Early life

Born to a 15-year-old mother of Sicilian heritage, Staub was adopted, given the name Beverly Ann Merrill, and reared in Pennsylvania. She said in her autobiography, The Naked Truth, that multiple relatives sexually abused her, writing, "The memory goes back as far as 8 years old. By 11, I started fighting back."

Career

During the first season of The Real Housewives of New Jersey, other participants in the reality show confronted Staub with Charles Kipps's book Cop Without a Badge, which recounted events that surrounded an undercover FBI informer, Kevin Maher, who had once been married to Staub; Cop Without a Badge also included an account of Staub's arrest. Still known at the time as Beverly Ann Merrill, Staub cooperated with authorities and received five years probation. Staub had been arrested in June of 1986, but she denied many of the other allegations Maher had made. Staub's autobiography, The Naked Truth, was released on May 25, 2010, and in it, she wrote that her arrest was a matter of "wrong place/wrong time."

After weeks of speculation, Bravo announced that Staub would not be returning to the show for season three, giving no reason. It was later revealed that Caroline Manzo had told Bravo and Andy Cohen that she would not return to the series if Staub did.

In June of 2010, her Wayne, New Jersey home, which had been featured on the The Real Housewives of New Jersey, was put up for sale. As of the end of 2014, the property was listed as a short sale in connection with Staub's successful completion of a bankruptcy filing.

In September of 2010, she appeared on the Style Network comedy program The Dish. She acted in several sketches including a surprise cold open where she tried to take over as the show's host 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 cast-mate Teresa Giudice by portraying her as a monkey.

In 2011, Staub, along with Heidi Montag of The Hills and Jake Pavelka of The Bachelor: On the Wings of Love, starred in a food-related reality series for VH1 called Famous Food, in which they would " a restaurant from the ground up."

Controversies and legal problems

In May of 2011, she signed a three-year deal with Scores Gentleman's Club to appear as a fully nude stripper and to star in adult online content. But days after signing her contract for adult performances, Staub announced that she was seeking psychological and addiction treatment, and reneged on the deal.

Published works

• The Naked Truth (autobiography, with Steven Priggé) 2010, Gallery; ISBN 978-1-4391-8289-5

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