Claudine J. "Dina" Cantin (, formerly Manzo and Ioannou; born March 7, 1972) is an American television personality and entrepreneur. She is most known for appearing on ''
The Real Housewives of New Jersey'' as an original main cast member, appearing in that capacity from 2009-2010 and 2014, as well as her own party-planning television series ''Dina's Party''.
Career
Born in
Brooklyn, New York
Brooklyn () is a borough of New York City, coextensive with Kings County, in the U.S. state of New York. Kings County is the most populous county in the State of New York, and the second-most densely populated county in the United States, be ...
, the youngest of 11 children, Cantin at age six moved with her family to Wayne, New Jersey. In 2007, Cantin (then known as Dina Manzo) and her then husband Thomas Manzo appeared in an episode of VH1's ''My Fabulous Wedding''. In 2009, Cantin appeared in the first two seasons of ''
The Real Housewives of New Jersey'', a reality series focusing on a group of women living in New Jersey, before departing. In 2014, Cantin returned for the sixth season. In 2015, she departed the series due to relocating to California. In 2011, Cantin hosted the party-planning series ''Dina's Party'' on HGTV. It was later cancelled after two seasons.
Cantin runs Project Ladybug, a nonprofit foundation that focuses on helping children diagnosed with cancer and their families pay for medical bills and other expenses.
In 2016, Cantin released a skincare product line titled Glow by Dina.
Personal life
Dina Cantin has appeared on ''The Real Housewives of New Jersey'' alongside her sister
Caroline Manzo, brother Chris Laurita, and sister-in-law
Jacqueline Laurita. She has one daughter, Lexi Ioannou, born January 25, 1996. In October 2012, Cantin separated from her then husband Tommy Manzo. In February 2016, their divorce was finalized.
Cantin is close friends with former co-star
Teresa Giudice. She is the godmother of Giudice's daughter, Audriana.
In 2015, Cantin moved from Franklin Lakes, New Jersey to Malibu, California.
In May 2017, Cantin and her then boyfriend
Dave Cantin
David Scott Cantin (born October 26, 1979) is an American entrepreneur, philanthropist and cancer survivor.
Early life
He was born David Scott Cantin on October 26, 1979, in Freehold Township, New Jersey. He is the youngest of three children.
Ca ...
were the victims of a robbery at her home.
The two married the following month in June, 2017.
On December 16, 2020,
Lucchese crime family
The Lucchese crime family (pronounced ) is an Italian-American Mafia crime family and one of the "Five Families" that dominate organized crime activities in New York City, in the United States, within the nationwide criminal phenomenon known as ...
soldier
John Perna pled guilty to aggravated assault on Dave Cantin. Perna was hired by Thomas Manzo, who is the ex-husband of Cantin; Perna carried out the assault in exchange for a discounted price for his wedding reception.
Filmography
References
External links
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1972 births
Living people
American people of Italian descent
The Real Housewives cast members