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  • REPORT: RHONJ Producers Are “Having a Hard Time” Finding the Right Cast for Season 15 After Test Filming Fails

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    The Real Housewives of New Jersey still has no season 15 cast.

    After season 14 concluded with a major divide among the women, some of whom were Team Teresa Giudice, 53, and others of whom sided with Melissa Gorga, 46, in their since-ended feud, an insider has revealed that producers are “having a hard time” finding the right group of housewives and have brought in a new third-party team to interview potential newbies.

    “Previous producers have been having a hard time finding the right cast and fit,” an insider told Us Weekly on January 13. “They didn’t like the newcomers who were test filming last year in August.”

    According to the report, the casting team is searching for a diverse group of women from all different parts of the Garden State.

    “They are going full speed ahead with casting over the next month and a half,” the source shared. “The current cast could have answers if they’re coming back to the show in the next couple of months.”

    As RHONJ fans will recall, Jackie Goldschneider, 49, and Jennifer Aydin, 48, who announced her exit from the series in October, sided with Teresa amid season 14, and Margaret Josephs, 58, Danielle Cabral, 40, and Rachel Fuda, 34, remained loyal to Melissa. Meanwhile, Dolores Catania, 54, who will be featured as a “friend” on the debut season of The Real Housewives of Rhode Island, and Jennifer Fessler, 55, did their best to stay in the middle.

    As for who could possibly return, that’s apparently up in the air for everyone.

    “None of the current cast members know yet if they are coming back [for season 15],” the insider continued. “Producers could recast the whole show.”

    Following reports of test filming between Melissa, Margaret, Dolores, and potential newbies in August 2025, Teresa reconciled with Melissa and her brother, Joe Gorga, 51, and ultimately celebrated Christmas together.

    While there have been rumors swirling in regard to a potential cancellation of the series, Andy Cohen, 57, confirmed last June on The View that that was not the case.

    “It was really on a deep pause, and we are actively there casting and looking at the future of what that will be,” he said. “It’s a great franchise, and we love it. I just have to reiterate that.”

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  • REPORT: Teresa Giudice and Melissa Gorga Will Return to RHONJ With These 2 Costars for Season 15, Find Out Which Full-Timer Has Allegedly Been Fired as Newbies Are Added

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    Teresa Giudice and Melissa Gorga will reportedly be returning to the cast of The Real Housewives of New Jersey for season 15 after reconciling their relationship weeks ago.

    According to a new report, the sisters-in-law are expected to reprise their roles on the show for the impending episodes, along with Dolores Catania, 54, and Jennifer Fessler, 55, as one of the series’s longtime regulars is left out of the new cast.

    “For [RHONJ] fans, it looks like we’re all in for a familiar rollercoaster. Yes, Melissa and Teresa are both set to return next season. Alongside them, we’re hearing Dolores and Jen Fessler will be back, plus some fresh faces are coming in to stir the pot,” revealed a December 8 report from Deuxmoi.

    “One notable absence?” the report continued. “[It] looks like Margaret Josephs sadly won’t be holding a spot this time around.”

    On Instagram, RHONJ Obsessed shared the supposed news with its followers, also mentioning that Dolores would be appearing as a friend of Liz McGraw’s on The Real Housewives of Rhode Island season one.

    After the post was shared on Instagram in regard to the alleged casting news for RHONJ season 15, a number of fans weighed in, some of whom liked the women who were returning, and others who felt producers were potentially making a big mistake.

    “Margaret leaving is the best news ever!” one person proclaimed.

    “As long as [Margaret] is not there I’m happy,” another agreed.

    A third wrote, “I think getting rid of [Margaret] will help move the franchise forward.”

    Then, as someone else said that they needed “a break” from Teresa, and another fan said Melissa was “not needed anymore,” others suggested Bravo bring back the “original cast” or Jennifer Aydin, 48, who seemed to announce her exit from the show in October.

    “I miss Jen Aydin. She is totally needed as well as Teresa, Dolo, and Fessler!” someone shared. Another person exclaimed, “I’d prefer [Jennifer Aydin] over Fessler ANY DAY.”

    Meanwhile, another person mentioned Kathy Wakile, 60.

    No word yet on when filming will begin on The Real Housewives of New Jersey season 15.

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  • Teresa Giudice Shares Why RHONJ Was Put “On Pause,” Expresses Hope for Change Amid Casting Rumors

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    Teresa Giudice shared why the Real Housewives of New Jersey was put “on pause,” and expressed hope that something “changes in the future.” According to a recent rumor, Teresa, Margaret Josephs, Dolores Catania, and Melissa Gorga will be the only castmates potentially returning next season.

    In season 14, the cast was divided amid Melissa’s war with Teresa, her sister-in-law. Almost every costar picked a side, though most of them, unsurprisingly, joined the team of Melissa and Margaret.

    On her Turning The Tables podcast, Teresa shaded certain castmates.

    “I guess they want my spot. And it’s like, let’s try to tear Teresa down. So if we tear her down, then we can take her spot or hurt someone that I love,” said the star. “That’s why I’m always trying to defend myself, which is not always a fun thing to do.” Teresa admitted that this doesn’t “show the best side of me.”

    She also hinted that her costars’ scheming “got old.”

    “Look, that’s why now obviously we’re on pause,” she revealed. “So hopefully, you know, something changes in the future. Because … you should be lifting each other up, not tearing … people down.”

    Back in July, Teresa hinted at the issue with season 14.

    “What we lacked on our show [is what Real Housewives of Salt Lake City has] … comedy,” Teresa shared at the time, via Centennial World Pod Network on TikTok. “You want to have fun. You wanna laugh. … You don’t want it to be so toxic and so stressful, and for what? And I feel like that’s what happened with our show.”

    “It got so dark,” the star added. “I mean, you saw it … I feel like everyone that really knows me, they’re like, ‘That’s not you, the Teresa that we see on TV.’ Cause I’m so fun to hang out with. And everyone always tells me how funny I am … Where’s that Teresa?”

    “That Teresa is around with my friends,” she said. “But not when I’m filming with my old cast members. Yeah, that doesn’t happen.”

    The new season of the Real Housewives of New Jersey will reportedly start filming soon.

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  • REPORT: ‘RHONJ’ Season 15 to Return With 4 Cast Members as 3 Are Fired and Newbies Are Added, Plus Update on Jackie & Jennifer and When Filming Will Begin

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    The Real Housewives of New Jersey cast has reportedly undergone some major changes ahead of its upcoming 15th season.

    Over a year after the 14th season concluded with Teresa Giudice, 53, and Melissa Gorga, 46, estranged, and the rest of the cast divided, a new report suggests that only four cast members will return as three others are fired, and a number of newbies are added to film the new episodes.

    “Just got word that Teresa Giudice, Melissa Gorga, Dolores Catania, and Margaret Josephs have officially been tapped to film test scenes with a batch of potential new housewives in the next few weeks. Producers are setting up one on one or small group shoot sessions (think pairings like Dolores + Margaret, Dolores + Melissa, Margaret + Melissa, and Teresa + Dolores),” Bravo and Cocktails revealed to its readers on August 19.

    That means Jennifer Aydin, 48, Danielle Cabral, 39, and Rachel Fuda, 34, have not been asked back.

    “With potentially newbies mostly locked in, it’s now all about capturing compelling footage, watching the chemistry, and deciding which pairings (or singles) stand out. The plan is to unveil the returning vets at BravoCon in November, but it’s unclear if the newbies will be revealed alongside them,” the report continued. 

    As for when filming on season 15 could potentially begin, it was noted that production was hoping to include fall and winter holidays, including Halloween.

    “[It’s] perfect timing for giving the show that classic Jersey charm,” the outlet stated. 

    In addition to sharing that the final four could change before the cast is set in stone, Bravo and Cocktails also revealed that the fates of Jackie Goldschneider, 48, and Jennifer Fessler, 56, are up in the air.

    “Jen Fessler and Jackie Goldschneider have yet to be invited to film, though they could easily be slotted in last-minute if producers decide to bring one (or both) back into the mix. Of the two, execs are leaning more towards Jen Fessler at this time,” it noted.

    The report comes just days after Joe Gorga, 50, told fans at Dolores’ charity softball game that he and his family would be coming “back,” and after Margaret hinted at her comeback on Instagram.

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  • Margaret Josephs Suggests Which “Grownup” RHONJ Costars Should Film Mashup Show With RHONY OG’s, Plus Talks Jen Aydin’s “Ridiculous” Return Claim, and What She Hopes for Show

    Margaret Josephs Suggests Which “Grownup” RHONJ Costars Should Film Mashup Show With RHONY OG’s, Plus Talks Jen Aydin’s “Ridiculous” Return Claim, and What She Hopes for Show

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    Margaret Josephs suggested “grownup” castmates from The Real Housewives of New Jersey should do a mash-up show with Luann de Lesseps, Ramona Singer, and Dorinda Medley from the original version of Real Housewives of New York. She also shaded Jennifer Aydin’s “ridiculous” claim that she was returning to RHONJ, and Margaret shared what she hopes will happen to the cast.

