much difference­. Certainly isn't a big change.

[HollisHoHo]

03:41 AM on 09/05/2010

Hubby must be having an affair.

[termgirl]

12:52 PM on 09/06/2010

Or she is.

[tiemposdepaz]

10:21 PM on 09/04/2010

By the way, I don't love Franklin Lakes; they're mostly Republican on that side of the county. I think she paid a visit to Sean Hannity, and I hope that says a lot about her, without saying it all.

[tiemposdepaz]

10:12 PM on 09/04/2010

I actually don't live to far from where these housewives live. Its true, NJ is one of the most diverse areas in the country, and it isn't all Italian. In fact, in Bergen County, I believe everyone is represente­d. Some towns have more than one culture, like Ft. Lee and Palisades Park, have more Koreans, Teaneck and Englewood has a high Jewish and Black population­, Hackensack and Bogota are Latino, and Paramus has a growing Indian population­. Itailians are here, too, but Bravo decided to focus on Italians. The Brownstone does have a huge reputation in North Jersey; I knew of the catering hall since I was a little kid as one of the best. Franklin Lakes is a wealthy area, but there are many areas like this here. I think new money when I think of Franklin Lakes, as it was a very rural area not too long ago. My parents bragged they could have went to a lot of these towns, which were cheaper, but no one lived there 35 years ago.

As for the mess of that show, I don't really like anybody on there. No one is free from sleaze. I'm embarassed that the areas that are beautiful are cheapened by these ladies' behavior. Caroline is not excused. I'm happy that she lost weight for health, but she doesnt look that different.

[tgaines727]

08:38 PM on 09/04/2010

With Jerseylici­ous, Jersey Shore and Housewives of New Jersey, one would think that there are nothing but Italians in New Jersey. I'm sure Americans with Italian heritage everyweher­e (New Jersey) are proud.

[tgaines727]

08:36 PM on 09/04/2010

Is it me, or are people trying to show off their writing and grammar skills by using words most people wouldn't use, unless they opened up a dictionary­/thesaurus while typing. No one is impressed.­..really.

[MYKLTOO]

04:37 AM on 09/05/2010

hahaha that made me laugh...I haven't seen a word that people don't use regularly, where do you live? Too funny and loved the candor...

[yellowdoggie]

09:37 AM on 09/05/2010

Well, mercy! We don't need nobody showin' off no grammar skills! Y'all stop it, now!

[EagleFliesInSky]

12:09 PM on 09/06/2010

ROFL!

Wondering which words are confusing to tgaines.

[southernfried]

05:59 PM on 09/04/2010

ummmmmmmmm still the same

hair color changed

[jennbeth]

03:54 PM on 09/04/2010

she allegedly had lap ban surgery, which is meant for people who are morbidly obese. she wasn't. just heavy.

[Barb Hatfield]

07:09 PM on 09/13/2010

She did not have lap ban surgery, allegedly or otherwise. Her husband had the surgery, not Caroline and she has stated on several occasions that she did it on her own.