‘RHONJ’ Star Danielle Staub and Her New Man ‘Got Together’ After He Dated Her Friend
Rachel Hunter
Published Apr 03, 2026
She’s spilling the tea! Real Housewives of New Jersey star Danielle Staub shocked fans when she took to Instagram on Monday, February 25, to share a picture of her new boyfriend — just five days after she finalized her divorce from her ex-husband, Marty Caffrey. But Danielle’s RHONJ enemy Margaret Josephs knows all about her new man’s past and it turns out that Danielle, 56, moved on from Marty, 66, with her best friend’s ex-boyfriend! Scroll through the gallery for more details about Danielle’s new beau.
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Shortly after Danielle took to Instagram to share a new pic of her man — who is a businessman named Oliver Maier, according to Us Weekly — Margaret decided to spill some tea on how they met.
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Margaret, 51, responded to a fan’s shade on Twitter who claimed that Danielle waiting to go Instagram official with her new man after her divorce was finalized is a classier move than Margaret’s decision to leave her first husband, Jan Josephs, for her current husband, Joe Benigno.
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“Yes, a very classy move. She’s sleeping with one of her best friends’ boyfriends she knows for one week, true love for sure!” Marg wrote on Twitter. All About the Tea was the first to report the news about the way Danielle met her new boo.
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Now, a source close to Danielle exclusively revealed the messy details about her new romance.
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An insider exclusively tells Life & Style that Oliver was previously dating a woman named Gina, who is a friend of the RHONJ cast.
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The source claimed that Gina and Oliver were having an affair while Gina was married, but things ended between them before Oliver and Danielle started dating.
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“He knew Danielle had just gotten out of a bad situation, he had just gotten out of a bad situation, and then they got together,” the insider said.
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Gina did not immediately respond to Life & Style‘s request for comment, but a source close to her said she is “very upset” by the whole situation.
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It sounds like Margaret, who was actually a bridesmaid in Danielle’s wedding to Marty, is taking Gina’s side.
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Even though Marg was in the bridal party at Marty and Danielle’s wedding in May 2018, she was very vocal about the fact that she didn’t think their relationship would last.
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“I discussed it with her. I definitely discussed it with her,” Marg told previously Life & Style when asked if she tried to give Danielle any advice before walking down the aisle.
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“It’s not about warning her, it’s just that we all saw some signs,” Marg continued.
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“I just said to her if you’re not totally happy, if someone isn’t totally happy they shouldn’t go through with someone,” she added. “I said that to her, if you’re not completely happy then don’t go through with it.”
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But Danielle didn’t take Margaret’s advice, and they ended up tying the knot — only to file for divorce nearly four months later.
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