    After a season of lower ratings and a divided cast, Real Housewives of New Jersey was put on hiatus. As of now, a host of reports suggest different outcomes for the cast. Andy Cohen, however, has said repeatedly that no decisions have been made. At one point, he suggested the idea of an entire cast reboot like the network did to Real Housewives of New York in 2023.

    “[It’s] very unfortunate what has occurred on our cast,” said Margaret on the Virtual Reali-Tea podcast. “I think it’s devastating, truthfully, that it got to that level.”

    She suggested that she, Dorinda, Luann, and Ramona should film a mash-up show with other “grownups” from RHONJ, including Dolores Catania, Jenn Fessler, and Melissa Gorga. 

    “The women of a certain age all together – I think could be kinda funny,” she said.

    Dorinda also addressed Aydin’s recent claim on Instagram Live that she was returning to RHONJ, which she said while clapping back to a fan. Andy has since debunked this claim.

    “I just knew that was a mistake. You don’t do that. You don’t be presumptuous. You shouldn’t be cocky … until the entire cast knows and you get that call,” said Margaret. “You don’t have to clap back at people. It’s absolutely ridiculous when you’re doing an Instagram Live. It’s childish … and you know it’s not true, so it’s just like, ‘Bury yourself. I don’t care.’”

    But she praised Andy for “set[ting] it straight.” According to Margaret, she “love[s] the show,” but it “turned a corner … for all of us.”

    “Whatever happens, happens,” she said of its future. “And I have to resign myself to, ‘You know what, whatever is meant to be is meant to be.’”

    Margaret hopes it returns with castmates who can keep the drama “light” and “petty” but not “take it into real life.” She also hinted that Fessler should join the main cast.

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  • Margaret Josephs Suggests She’d Quit RHONJ If Teresa & Luis Return, Shades Teresa’s Psychic, and Talks Next Season, Plus If She Has Regrets About Season 14 and Being “Done” With Jackie Goldschneider for Good

    Margaret Josephs Suggests She’d Quit RHONJ If Teresa & Luis Return, Shades Teresa’s Psychic, and Talks Next Season, Plus If She Has Regrets About Season 14 and Being “Done” With Jackie Goldschneider for Good

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    Margaret Josephs opened up about what would make her quit The Real Housewives of New Jersey cast while appearing on Melissa Gorga‘s podcast on Thursday.

    As Margaret, 57, reacted to Teresa Giudice, 52, enlisting a psychic to predict who would be asked back to the show for season 15, looked back on season 14, and explained why she is done with her friendship with Jackie Goldschneider, 48, she shared what would make her walk away from the series after starring on it for seven seasons.

    On the October 3 episode of On Display With Melissa Gorga, after being asked how she would respond to being asked back to RHONJ with people she didn’t want to film with, Margaret confirmed, “I just wouldn’t.”

    “I just have to protect my family and I cannot put myself in that position and I think it would be dangerous for myself and my family,” she admitted, seemingly hinting at not wanting to film with Teresa or her husband  Luis Ruelas who she claims made threatening calls to her son.

    Then, when Melissa, 45, said that she has “no answers” about what the future will hold for RHONJ, Margaret confirmed, “We know absolutely nothing.”

    “We don’t know when we’re going back to filming. We’re just on a break. We’re on a much-needed break,” she stated. “We don’t know anyone who’s coming back. We don’t know what’s happening.”

    Margaret then took aim at Teresa’s psychic.

    “We’re not bringing psychics on the show to tell us what’s happening, not psychics that look like a side-show freak at least. I had to say that. That was funny. Someone sent me that cuz I’m blocked but that was kind of funny,” she noted.

    Meanwhile, Melissa agreed that the ongoing discussions about what might happen with RHONJ are “like beating a dead horse.”

    “I think we all need to just sit back, see what happens, and when it does happen, we all need to accept whatever it is,” she stated.

    “Exactly,” Margaret replied. “Whatever happens is what’s meant to be and I think we’re fine with it.”

    As she looked ahead to the potential new season, and who may come and who may go, Margaret said she had mixed suspicions.

    “One day I think they might just be like ‘We’re sick of all these broads in general, let’s just get all new people. ‘ But I think people are invested in us and invested in our lives. I don’t know. We still had good ratings. I change my mind every day,” she shared. “I don’t wish bad on anybody. Even the people I can’t stomach, I don’t want something bad to happen to them. I really don’t. I don’t want to see anyone lose money. As much as I can’t tolerate and don’t want to be around them, I don’t want anything bad to happen … I don’t want to see them anymore but I don’t want to see the demise of them.”

    According to Melissa, she felt that the ratings on their series were “pretty amazing,” and that they were “killing it” before Bravo put them on pause.

    “We were doing a really good job. [And] I feel like there could still be a lot of show left. I feel like they could recast and still make a great show but there’s also another part that makes me feel like, listen, there’s a lot of years we’ve been doing this and sometimes it is good to elevate and try new things and go another way,” she acknowledged.

    Moving on to her possible regrets, Margaret said she had none when it came to season 14.

    “I feel like everything came out right, for me, I feel like I came out on top,” she noted. “The gods blessed me a week before that final episode when I found out, I called the ex’s attorney, and the ex and I found out about Jackie going over there. That was like a gift. I was vindicated.”

    Also on Melissa’s podcast, Margaret said that she has not spoken to Jackie, nor would she.

    “I’m done with that relationship. I don’t wish her any ill. She showed me who she is. She obviously never felt a certain way, the way I felt about her. I really loved her. I did champion her, regardless of what she thinks,” Margaret revealed as Melissa admitted she had a “soft spot for her.”

    “She defended you, she stuck up for you and for all of us but the truth is, behind our backs, she did a lot of things that we found out about and I think that’s indicative of her character … It’s sad that I found out who she is,” Margaret replied. 

    Melissa went on to say that she was sad to see the falling out between Margaret and Jackie.

    “I had a firsthand look at your friendship with her and I’ve said before, you used to remind me sometimes: Make sure to call Jackie. Make sure you invite Jackie. You were always keeping her at the top of your list,” Melissa stated.

    “[But] when you show me who you are, that’s it. And she was not who I thought she was,” Margaret concluded.

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  • Jacqueline Laurita Addresses Caroline Writing Letter of Support for Tommy Manzo, Danielle Cabral Unfollowing Caroline After Joining RHONJ, and Slams “Pathetic” Jackie Goldschneider, Plus Shades Margaret Josephs for Playing Dirty and Says Show is No Longer “Fun to Watch”

    Jacqueline Laurita Addresses Caroline Writing Letter of Support for Tommy Manzo, Danielle Cabral Unfollowing Caroline After Joining RHONJ, and Slams “Pathetic” Jackie Goldschneider, Plus Shades Margaret Josephs for Playing Dirty and Says Show is No Longer “Fun to Watch”

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    Jacqueline Laurita reacted to Caroline Manzo‘s support of Tommy Manzo during a podcast appearance last week, months after Tommy was found guilty of hiring a hit man to assault ex-wife Dina Manzo‘s now-husband, Dave Cantin.

    While also sharing her thoughts on Danielle Cabral, 39, unfollowing Caroline, 63, her aunt, after being cast on The Real Housewives of New Jersey, and shading Jackie Goldschneider, 47, and Margaret Josephs, 57, for their behavior on the show, Jacqueline, 54, described the Bravo series as “toxic” and weighed in on Caroline being a character witness for Tommy, 59.

    “I’m happy the truth finally came out and justice will be served. It just was so disturbing and scary,” Jacqueline began on the September 10 episode of the AllAboutTRH podcast.

    As for the involvement of both Caroline and Dolores Catania, 53, Jacqueline said she had no idea what their letters said — or if they actually existed.

    “I did hear from the grapevine that they were character witnesses for Tommy because I know at the time, Caroline and Dolores were close with Tommy and not so much Dina. And they hadn’t been in contact with Dina in a really long time,” she noted. “Tommy is Caroline’s husband’s brother. So, I could imagine that it put her in an awkward position. And I don’t think either of them truly believed that Tommy would be capable of this. I think they thought it came from someone else, maybe Dina’s husband’s ex’s family [the one that he left for Dina].”

    “I’m sure they’re shocked and disappointed about it. I haven’t discussed this with either of them … because it’s so deep. But I can’t imagine, that’s Caroline’s brother and then her mother-in-law’s son. I’m sure she’s angry,” Jacqueline continued.

    While Jacqueline acknowledged that Caroline and Dina “aren’t close,” she said she “would’ve opted to stay out of” the court case.

