"Andy and I have a unique relationship," the Manzo matriarch told HuffPost Live on Wednesday. "I think that he does look at me differently [than other housewives]."
She credits their dynamic to her stringent rules while shooting, which she thinks fostered a relationship in which he views her "as more of a mother figure than a housewife figure."
"There were certain rules that I had in filming [RHONJ] and that was: you never saw us in our bedroom, I would never wear a bikini — 'cause I have grown sons. I just don't do that. And I think that kind of separated me from the other ladies," she explained.
These days, Manzo makes a point of keeping conversation with Cohen upbeat, leaving the complaining to the other housewives.
"When I talk with Andy, I don't say 'my cellulite was showing,'" she said. "I talk about business, ask him how he is ... so it's not quite that intense."
Manzo'd with Children premieres this Sunday at 9/8c on Bravo!
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