Yahoo Movies The Real Reason Why Ralph 'Ralphie Boy' Isn't on 'Buddy Valastro's Cake Dynasty'
By now, it's safe to say that just about everyone in America is aware of Carlo's Bakery from the long-running TLC show Cake Boss and subsequent spin-off series starring Buddy Valastro. After more than a decade on air, Cake Boss released it's final episode in 2020, but that did not mark the end of the Carlo's Bake Shop crew's run on television.
On November 11, 2023, a new show starring Buddy, his family and long time bakery employees called Buddy Valastro's Cake Dynasty premiered on A&E. The new series follows Buddy and his family as they manage their growing empire, which now far surpasses their brick and mortar store, while trying to stay true to their roots and maintain the cake shop that started it all. While there are plenty of familiar faces in the new series, there's one person who's missing. Immediately we found ourselves wondering: where is Ralphie Boy?!
Though, Ralphie (Ralph Attanasia III) isn't officially a part of the Valastro family, he's been a part of the Cake Boss cast since the beginning of season 3 of Cake Boss in 2010. Ralph was the head of the sculpture department at Carlo's Bakery, utilizing his artistic background and talents to create some of the series' best cake masterpieces. He also appeared on other shows with Buddy including Buddy vs. Duff and Bake It Like Buddy. So, why isn't Ralph on Cake Dynasty?
From Ralph's social media accounts, we pieced together that, after 12 years, he no longer works at Carlo's Bakery. On January 28, 2023, posted a tweet bashing his former job: "You should have seen people's faces at my new job when I told them that at my old job I went 3 years without a raise, twice, or that we never got a Christmas bonus in the 12 years I was there," Ralph wrote on Twitter.
You should have seen people's faces at my new job when I told them that at my old job I went 3 years without a raise, twice, or that we never got a Christmas bonus in the 12 years I was there.
— Ralph A. Attanasia III (@AttaBoyRalph) January 28, 2023
The new job he is referring to is at a prop shop in New Jersey, he explained in the comments. Ralph's talent and presence will surely be missed on Buddy Valastro's Cake Dynasty. If you want to watch the new show, episodes drop every Saturday night at 10/9c and stream next day on A&E and Philo.
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