Real Housewives of New Jersey's Greg Bennett has always stood out in a crowd - and not just because he's 6'5". First popping up on Season 3 of the series, Bennett - a friend and later roommate of series regular Caroline Manzo's sons Christopher and Albie - was the comical voice of the awestruck voyeur, present during some of the series most iconic WTF moments, including being Teresa Giudice's date during the infamous Season 2 Posche Fashion Show.
Now Bennett is back with the Manzo's, this time making the transition with them to their Bravo spin-off series Manzo'd With Children, which will feature Bennett in a multi-episode arc beginning Sunday. We sat down with Bennett to discuss his time on both series, coming out and his deep love for Mariah Carey.
Should we talk about Mariah Carey?
My queen. We should.
How did you meet her?
I met her many years ago. A good friend of mine was a manager of a restaurant in New York that she used to go to a lot. He texted me one night at 2am and said "She's here," and I ran down and sat at the bar staring at her. I was losing my mind. Finally, she noticed me and turned to my friend asking if he knew me. So she beckoned me over and I introduced myself and told her, "You're really pretty." And she said "Thank you." And I said "So you agree? You think you're really pretty?" And she was like "That's a line from my favorite movie..." and I was like "I know, Mean Girls. I know everything about you." And so she invited me to sit down and I basically had dinner with them that night. I don't want to say she knows me, but when she saw me during a taping of Watch What Happens Live she came up to me and said, "Oh, you've gotten so muscular." She plays it up because she's campy and fun. Your fave will never.
(excerpt from NewNowNext)
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