    Moving on to Danielle unfollowing Caroline after landing a role on RHONJ, Jacqueline, whose brother-in-law’s ex-wife is married to Danielle’s father, admitted she didn’t understand why she would do that.

    “What happened there?” she wondered. “Caroline helped her. She was, like, kind of suggesting her for the show and everything. I had heard she got in an argument with her brother’s wife because she didn’t take her wedding dress shopping with her. That’s the only thing I’ve heard. But I don’t know what that has to do with Caroline.”

    As for Jackie’s newfound friendship with Teresa Giudice, 52, Jacqueline didn’t have anything good to say about Jackie — especially after she shared private texts between them with Melissa Gorga, who went public with the texts at the RHONJ season 13 reunion.

    “She’s pathetic to me, sorry. I just think that was sh*tty. I just think she’s so desperate and pathetic. I think she’s trying to hold onto her position so she’s doing that,” Jacqueline suspected. “For me, I [was] just like, ‘We were good and I don’t understand why you did that.’”

    Jacqueline then noted that Teresa “thinks they’ve transpired into a real friendship.”

    “Which, maybe, because Jackie was acting out because of what was said on camera and that she was upset about her husband [Evan Goldschneider] cheating. So I understood why Jackie was upset at the time. So if Teresa can let that go, that’s on her,” Jacqueline reasoned.

    According to Jacqueline, she had an experience with Jackie that was similar to that of Margaret, who had said Jackie constantly sent her stuff about Teresa.

    “Why would you put mine out there without putting yours out there?” she asked Jackie.

    Continuing on about Margaret, Jacqueline said she initially thought Margaret was “good for the show.”

    “I thought she was witty and stuff like that. But Margaret, I don’t know … I think there’s obviously a lot behind the scenes going on and being talked about and stuff like that. People will say something for shock value,” she explained. “And I think Margaret likes to keep things in her back pocket to use against people for things, and it is a dirty game to play.”

    Then, when Margaret calling Jennifer Aydin, 47, a drug addict and exposing Bill Aydin‘s affair were mentioned, Jacqueline admitted that can stick with a person.

    “People will tend to believe it [even] if it’s not true. [But] I think they all kind of do that. They go after each other because it’s like, ‘Let me talk about you, take the heat off me.’ I feel like they all kind of take jabs at each other,” she stated. “It’s gotten very toxic to watch. It’s not fun to watch anymore. It’s too tense and deep and dark.”

    The Real Housewives of New Jersey is currently on pause ahead of its 15th season.

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  • Teresa Giudice Reacts to Frank Saying Bravo Asked Her to Leave RHONJ, Reveals Who She Wants to Return, and Accuses Melissa of Using Cheating Rumor for a Storyline, Joe Prioritizing Work Over Time With Late Dad, and Jackie

    Teresa Giudice Reacts to Frank Saying Bravo Asked Her to Leave RHONJ, Reveals Who She Wants to Return, and Accuses Melissa of Using Cheating Rumor for a Storyline, Joe Prioritizing Work Over Time With Late Dad, and Jackie

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    Teresa Giudice spoke out about Frank Catania‘s claim that Bravo asked her to “leave” The Real Housewives of New Jersey and revealed which cast member she’d like to see return while appearing on a podcast last week.

    As she also shaded Melissa Gorga, 45, for using the cheating rumor against her for a storyline on the show and suggesting her brother, Joe Gorga, 50, chose work over their late father, Teresa, 52, defended her friendship with Jackie Goldschneider, 47, and expressed confusion over Frank’s statements.

    “I don’t know what Frank Catania’s doing. I have no idea. No comment,” she stated on the August 22 episode of the AllAboutTRH Podcast. “I don’t know why he’s saying these things. I’m glad TMZ came forward saying that that’s not true. Thank you TMZ. Thank you for saying the truth.”

    Although no casting announcements for season 15 have been made quite yet, Teresa said she’d like to see Jacqueline Laurita, 54, come back to the show.

    “She doesn’t even live here, [but] I’ll say, Jacqueline,” Teresa shared.

    Looking back at season 13, Teresa, who was accused of pushing for a cheating rumor about Melissa to come out, explained how Joe was ultimately made privy to the claim.

    “She ended up telling me other things, Laura, that I did tell my brother. I mean, it wasn’t me. I ended up telling my husband [Luis Ruelas] and then my husband said ‘I think your brother should know this,’” Teresa revealed, signaling Laura Marasca Jensen, a former friend of Margaret Josephs, 57.

    “But told my brother in private without cameras and then they wanted to bring it to light for, again, for a storyline,” she continued of Melissa and Joe. “I didn’t need it for a storyline. I didn’t bring it to light for a storyline. Luis told my brother in confidence, without cameras and then they decided to bring it out to light so it would be on TV. I didn’t want to lose it for a storyline.”

    Teresa also shaded Joe when speaking of how it is traditional in Italian families that fathers move in with sons after their wives pass.

    “Me and my father have always been so close. He always wanted to hang out with my brother but my brother was always working. My brother always … work and work,” she stated as she spoke of Giacinto Gorga wanting to live with her after the death of her mom. “We all work. You’ve gotta make time for your parents if you want to.”

    According to Teresa, her ex-husband, Joe Giudice, 52, was also close to her father.

    “That’s one good thing about my ex, and that’s why my father loved my ex so much. Joe actually hung out with my dad a lot, spent a lot of time with him,” she revealed. “They used to play cards together. I remember when my dad passed away, Joe, he was so upset. Even when my mom passed away, he was devastated. He adored my parents. He was so good to my parents. And my parents loved him. They know Joe didn’t mean to hurt me in any way. Right before my dad passed away, he went to Italy with Joe.”

    Recalling past seasons of the show, which she only began watching recently, Teresa said that one particular moment, in which Melissa suggested she didn’t pay her bills, stood out.

    “That replays in my head all the time. We paid our bills. They say things like that,” she refuted.

    Teresa then recalled a scene where Melissa and Joe met with a financial advisor, who referenced her legal drama.

    “That guy, Bob Heyser, that was my father’s accountant at the time, which was my brother’s accountant, which was my accountant when I was working before meeting Joe,” she revealed. “That was my accountant, that I couldn’t believe he was talking sh*t about me. When he was saying that, I could not believe that. If my father saw that, my father would be knocking on his door.”

    Also on the podcast, Teresa was asked if she’d remain friends with Jackie if Jackie reconciled with Margaret.

    “She does not want to ever see her again. She doesn’t like her. She saw her for who she is. She’s not gonna become friends with her,” Teresa replied. “I don’t know how to be fake. There’s a lot of people on our cast that — they’re very strategic or they know how to be fake or they hang out with people so they don’t go against them. That’s not me.

    The Real Housewives of New Jersey is currently on hiatus ahead of its 15th season.

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  • Melissa Gorga Shares What RHONJ Producers Frown Upon, Status With Jackie, and What Pissed Her Off Most, Plus Convo That Wasn’t Shown, If She’s Prepared for Firing From “Toxic” Show, and Shades Alternate Reunion as “Pointless”

    Melissa Gorga Shares What RHONJ Producers Frown Upon, Status With Jackie, and What Pissed Her Off Most, Plus Convo That Wasn’t Shown, If She’s Prepared for Firing From “Toxic” Show, and Shades Alternate Reunion as “Pointless”

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    Melissa Gorga revealed what her Real Housewives of New Jersey producers don’t like while appearing on Tamra Judge and Teddi Mellencamp‘s podcast on Friday.

    In addition to offering an update on where she stands with Jackie Goldschneider, 47, noting what upset her most about their feud and sharing why she believes Jackie switched sides, Melissa, 45, shared her thoughts on potentially being fired from the show and shaded the alternate reunion as pointless.

    “That was always frowned upon by the producers. It was always, ‘Pick a side,’” Melissa shared on the August 22 episode of In the Twot Seat of cast members being neutral. “All of the sudden, they love it from [Dolores Catania]. [But] they needed someone to do that in Jersey.”

    Amid filming on season 14, Melissa and Jackie suffered a falling out. And, in the months since, they haven’t spoken.

    As Melissa noted, their last run-in was at one of Jackie’s book signings.

    “I haven’t spoken to Jackie since … I went to her book signing during filming … I did the right thing, even after she came to my housewarming party,” she shared.

    As for what annoyed her most about the situation, Melissa shaded Jackie as “desperate” for going against Margaret Josephs, 57, and attempting to make her friendship with Teresa Giudice, 53, an issue between them.

    “In every scene she was in with me, she was going hard for Margaret … I would approach her and I would say to her, ‘What are you doing Jackie? This is out of left field. Margaret always rallied for you,’” Melissa recalled. “[Margaret] would remind me, I have text messages from Margaret, uh-oh, screenshots, saying, ‘Invite Jackie. Don’t forget about Jackie. Let’s call Jackie, Keep her at dinner.’ Because she knows that Jackie was so sensitive about it because Jackie would always call her.”

