Danielle Staub Biography

Danielle Staub is an American singer, author and reality television personality. She came into limelight after appearing in the American reality television series, The Real Housewives of New Jersey. Staub has also penned a memoir titled The Naked Truth and won the reality competition Popular Foods which gave her investment in the now-defunct West Hollywood restaurant Lemon Basket.

Early Life And Education Of Danielle Staub

Danielle Staub was born as Beverly Ann Merrill on July 29, 1962, in Athens, Pennsylvania, USA. She belongs to American nationality. As far as her ethnicity is concerned, she comes from Sicilian heritage.

Staub was adopted, given the name by Beverly Ann Merill, and reared in Pennsylvania. Talking about her early life, she said in her autobiography, The Naked Truth, that multiple relatives sexually abused her, writing,

 "The memory goes back as far as eight years old. By 11, I started fighting back."

Danielle Staub's Professional Career 

Danielle Staub started her career by appearing in the episode of All My Children in 2001. 

In June 2010,  Staub’s Wayne, New Jersey house, which had been highlighted on The Real Housewives of New Jersey, and was put up for sale.

In September 2010, Staub appeared on the Style Network comedy show the Dish. She acted in various sketches including the surprise cold open where she worked to take over as the show’s manager after leaving the real presenter, Danielle Fishel, bound and gagged backstage.

The appearance gained media attention after one sketch, which some commentators said parodied Staub castmate Teresa Giudice by portraying her as a Monkey.

 In June 2012, Staub filed for the bankruptcy. As the end of the year in 2014, the property classified as a short sale in combination with Staub’s successful completion of a bankruptcy filing.

Danielle Staub's Net Worth, Salary, And Major Source Of Income

Danielle Staub has earned lots of from her career. Her estimated net worth in 2019, nonetheless, is -$1 million as per celebrity net worth. 

In June 2013, the TV personality took her house on the market for $899K. The mansion was nestled in New Jersey. She was originally bought the home for $1.03 million in 1998. In 2011, she made around $64.7 K from her work with Dial-A-Star and for winning the massive reality TV flop Famous Food. 

Danielle Staub's Husband And Kids

Danielle Staub married twice in her life and has been engaged for the 21st time. She was first married to Kevin Mehar in 1986, but they did not continue their married relationship and divorced in 1987. That concluded with their marriage lasting for a year.

Then, Staub married to Thomas N. Staub with whom she was blessed with two children, a daughter, Christine Staub born on December 4, 1993, and Jillian Staub born on May 14, 1998. Unfortunately, they got divorced in 2007.

Staub’s ex-husband Kevin Maher claimed her for defamation of character after allegations were made about him. However, it was settled out of court.

 In October 2010, Staub was accused again by Maher for making wrong accusations in her memoir.  after printing the publisher Schuster & Simon, a lawsuit would be filed if the book published. 

Staub started dating Marty Caffrey, and later they announced engaged in May 2017. She was formerly engaged to Joseph Masalta in August 2015 to December 2015 after her divorce with her ex-husband Thomas N. Staub. Staub and her ex-hubby Marty tied the knots in May 2018 and a few months later it was announced that the two would divorce which was finalized on Feb 2019. 

Staub became engaged for the 21st time to Olivier Maier on Feb 28, 2019. But they called off their engagement on March 4, 2019. 

Danielle Staub's height, age, and Other Facts

• Danielle Staub's age: July 29, 1962 (age 56)
• Staub's height: 5ft 7 inch (1.75m)