Jen Graziano Confirms New Cast Members, New Cities

By Ed Scarpo
Mob Wives New Cast

From VH1 Blog:

Big changes are afoot in the world of Mob Wives. The show’s creator, Jennifer Graziano, recently spoke to The New York Post and confirmed that the New York cast will gain two new women for season three, though Jennifer is not naming names just yet. She says that one of the newbies is an old friend she’s known since she was a teenager, and the other “brings something to the show that I think is needed — someone who is really into her career.”

Jennifer also reveals that she’s working on two more Mob Wives franchises, one in Philadelphia, one in Miami. “Both are cast. It’s now up to VH1 to decide which one to do,” she says. Season three of Mob Wives has already begun filming, but will not premiere until 2013. All of the original cast are set to return.

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