    “Her and I were close too. We always had each other’s backs, Jackie and I, but what pissed me off the most was that in every single scene — and they didn’t show us having this conversation but we had it — she would say to me, ‘You’re just mad Melissa. You’re just mad because now I’m friends with your sister-in-law.’ And I would say, ‘I’m not mad. Stop trying to make me mad. I’m not mad.’”

    “She was so annoyed and mad that I wasn’t mad because she wanted that to be the thing,” Melissa added.

    When Melissa was then asked why Jackie switched sides amongst the RHONJ cast, Melissa made it clear that she didn’t take Jackie’s friendship with Teresa seriously, saying, point blank, “She hates her. Sorry. It’s so obvious.”

    Looking to the future of the show, Melissa confirmed she’s prepared to make an exit.

    “Because of all the rumors that are out there, I am fully prepared for anything. I think I would realize that [Teresa] and I are two extremely different characters … So if Bravo decides to go that route and kind of the darker, whatever it is, route, then I need to say, ‘That is not a show that I want to be on anyway,’ which it truly isn’t,” she stated. “I do want to be on [RHONJ]. I do not want to be on that toxic sh*t so as long as she is there and that whole thing would come back, I wouldn’t find it as a loss.”

    “And I also want to say, I’ve had a 14-year run. These things do have an end. You can’t do it forever,” she continued. “So, do I want to come back? Do I hope that they do something a little fresh and new? Of course. I hope that there’s some changes and I don’t know that I’ll be a part of them. I don’t think anybody knows but if they chose that route, I don’t want to be on it anyway. So I feel like it’s a good time to say, ‘It’s time.’”

    Also on the podcast, Melissa reflected on the alternative reunion, which saw her and her cast members at a watch party for the finale episode.

    “Everyone [hated it]. I actually thought it was pointless. It did nothing,” she stated. “I watched it live and I was like, … I didn’t want to keep seeing the finale again. We already saw that. It was trial and error.”

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  • RHONJ’s Margaret Josephs on Teresa Defending Luis’ Comment About Son, Says He’s the “Demise of Her,” and Talks Getting Upset With Production, Plus Siggy’s Accusations as She Predicts Teresa and Luis Won’t Last

    RHONJ’s Margaret Josephs on Teresa Defending Luis’ Comment About Son, Says He’s the “Demise of Her,” and Talks Getting Upset With Production, Plus Siggy’s Accusations as She Predicts Teresa and Luis Won’t Last

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    Margaret Josephs isn’t impressed with the way Teresa Giudice has changed since the start of her relationship with Luis Ruelas.

    Speaking out about her Real Housewives of New Jersey castmate on Tamra Judge, 56, and Teddi Mellencamp‘s podcast on Wednesday, Margaret, 57, reacted to the burn meeting Teresa, 52, staged with her attorney, James J. Leonard, Jr., addressed Teresa’s evolution, and revealed if she thinks her marriage to Luis will last.

    “I think she’s complicit,” Margaret admitted on the August 14 episode of Two Ts in a Pod.

    Looking back at the start of their former friendship, Margaret said she met Teresa after she was released from prison, and she “really bonded with her.”

    “She was very different. She was always with [Melissa Gorga] and [Joe Gorga]. They were extremely good to her. They included her all the time. I was with her. We had a lot of laughs. [But] she’s a horrible grudge-holder,” Margaret explained. “She would still say things to me about Melissa and I was like, ‘Stop.’ And I would try and bring them together. Even when we were in Ireland, I would have private conversations with her, but she was doing things behind the scenes.”

    Now that Teresa has been married to Luis for two years, Margaret believes her main goal in life is to protect him.

    “She doesn’t care about her career or anything else. I think proof of that is how, when I just watched the alternate reunion, how she could defend his actions,” Margaret noted, signaling Luis wishing harm on her son during the finale. “If my husband did that, which he never would, I would go berserk. I would be like, ‘Are you insane? How dare you?’ He is the demise of her.”

    During RHONJ season 14, Teresa called her castmates to her home with her attorney to expose Margaret for speaking to Luis’ ex-girlfriend, Vanessa Reiser. Initially, Margaret was upset that the meeting was allowed by production.

    “At first I was like, ‘What, are you nuts? You’re gonna have an attorney go on there?’ But then I thought about it. I was like, ‘I did nothing wrong. This is such nonsense,’” she reasoned.

    Also nonsense, according to Margaret, is Siggy Flicker‘s claim that she reached out to her husband’s late ex-wife.

    “She had reached out to me. Very nice lady, and I had known her and a lot of people in our area knew her. I never said anything. She had written to me, just to be nice, was very grateful. She said that I saw who they were. That was it. There was no discussion whatsoever,” she insisted. “Siggy, clearly, we all know who she is. She has severe issues.”

    As Bravo considers how to proceed with RHONJ, Margaret said that there will “for sure” be at least one person who will not be asked back as she noted that the network hasn’t made any moves quite yet.

    “It could be rebooted. It could be some people coming back. Whatever it is, it’s been a great run,” she stated. “I’ve been very blessed. I feel, if I go out, I go out on top. It’s a beautiful part of my life. Painful at a lot of times. I have businesses, I have a great family. I’d rather go out with a high. Whatever the Bravo Gods say, that’s the call.”

    When she was then asked if Bravo should bring back Teresa or Melissa, if only one could participate in season 15, Margaret didn’t skip a beat.

    “Melissa. What, are you kidding me? She brings so much light and happiness and fun. There is no question in my mind. Good triumphs over evil,” she declared. “As long as Teresa’s with… There’s too much darkness and toxicity.”

    Margaret was also questioned about whether she felt Teresa would dump Luis if Bravo told her they wouldn’t bring her back with him in tow.

    “No,” she replied.

    Regarding Teresa and Luis’ future, Margaret suspected they’ll last “for now.”

    “I think she really, really loves him. I think, for now. Do I think this is forever? No. That’s just my opinion,” she shared. “[But] I wish no ill on them.”

    As for whether she and Teresa would reconcile if Luis wasn’t in the picture, Margaret suggested her co-star would first need to go to a detox center.

    “I think she needs to go to where they wash your brain. I think she has to go to a de-wiring. I don’t know what it is, but I’ve never seen somebody so easily manipulated in my life,” she explained.

    The Real Housewives of New Jersey is on hiatus ahead of its 15th season.

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  • ‘RHONJ’ Star Margaret Josephs on If She Met With Luis’ Ex, Why She Won’t Share Proof of Him Contacting Son, and His “Dangerous” Threat Against Her Family, Plus Hypocrisy Claims, Danielle Doubling Down

    ‘RHONJ’ Star Margaret Josephs on If She Met With Luis’ Ex, Why She Won’t Share Proof of Him Contacting Son, and His “Dangerous” Threat Against Her Family, Plus Hypocrisy Claims, Danielle Doubling Down

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    Margaret Josephs opened up about her communication with Luis Ruelas‘ ex-girlfriend, Vanessa Reiser, while appearing on Tamra Judge and Teddi Mellencamp‘s podcast on Wednesday.

    While also explaining why she’ll never show proof of Teresa Giudice‘s husband contacting her son and reacting to Luis, 50, wishing suffering upon him, the 57-year-old Real Housewives of New Jersey star addressed claims of hypocrisy, shared her thoughts on Danielle Cabral, 38, doubling down against Jennifer Aydin, 47, and confirmed her husband Joe Benigno‘s cancer diagnosis.

    After being asked if she ever met with Vanessa on the August 14 episode of Two Ts in a Pod, Margaret revealed, “No.”

    “But I got Vanessa’s phone number. Her attorney asked her to reach out to all of us after the Bo Dietl thing. She had a very big thing happening there. I then called her when I found out about that burn party. I was like, ‘I want to talk to your attorney. Is there something I should know about that came up in the case?’” she explained, noting that she wasn’t named in the case but received a subpoena in 2021.

    Because Margaret has claimed to have proof that Luis reached out to her son at work, many have wondered why she won’t share it.

    “He is a private citizen. He wants nothing to do with this show. I am very protective of my children. They’ve never been on the show. I don’t call them by name,” Margaret shared, adding that Bravo wouldn’t let her talk about the issue as a fact if they hadn’t seen the proof themselves.

    “They saw the proof of it. They know it to be true. They know everything to be factual. I don’t need to prove it to the rest of the world what it is. I’m not gonna do that. It would be inappropriate,” she reasoned. “I think what validates it [even more] to be true is his behavior when he would even mention my child.”

    “It’s horrible,” she continued. “For someone who has never mentioned their children … would I ever bring this up and make up a story like this when I’ve been so protective for, at that point, six years, never have even said that I have a biological child? Does that make any sense?”

