Real Housewives of New Jersey

Real Housewives fans, Brace yourselves, couse of the Jersey girls have arrived — and they aren't holding back on the drama.

After Bravo's highly-rated series preview aired back in April, many viewers are expecting The Real Housewives of New Jersey (Tuesday at 11 pm/ET) to be something out of The Sopranos. But housewife Caroline Manzo — the mama bear of the bunch — thinks it's all just talk.

"We tell it like it is. We are about family. We're about having fun ... You know, Sopranos was great and I guess that's what's going to sell the show. But I think you'll be pleasantly surprised when you see the group of us, that we're moms, we're sisters, we're daughters, we're friends, and it's just, you know, we're housewives for real. We're the real deal," said Manzo. If the preview is any inclination, they're also real tough cookies.