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Danielle Staub's Stripper Past

The Internet is alive with the sounds of hundreds of gossip hounds ordering copies of Cop Without a Badge: The Extraordinary Undercover Life of Kevin Maher, on the hunt for more information about Real Housewife of New Jersey Danielle Staub. A week is a very long time to wait when the gossip is this good. I have an operative sending me a copy for my own perusal, but in the mean time, thank God I have the world’s best readers to tide me over with the gossip. Thanks very much to Marie L. for giving me the juice. She says:

“Hey Maria!

Got my hands on the book.  Seems like Danielle’s real name is Beverly Merrill.  She was an exotic dancer at Gallaghers & in 1992  a club called Shakers in Carlstadt. Her mug shot is in the book along with picture of  Gallaghers.  In the Epilogue it states her last known address is in Wayne NJ & that Maher last saw her in 1992 dancing at a club. ”

It appears that Danielle and Kevin Maher used to be tight. I’ll post more as I know!

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Wednesday, May 27, 2009 - 1:03 pm ET
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  1. Lori

    LMAO @operative! (let us know!!!)

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  2. Christel

    Ditto LMAO @ operative. I’m seeing the black and white spy guys from MAD Magazine!

    Why on earth would someone with this kind of past go on reality TV? Maybe it’s her way of… cleansing.

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  3. meave

    Gallagher’s! Irish stripper bars!

    Google says, btw, it’s “Shakers Go Go” in Carlstadt. EVEN BETTER. The website is pretty amazing.

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  4. Lea

    A commenter on Gawker posted this link… it’s her mug shot! And a few pages of the book!
    http://www.scribd.com/doc/15856879/Real-Housewives

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  5. Jen

    whoa. She is definitely my very favorite.lol
    found this on another site.

    The gist of the story is that the main character in the book, Kevin, encounters Danielle and takes interest in her. Only to find out she is a stripper with a recent arrest and run in with the law. The run in with the law includes assisting a drug dealer in kidnapping and extortion. All of this allegedly took place in 1986. Interesting.

    Kevin would go on to help Danielle get a good plea deal with the FBI. The two ended up dating on and off for 5 years eventually ending things in 1990. During this period Danielle and Kevin got married, but the marriage wasn’t exactly legal as Kevin was still married at the time. Kevin went on to state he last saw Danielle stripping in 1991.

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  6. Jen

    Danielle made my darn day.lol. Juicy stuff. Why would she go on reality tv? it is a good question. I am glad she did though.lol

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  7. Jennifer

    Well, the mugshot is live now for anyone who just googles “Danielle Staub”!

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  8. d

    Okay I danced with danielle and her best friend Missy in the early 90s. At SD and Shakers.. She was a high kick ass money maker.. She left and married a wealthy guy.. good for her!! SHE USED TO HAVE HEFTY BAGS OF CASH FROM THE STAGE!!
    POWER TO YOU DANIELLE!!

    URE OLD DANCE GF

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  9. w

    Danielle was a stripper and danced at shakers! I remember her when I use to go there with one of my friends who was a dancer!

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  10. john

    I remember her as a classy dancer who didi not compromise herself when doing table
    dances, I think the first husband owned a few gas stations.

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