    Although some have said that it was hypocritical for Margaret to take offense to Luis’ actions against her son when she told Jennifer that children are “resilient” after exposing Bill Aydin‘s affair, she pointed out that Bill’s infidelity wasn’t going to ruin Jennifer’s kids lives.

    “They’ve come together. They’re a wonderful couple. I don’t even get along with Jennifer anymore because of other things that have since happened but Bill’s a wonderful father, they know their father’s loving. They’ve seen their parents work it out and that’s why I said they’re resilient,” she explained. “[Luis is] actually wishing harm on my family. It’s actually dangerous. Because unfortunately, he is igniting, you know, there are sick people in this world and they can have fans that are… and that can be igniting people to do very harmful things.”

    “Why even bring that up? Why even bring up my child?” she wondered.

    Looking back at filming on the RHONJ finale watch party, which aired as an alternative to the canceled reunion, Margaret said she and her castmates filmed for “most of the day.”

    “I wish you would’ve seen more confessional because we all had much longer confessionals,” she shared.

    As for the future of the show, Margaret admitted she doesn’t know where the series goes from here.

    “It changes every day. I feel like I don’t know. I really don’t know. Sometimes I think, the bonds, you saw our room was so happy. We don’t need all happy but we can argue and make up,” she noted.

    Then, when asked about Danielle doubling down against Jennifer, stating that her only regret about their fight was “not killing” her, Margaret admitted she wished Danielle “didn’t say that.”

    “I was like, ‘Danielle, that’s Staten Island,’ cuz I really love Danielle but I think she realized so many things when she was so upset … I think it all came into her head that Jennifer was the one putting those things out online about her. Everything became a reality to her. Like, ’They were never my friends. They were doing these horrible things.’ I think it just like, overwhelmed her,” Margaret explained.

    Also, on the podcast, Margaret confirmed her husband Joe has been diagnosed with prostate cancer, sharing that because his cancer is in the “very early stages,” he only has to get checked every four or five months.

    “[They] do genomic testing now and his is very slow growing, like 97%. So they treat it now with active surveillance,” she revealed. “They don’t do any treatment unless it changes and his has not changed at all so we’re lucky.”

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  • Margaret Josephs Reacts to Luis Ruelas Wishing Harm on Son on RHONJ Finale, Slams Jackie as “Disgraceful,” Plus Talks Warrior Video and ‘Reunion’

    Margaret Josephs Reacts to Luis Ruelas Wishing Harm on Son on RHONJ Finale, Slams Jackie as “Disgraceful,” Plus Talks Warrior Video and ‘Reunion’

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    Margaret Josephs is reacting to Luis Ruelas wishing harm on her son during the Real Housewives of New Jersey season 14 finale.

    Following the airing of the episode on Sunday, Margaret, 57, slammed Teresa Giudice‘s husband for his “appalling” and “disgusting” comment as she also shaded Jackie Goldschneider, 47, as “disgraceful” for failing to speak up and accused her co-star of being loyal to no one.

    “I was threatened again in the finale, my entire family,” Margaret stated on SiriusXM’s Reality Checked with Kiki Monique. “I find it appalling, disgusting … No one says that. It’s horrifying. It’s very disgraceful.”

    As RHONJ fans saw, Luis, 50, told Teresa, 52, on Sunday’s episode that he hoped Margaret’s son “suffered” before offering an apology on Tuesday amid major social media backlash.

    In addition to being repulsed by Luis’ statement against her son, Margaret was also upset with Jackie.

    “I was nothing but a champion for Jackie. I loved her. I cared for her and she watched them do all these horrible things to me and never spoke up. So I actually find it disgraceful,” she said of her former friend. “Jackie knew about that, knows that side, and kept quiet. She probably didn’t want that terror to come on herself and figured, ‘Let it come all on Margaret and no one will be the wiser.’ But as fate would have it, it all came out. The truth all came out.”

    Although Margaret exposed Jackie for meeting with Luis’ ex in the finale episode, Teresa, who Jackie grew close to amid season 14, was unmoved, which Margaret believes was due to Teresa’s disdain for her.

    “Absolutely. That and Teresa didn’t want me, as her dear friend Jennifer Aydin said, to have the win because she knew I was absolutely vindicated in that moment, and Teresa couldn’t admit to being wrong or anything remotely like that,” Margaret explained. “And also, Jackie played it all wrong. If she had half a brain, Jackie should have said, ‘Yeah, Teresa, I wanted to stick it right up your ass and I love Margaret and you know what? I wanted to ruin you and I did. I got ya back. Margaret. I’m so sorry. How could I have done this to you,’ and ran to my side of the table. That’s what Jackie should’ve done. She would’ve looked like a hero.”

    “[But] Jackie has no loyalty to anybody but herself. She made that quite clear,” Margaret added.

    As for the info Jackie said she got from Luis’ ex to use if Teresa didn’t stop targeting her, Margaret shared what she knew about Luis’ infamous Warrior video.

    “I think it was very serendipitous if you look at Bravo and Cocktails, who also, thank God, told the truth and said she had nothing to do with me because she didn’t. I was accused of all of that, and she said she doesn’t know where she got the Warrior video from, but it could’ve been from the ex or it could’ve been from Jackie Goldschneider,” Margaret revealed.

    Also on the radio show, Margaret teased the upcoming episode of RHONJ, which will feature the cast re-watching the finale episode in two groups.

    “There are some surprising, shocking moments. It’s gonna be a good watch,” she vowed.

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  • Melissa Gorga Addresses the Future of RHONJ Cast After Dramatic Finale as Costars React, Plus See Promo for Reunion Special as Jenn Fessler Refuses to Sit in “Room” of “Snakes”

    Melissa Gorga Addresses the Future of RHONJ Cast After Dramatic Finale as Costars React, Plus See Promo for Reunion Special as Jenn Fessler Refuses to Sit in “Room” of “Snakes”

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    Melissa Gorga, Rachel Fuda and other Real Housewives of New Jersey castmates hinted that the current cast can’t go forward as it is, following the dramatic season finale – which seemingly closed the chapter on this specific group. Around the same time, a promo gave insight into how the upcoming reunion special will go down, with Jennifer Fessler declaring that she won’t film with a “room” of “snakes.”

    Amid the cast divide, Bravo decided to film the opposing sides separately in an ‘alternate’ reunion without host Andy Cohen, as castmates watched back the intense finale. Since the season wrapped, reports have indicated that the current cast will either be completely replaced or get a major overhaul.  

    In an interview for BravoTV, Teresa Giudice said the show isn’t supposed to be about “cutting people out” and having “teams,” which is “so high-schoolish.”

    Melissa in her own interview addressed the future of RHONJ.

    “I don’t know where the group goes from here but … I wouldn’t take anything back,” said Melissa, via @therealhousewiveszone on Instagram. “At the end of the day, I fight for my family and my husband and my kids and what’s morally right.” The star said she wants to be around people that “want to see [her] thrive.” And if they don’t wish her well, it’s time to “remove them” from her life.

    Rachel declared that the “multi-million-dollar question” is “where do we go from here” as a group. She doesn’t know “if there can be a next chapter” with “this group of women.”

    Jackie answered, “I don’t think the group as it is goes anywhere from here,” but added that there are “some good people” in the group who are “open to resolutions” and a “good time,” and know how to have “petty” fights. According to Jackie, if you “build around” those people, there can be a “great show.”

    Danielle said there’s “no going back” after what was “done this year.”

    Even Fessler said she doesn’t believe a group reconciliation is “in the cards.”

    Meanwhile, Bravo dropped a promo for the upcoming alternate reunion.

    In the video, shared by @queensofbravo on Instagram, an announcer said the cast will have “the ultimate sit-down” at The Rails as they watch the finale.

    In one clip, Dolores expressed that she didn’t “want to see this part,” and called the actions of one castmate “wrong.”

    During another moment in Margaret and Melissa’s camp, Fessler was standing near the table saying, “I don’t have to sit in a room like this with snakes.”

    At one point, Margaret called a certain scene “disgusting,” and Teresa seemingly told Dolores to stop “stick[ing] up” for someone.

    The reunion special airs next Sunday night on Bravo.

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  • VIDEO: Melissa Gorga Reveals Warning From Luis Ruelas’ Niece as She Says More Than His Exes Have Reached Out in RHONJ Finale Sneak Peek, Plus Danielle Claims Teresa is “Distraught” at Home

    VIDEO: Melissa Gorga Reveals Warning From Luis Ruelas’ Niece as She Says More Than His Exes Have Reached Out in RHONJ Finale Sneak Peek, Plus Danielle Claims Teresa is “Distraught” at Home

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    Melissa Gorga is seen chatting with her castmates about Luis Ruelas on the finale episode of The Real Housewives of New Jersey, revealing that they’ve been contacted by more than the ex-girlfriends of Teresa Giudice‘s husband.

    In a sneak peek, Danielle Cabral, 38, is seen informing Melissa, 45, and Rachel Fuda, 33, that Teresa, 52, had recently called a meeting in which she put Margaret Josephs, 57, on blast for trying to take her and Luis down with the help of his ex.

    “This has been something Teresa has been wanting to say and get off her chest for a long time. What happened was, she had her lawyer [James J. Leonard, Jr.] there and we were all sitting around. [Gia Giudice] was also there. What they were trying to tell us was they have evidence that Margaret has been trying to hurt Teresa and Luis, talking to the ex, trying to get the information about Luis out through Margaret,” Danielle shares.

    “This woman was reaching out to all of us,” Melissa replies.

    Then, in a cast confessional, Melissa recalls an alleged run-in with Luis’ niece, who offered a warning to her about her sister-in-law’s spouse.

    “Luis’ ex — and not just Luis’ ex — Luis’ like, anybody who was ever in his life has sent DMs, certified letters, hell, I went to a restaurant down the shore and his niece walked up to me. She was like, ‘Hi, I am Luis’ niece from his first wife and I just want to tell you, ‘Be very afraid,’” she stated.

    Back in the scene with the cast, Danielle says that Teresa has lost weight, and seems to be just “90 pounds soaking wet.”

    But Rachel alleges, “She’s 90 pounds soaking wet cuz she’s on Ozempic, not cuz she’s upset.”

    Still, Danielle continues, “Teresa is distraught. Teresa is like a shell of the person she was last year because, in the house, there’s not a lot of calm. There’s not a lot of stability.”

    Check out the full sneak peek, share by The Real Housewives Zone on Instagram, below:

    The Real Housewives of New Jersey season 14 finale airs Sunday at 8/7c on Bravo.

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  • ‘RHONJ’ Star Melissa Gorga on Kathy’s ‘WWHL’ Shade, “Phony” Jennifer Aydin, and Teresa’s “Big Reveal,” Plus Marge’s Flowers, Shades “Traitor” Jackie and Two-Faced Jennifer Fessler, and “Very Sad” Finale

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    Melissa Gorga appeared on Sunday’s episode of Watch What Happens Live, where she reacted to Kathy Wakile dissing her on an episode of Andy Cohen‘s late-night show earlier this month.

    While also shading a number of her current Real Housewives of New Jersey co-stars, including Jennifer Aydin, 47, Jackie Goldschenider, 47, and Jennifer Fessler, 53, reacting to Teresa Giudice‘s “big reveal,” and applauding Margaret Josephs‘ floral funeral arrangement, Melissa, 45, teased the upcoming finale episode and shared her thoughts on Kathy’s unwillingness to reconcile with her and Joe Gorga.

    “I was a little shocked that she had a little shade to her answer as opposed to being a little bit more optimistic. What I said on [Jeff Lewis Live] was very nice, and it was like, ‘Hey. You’re gonna live across the street. Hopefully, the two cousins can connect,’” Melissa recalled on the July 28 episode of WWHL. “She said, ‘Oh that’s convenient.’ Well yeah, it is convenient. You’re gonna live across the street.”

    “It just seemed like she was trying to throw shade when there was no need,” Melissa added.

    Andy, 56, then asked her about Aydin continuing to mention cheating rumors after apologizing for doing so in the past.

    “It just goes to show you she’s so phony. It’s so phony,” Melissa stated. “She sits down and she tries to have a conversation like she wants to move forward all the time, and no matter what she does, she has to shade Envy. Like the fact that she threw shade at Envy and the fashion show, it’s like, what happened to women supporting women, rooting for girls who are doing things, creating small businesses? I was a young girl when I created that business and it turned into what it is today. I just think she’s so phony in so many aspects, and everything she does is for the show and not real.”

    Melissa also looked back at Sunday’s episode of RHONJ, which saw Margaret, 57, sending flowers to Teresa, 52, and her attorney, James J. Leonard, Jr., as they accused her of communicating with Luis Ruelas‘ ex.

    “Oh my God. That was savage amazingness. I mean, that’s home you play Housewife,” Melissa stated of the arrangement, which served as a funeral for Teresa and James’ “dignity.”

    Although Teresa had previously signaled her and Luis’ vindication, her “big reveal” wasn’t as impactful as she might have hoped.

    “It was like, whomp, whomp, whomp,” Melissa shared.

    Then, as Andy suggested the audience already knew Margaret and the ex had been in touch, Melissa pointed out that Teresa and Luis “had meetings with everyone under the sun, including Bo Dietl, this investigator.”

    “There’s not one [ex], there’s multiple, and they would all love to speak to all of us 24 hours a day if they could,” Melissa continued. “They all have things to say, and if you want to listen to them, it’s very easy to listen to them.”

    While the RHONJ reunion was canceled weeks ago, Melissa was able to share the questions she would’ve asked each cast member on WWHL.

    “Why are you such an a**hole?” she revealed as her question to Aydin.

    “Why are you such a traitor?” Melissa wondered of Jackie.

    She also shaded Fessler, asking, ”Why do you say one thing on the phone and another thing when we’re in person?”

    As for Dolores Catania, 53, Melissa said she wanted to know when her co-star was going to “stop playing Switzerland.”

    Of the group trip she and her castmates were supposed to take to the Berkshires before the home where they were to stay burned down, Melissa admitted to feeling the trip would have been “pointless.”

    “I knew where we were at in this group … I knew it was gonna be a waste of time, so good, we saved time with that. I mean, it’s very sad that the house burned down,” she said.

    Then, when she was asked about the rumor that 60-year-old Real Housewives of New York City alum Ramona Singer had hooked up with The Valley‘s Jax Taylor, 45, Melissa confessed to suspecting it was true.

    “I think I would believe that. Ramona? I’ve been out where she is, and yes, I believe that could be very true. Back in the day, Ramona gets hers. And with Jax, I could see that, totally,” she revealed.

    Moving on to Teresa’s friendship with Jackie, Melissa said she was not surprised to see Teresa speaking of using Jackie for information about Margaret.

    “We all know that. I’m surprised that Jackie’s not more annoyed at seeing that,” she stated.

    Another fan wanted to know if Melissa felt that Joe and Teresa would reconcile if they left RHONJ.

    “No,” she bluntly replied.

    Looking ahead to the potential 15th season, Melissa said she was convinced that a reboot was looming.

    “[It’s] time for a change. I do think the change kind of means some people are gonna go, maybe everyone’s gonna go. So I think we’re all just trying to do our best to try and figure out what’s gonna happen and realize that it is realistic that things might change,” she explained.

    Although Melissa and other cast members may not appear in the new season, there are still a few episodes left of RHONJ, including next week’s highly-anticipated finale.

    “I thought it was very sad at points, I thought it was crazy at points. I thought there was things said that I was in shock,” Melissa teased. “When you think the worst has gotten said, you have not seen anything yet.”

    Melissa then revealed her rose and thorn of season 14.

    “How free I feel and how I don’t feel the pressure anymore to accept things that I never thought were right or to keep moving forward with something that was at a complete dead in, having zero guilt anymore and knowing I’ve done the right thing for as long as I could is definitely my rose,” she revealed. “I don’t think it’s a thorn, but I think watching Antonia going to college and knowing that life is changing that way for me is huge when I used to see her as a four-year-old on the show.”

    Later, on the WWHL: After Show, a fan asked Melissa if she knew Chanel Ayan, 46, before the Real Housewives of Dubai cast member accused her of buying followers.

    “I don’t know if I’ve ever met her. I think I might have met her one time at BravoCon, like in passing,” Melissa replied, admitting to suspecting it was Chanel’s friendship with Teresa that prompted the diss.

    “She went to my sister-in-law’s wedding. She’s good friends with my sister-in-law. I don’t know. Out of nowhere, she tweeted, ‘How does Melissa Gorga have more followers than all the housewives … She must buy fake followers.’ I guess than everyone on my cast, then she said than Kenya Moore, which I do. I’m very good at marketing. I’m good on social. I’m good on Instagram.”

    “You’ve also been on Jersey for 12 years,” Andy added. Melissa then corrected, “I’ve been on 14 years. 2010. It’s 2024.”

    “And also the ratings for [RHONJ] have been huge,” Andy further noted.

    “Exactly,” Melissa replied. “I’ve been on probably five years longer than Kenya. And Kenya, by the way, and I know this because we were on [Real Housewives: Ultimate Girls Trip] together, Kenya, she doesn’t post. I have a store that everyone buys for me. I’m very active on social media. So proceeding that, the same day, Teresa posted her photo and said, ‘I love you so much.’ It’s stupid. I don’t get it. She’s such a beautiful girl. This isn’t the first time she’s said something about me, which is weird.”

    As the show concluded, Andy asked Joe how he felt about season 14 “being the end of this chapter of [RHONJ].”

    “I’ve tried so long, and does it hurt? It hurts. But at this point, what are we gonna do?” he wondered. “There’s a time that you have to just let go and that’s it, and I’ve gotta worry about my wife, my kids, my happiness, and that’s it.”

    The Real Housewives of New Jersey season 14 airs Sundays at 8/7c on Bravo.

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  • ‘RHONJ’ Star Teresa Giudice Reveals Dream Cast for Season 15, Discusses “Genuine” Friendship With Jackie and Applauds Evan as a “Gentleman” After Cheating Rumor

    ‘RHONJ’ Star Teresa Giudice Reveals Dream Cast for Season 15, Discusses “Genuine” Friendship With Jackie and Applauds Evan as a “Gentleman” After Cheating Rumor

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    Teresa Giudice is sharing her “dream cast” for The Real Housewives of New Jersey season 15 as she also slammed the cast’s “lies” about her husband, Luis Ruelas.

    As the women of the show remain divided following the cancellation of the season 14 reunion, Teresa, 52, revealed who she wants to see back as she dished on her friendship with Jackie Goldschneider, 47, and praised Jackie’s husband, Evan Goldschneider.

    “Obviously me, [Jennifer Aydin], [Dolores Catania], [Jackie Goldschneider],” Teresa began during a July 14 interview with the Daily Mail, noting that she was unsure about Jennifer Fessler, 54, due to her closeness to Melissa Gorga, 45, Margaret Josephs, 57, and Rachel Fuda, 33.

    “I don’t know about Jenn Fessler. I mean, I like Jenn Fessler, but I guess she would have to decide. And I think that’s it. So, it’s up to Jennifer if she would want [to come back], but I like Jennifer [Jenn Fessler],” she explained.

    According to Teresa, who has faced rumors of a potential exit in recent weeks, she’s “not going to walk away” from her role on the show.

    “Whatever Bravo wants me to do. I will do. They’re the boss. Bravo’s the boss. So, whatever they want, and I’m not going to walk away until they want me to walk away,” she confirmed.

    As for her friendship with Jackie, Teresa insisted that despite claims of using her for information about Margaret, their relationship is “genuine.”

    “I’m excited about that friendship because I swear, like, I’m watching it, you’re watching it right now and I saw that she saw who Margaret was and she made her decision on her own,” Teresa stated. “It’s not like I pulled her to my side and said you better be my friend. No, it was really genuine.”

    “I swear I’m not [using her]. And we just went out, the four of us on Friday night,” she added of their recent outing with husbands Luis and Evan.

    “We had so much fun, and I have to say I love Evan because listen, I know I said I was wrong for what I did, and when I said sorry to him, I think he could tell that I meant it,” Teresa continued, signaling her past sharing of a false cheating rumor about him. “And he was such a gentleman. He could have been nasty with me, and he never was.”

    Looking back, Teresa said she wishes she would’ve never brought up the rumor on camera.

    “If I had to redo it again, I would never say that to Jackie. I would never put that [out there],” she confessed. “If you really know me, you would know I was only telling her so she could stop that rumor because it was out there. I wasn’t trying to put it out there to start trouble.”

    According to Teresa, Evan’s handling of her rumor-spreading was far different from the reaction of John Fuda, 36, who she accused of being the “biggest drug dealer in Bergen County.”

    As fans will recall, John stormed away from Teresa after she offered what he deemed an insincere apology.

    “Look at the two, Evan and John. I said sorry to Evan, look at the way Evan responded. I said sorry to John, look at the way he responded. Evan is my kind of guy. I am just saying he’s a gentleman. And that’s where you can build a friendship,” Teresa noted.

    Also speaking to the Daily Mail, Teresa admitted that filming with Luis strengthened their marriage.

    “Oh, definitely. Have you been watching the show? Poor guy! I mean, what they put him through. Like, all the lies,” she stated. “He’s the best husband. He really is. And I’m lucky to have him because not too many men would deal with the crap that he dealt with.”

    Ahead of their August 6 anniversary, Teresa said the two of them are planning to celebrate in Europe.

    “We’re going away for our two-year anniversary. We’re going to go to Mykonos. We’re going to Ibiza and Turkey,” she revealed.

    Regarding the upcoming finale episode, Teresa admitted she was “pissed,” although she insists that she and Luis came out on top.

    “You’ll see why. Yeah, I was pissed. I feel like there’s a lot of [vindication] with us, you know, like they put all these – Margaret put lies out there. Rachel put lies out there. My family put lies out there. It all gets resolved. You’re going to see everything,” Teresa noted, seemingly accusing Melissa and her brother, Joe Gorga, of making false claims against Luis.

    Teresa also addressed the alternative reunion, which will reportedly feature two groups separately discussing the events of the finale after watching the final cut of the episode.

    “I’m fine with it. I mean, it’s not really a reunion. Whatever you want to call it – I don’t know what you want to call it. Whatever Bravo wants. It’s fine with me,” she said.

    The Real Housewives of New Jersey season 14 airs Sundays at 8/7c on Bravo.

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  • Siggy Flicker Claims RHONJ Cast is “Afraid” of Margaret Josephs and Shares What Housewives Allegedly Said About Margaret, Plus Claims Marg Didn’t Know Jenn Fessler Before Show & Shares If She’s In Touch With Teresa, & Live Viewing Thread

    Siggy Flicker Claims RHONJ Cast is “Afraid” of Margaret Josephs and Shares What Housewives Allegedly Said About Margaret, Plus Claims Marg Didn’t Know Jenn Fessler Before Show & Shares If She’s In Touch With Teresa, & Live Viewing Thread

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    There has been quite a bit said about The Real Housewives of New Jersey over the years, and Siggy Flicker has been a ring leader since her departure.

    She appears to have a clear vendetta against Margaret Josephs, but she also seems to have some insight into the behind-the-scenes of the show today. Recently, she sat down for another interview where she had some choice words for not only Margaret, but she also said there’s a ton of dishonesty coming from the cast. Also, did Teresa Giudice call Donald Trump for help?

    Fans will recall that Siggy joined the cast of RHONJ for season seven. However, her time on the show was short-lived, as she departed after season eight. She has previously said she left the show because Margaret tried to reach out to her mother for drama.

    Recently, Siggy sat down for an episode of Behind the Velvet Rope Podcast With David Yontef and had quite a bit to say. Now, the second part of her explosive interview is out, and she has doubled down on her RHONJ opinions. One of the first revelations from the second part came when she said Margaret and Jennifer Fessler weren’t friends before the show. She also shares that Jenn helped her with her social media while she was on the show.

    She says, “They didn’t even know each other. She would help me with my tweets, fighting back with this roast beef sandwich. I mean, Jen would help me. She didn’t know Margaret. What happened was, when I moved to Florida and my relationship with Jen, you know, fizzled, it became whatever it was, I think that Margaret was like oh my God, huh, I got an idea, like the idiot that she is. It backfired because God always intervenes.”

    She then claims that the rumors of Luis Ruelas calling Margaret’s son are lies. According to Siggy, “All s**t, David. I believe that this woman would manipulate anything. She would lie through her teeth and feel nothing about it.”

    She goes on to say that no one on RHONJ actually likes Margaret, and they find her to be “disgusting.”

    “Everybody is afraid of her on the show, and they all pretend they like her, and they all can’t stand the sight of her. I could tell you that. They think she’s disgusting.”

    However, Siggy does not think Margaret is the reason the show has become so toxic with all the “off-camera stuff.“ As fans know, there are reports of housewives leaking information to bloggers, having fake Instagram accounts, etc.

    Siggy says, “No, I think producers took it to this dark space. You see, they used to have somebody by the name of Kim D. They could use Kim D, and they could make her look like the villain when she really wasn’t, and it was easy. Now, Kim D is fighting because Kim D has a big mouth like me.”

    She continues by saying the producers use Margaret, “Now they found somebody who’s called Desperado. She’ll go to the dark place, and she will never; she’s like this Desperado because she’s tried several times to build a brand. What brand? Besides, come on, come on. Now, I just gave her a brand. Get into the roast beef industry.”

    Siggy and David then discuss the show itself and how some fans say they are over the Melissa Gorga and Teresa drama. Siggy says she doesn’t believe that’s the case for most people but that casting needs to bring on new people. She says, “They need to bring a young Teresa Guidice on.”

    She continues, “Everybody’s like, oh, I’m so sick of watching Teresa. Well, that’s because they’re not casting right. Every storyline is centered around Teresa. If they would start casting right, maybe Teresa could take a fucking break. It all ends up on the editing room floor.”

    David then asks another question about Margaret being disliked, and Siggy doubles down.

    “I am saying to you on my children’s lives, housewives from Jersey and from other housewife franchises, on my children’s life, have called me have spoken to me, and told me she is a discotic to the housewife franchise and we do not open up our mouth because we are scared. Everybody is scared.”

    However, she does not reveal the names of housewives who have said these things. However, she does say that Margaret is “a joke of the housewife franchise“ and that Teresa is the queen of Jersey. Period. End of story.”

    Regarding if she still talks to Teresa, Siggy says, “I-I won’t answer, no. I love Teresa. From time to time, we do text each other I love you, I miss you, I’m thinking about you. “

    Siggy also expresses love for Dolores Catania by saying, “You don’t have to explain anything to Dolores Catania. Dolores Catania gets it, knows it. She is brilliant. “

    The conversation then shifts to Donald Trump and how he understood why Siggy left RHONJ. She says she first got to know him because a friend of hers was his attorney.

    She recalls meeting him by saying, “I said, Mr. President, he goes, Siggy, you don’t even have to say it, everyone’s already told me. He goes Siggy, you’re very much loved. Now don’t forget, his wife, his staff, people watch Housewives. So, he says, I already know what they did to you. It’s the same thing they did to me. So, we had that bonding day one. So I said, Mr. President, I don’t have to explain to you about selective editing and false narrative.”

    They then discuss why Teresa didn’t reach out to Donald when she was going through her legal drama.

    According to Siggy, “Certain people did step in. There was nothing that the President could do at that time, but I could tell you that the President and his family love Teresa Guidice. They had a great time with her on the show. Lynn Patton was the one who got Teresa Guidice on The Apprentice, who was you know, fond of her because of her authenticity.“

    The two then clarify that Teresa may have reached out to Trump in order to help her husband get back into the country. She says, “Your question is did she need Siggy Flicker. She didn’t need Siggy Flicker. She’s friends with members of the Trump family and they adore her. At that point, I was starting my relationship.”

    Live Viewing Thread – This is also the live viewing thread for all new episode of the RHONJ season 14! So please feel free to chat and comment below as the episode airs on Bravo at 8/7c.

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  • Danielle Staub Claims Margaret Wanted Her to Expose “Court Documents” About Frank Catania’s Disbarment in Past RHONJ Reunion, and Melissa and Joe Gorga Wanted Her to Reveal “Information” Against Teresa

    Danielle Staub Claims Margaret Wanted Her to Expose “Court Documents” About Frank Catania’s Disbarment in Past RHONJ Reunion, and Melissa and Joe Gorga Wanted Her to Reveal “Information” Against Teresa

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    Danielle Staub claimed that during her first reunion on Real Housewives of New Jersey, Margaret Josephs handed her “court documents” about Dolores Catania’s ex-husband Frank getting disbarred from the law, hoping that Danielle would reveal it on camera.

    She also claimed that Melissa and Joe Gorga asked her to expose information about his sister Teresa Giudice and her then-husband Joe Giudice. In 2014, Teresa and Joe pleaded guilty to fraud and spent time in prison. Throughout many seasons of the show, Melissa and Joe have fallen in and out of feuds with Teresa.

    “[At] Margaret’s first reunion, she hands me … court papers, court documents,” recalled Danielle in a video on social media, shared by @AllRhonj on X. “And [her ex-husband] Frank was in court that day. And I didn’t know any of this, like that Dolores didn’t know. And I didn’t even know Frank was in court.”

    “So she hands me this paperwork and she wants me to tell Dolores the news that actually got delivered to her anyway, [which] was that he was … getting disbarred for buying a gym with somebody’s money that was put in escrow,” she went on, “for a case that he was handling.”

    Danielle said she told Margaret no, and she claimed Melissa and Joe “asked me to get involved” in their own drama and expose information on Teresa and Joe Giudice.

    “Apparently, the Gorgas had information on them,” she said. “It was just a hot mess, the whole thing. But I wouldn’t do that either, [but] I probably would have been a lot safer [if I had].”

    “They had to work extra hard to make me look the way I looked,” she added cryptically before seemingly referencing her second exit from the show. “If they would have just … shone the light just a little more brightly on what was actually happening, I might have been able to stick around to enjoy that instead of being the one that had to endure it all. I would have shared that.”

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  • RHONJ Star Jackie Goldschneider Responds to Teresa Giudice’s Shady Comment About Using Her, See Her Post

    RHONJ Star Jackie Goldschneider Responds to Teresa Giudice’s Shady Comment About Using Her, See Her Post

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    This season of The Real Housewives of New Jersey is a bit all over the place. The cast is divided, the ratings are down, and there won’t be a traditional reunion.

    However, people are still talking as not only was there recently a fight between Jennifer Aydin and Danielle Cabral, but Teresa Giudice also openly said that she was using Jackie Goldschneider during a recent episode. Recently, a fan on social media asked Jackie how she felt, and she seemingly supported Tre in the situation.

    Jackie has been a full-time cast member on RHONJ since season nine. However, her friendship with Teresa is newly mended, and many fans and other cast members have called this into question. Previously, she was close to Margaret Josephs and Melissa Gorga, but they have since fallen out. Not only are fans questioning Jackie’s friendship with Teresa, but some are now also questioning her intelligence.

    Recently, the Instagram account Bravo and Cocktails caught wind of a fan asking Jackie how she felt when Teresa said, “Who cares about Jackie? I just need her to take down Margaret.”

    Jackie responded to the fan and basically said that Teresa made the comments early in their friendship, so she didn’t hold them against her. The account posted the encounter with the caption, “Guys. Jackie defending all the crap Teresa said about her.”

    “How did you feel when you heard Teresa say she was just using you in last w show? Did it hurt you or was it expected?” the fan asked Jackie.

    Jackie responded: “It was at the beginning of our relationship. I knew it was strategic at first.”

    Besides the harsh comments Teresa made about Jackie in the recent episode, people also question their friendship because they had a very public falling out during season 11. Teresa even references them as being on bad terms in a confessional when she said she was using her. However, it is possible for people to mend things, and it’s also unclear when Teresa actually filmed the scene where she talked about her relationship with Jackie. 

    Do you think Jackie and Teresa’s friendship is real, or is it still strategic? 

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  • RHONJ’s Danielle Cabral Opens Up About Fallout With Jen Aydin and Slams Her as a “Complete [Animal],” Says She & Teresa Are “Not [My] People” as Margaret and Rachel Weigh in, Plus Jackie Suggests Marge is to Blame for Danielle & Jen Fight

    RHONJ’s Danielle Cabral Opens Up About Fallout With Jen Aydin and Slams Her as a “Complete [Animal],” Says She & Teresa Are “Not [My] People” as Margaret and Rachel Weigh in, Plus Jackie Suggests Marge is to Blame for Danielle & Jen Fight

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    Danielle Cabral took aim at Jennifer Aydin following the latest episode of The Real Housewives of New Jersey, which featured a physical altercation between them.

    After Jennifer, 47, pushed Danielle, 38, and Danielle reacted by throwing a glass at her, Danielle labeled her castmate an “[animal]” as she shaded her and Teresa Giudice, 52, and Rachel Fuda, 33, Margaret Josephs, 57, and Jackie Goldschneider, 47, weighed in on the falling out.

    “I did not expect it to change so drastically going in this year. I felt very confident with my friendships. I didn’t have anything on the bingo card. I was gonna just saunter in, eat the food, drink the drinks, and it didn’t happen like that for me,” Danielle admitted in a digital original video shared by Bravo. “For me, it was more like I took a backseat and I let people show me their true colors. So I navigated those waters my personal way.”

    According to Danielle, when she began to see a different side of Jennifer, she “immediately took 10 steps back.”

    “It sucked at the beginning because I was like, ‘Didn’t you just come to my son’s communion and like give me a really big check and weren’t we good?’ And then we were not,” she recalled. “Some people are just complete animals. And I’m talking really for Jen because there’s still stuff that I need to clear out with Teresa, that we’ve not talked about.”

    “Those are not my people,” she added.

    Then, after Rachel noted that Danielle “has a great heart,” she suspected that her castmate simply “associated with the wrong people,” and Margaret seemed to agree.

    “I’m good friends with Danielle now. I think she saw the true colors of Jennifer and Teresa, that they weren’t really her friend, [and] that they had set her up last year,” Margaret stated.

    As for Jackie, she seemed to think it was Margaret who was the problem.

    “I think that Margaret convinced a lot of people that there were teams and they needed to pick a side and get on that side if they wanted to stay in this friend group, and I think Danielle and Rachel picked Margaret because there were more people on that team,” she shared. “I think it’s ridiculous. I never had a fight with Danielle. I never had a fight with Rachel. I never had a fight with Melissa. We had like, petty words but nothing that would make, like completely end, like close the door on any kind of friendship but that’s what happened.”

    “I think Margaret demanded blind loyalty and nobody felt like they could continue a friendship with anybody else,” she added.

    The Real Housewives of New Jersey season 14 airs Sundays at 8/7c on Bravo.

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