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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

    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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  • RHONJ Star Teresa Giudice Reveals Which Costar’s Son She Thought Her Daughter Gabriella Would Date as She Dishes on Their Relationship

    RHONJ Star Teresa Giudice Reveals Which Costar’s Son She Thought Her Daughter Gabriella Would Date as She Dishes on Their Relationship

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    Fans are awaiting news about the future of The Real Housewives of New Jersey after what many considered a dark yet lackluster season. However, Teresa Giudice recently shared a funny story involving Gabriella Giudice and former cast member Jacqueline Laurita’s Son. As fans know, the two recently reunited on a podcast where they talked about the early seasons and how things have changed for them both. Teresa also gave an update on her daughters. 

    As fans of the older seasons of RHONJ will recall, Jacqueline was on the show for seven seasons as a housewife. However, she left the show in 2017, and she and her family moved to Las Vegas in 2019. Jacqueline has been one of the older cast members fans have wanted to see back, but her change in zip codes presents an issue. 

    According to Heavy, Teresa believed that Jacqueline’s son, CJ, would end up dating her daughter. She said on her podcast, “Her and CJ were always, like, really close. They would always hang out together.” She also remarks that the two kids were “best friends.” 

    Teresa goes on to say, “We used to always say they’re going to hook up. You know. But then they moved away.”

    While things didn’t work out with CJ and Gabriella, it seems as though Jacqueline’s oldest son, who is 22, currently has a girlfriend. The former RHONJ star recently took to Instagram to post a picture of CJ and his significant other, who happens to be named Gia. 

    The caption on the post reads, “This is his gorgeous, sweet girlfriend Gia ( @giarestivo @shopgiasvintage ) that he’s known since the 5th grade. They’re like an old married couple. They are very cute. “

    Regarding Teresa, she also recently Gia GiudiceMilania Giudicethat she likes being in front of the camera. She then says that Audriana Giudice, the youngest child, isn’t looking forward to Milania going away to school. 

    Fans can next see Teresa on House of Villans season 2 later this year. 

     

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  • Jacqueline Laurita Recalls the Time Andy Cohen Got Involved Behind-the-Scenes During RHONJ Filming, Melissa Gorga Leaking Text, and Her Biggest Regret, Plus Shades Show as “Toxic,” & Shares Why Teresa Giudice Hasn’t Reconciled With Kathy Wakile

    Jacqueline Laurita Recalls the Time Andy Cohen Got Involved Behind-the-Scenes During RHONJ Filming, Melissa Gorga Leaking Text, and Her Biggest Regret, Plus Shades Show as “Toxic,” & Shares Why Teresa Giudice Hasn’t Reconciled With Kathy Wakile

    Jacqueline Laurita opened up about the inner workings of production on The Real Housewives of New Jersey while appearing on a podcast last week.

    As she admitted the show has gotten “toxic,” shared who she believes should return for season 15, and explained why she believes Teresa Giudice, 52, and Kathy Wakile, 58, haven’t yet reconciled, Jacqueline, 54, looked back on Melissa Gorga‘s text leak, revealed her biggest regret, and answered a question about how involved Andy Cohen, 56, is with filming.

    “He’s not involved at all,” Jacqueline shared on the September 10 episode of the AllAboutTRH podcast.

    That said, Jacqueline noted that people can reach out to production, and vice versa.

    “He’ll get involved when the producers can’t handle you. Or if someone’s really having an issue, they can reach out to him … I remember I got a call one time because I wasn’t doing what they wanted me to do and I think it was when Nick was regressing and they wanted Nick to do a playdate with Audriana,” she recalled of an incident with her son, who has since been diagnosed with autism. “He was doing funny things on camera that I was trying to hide and I didn’t feel comfortable … I yelled at everyone. I had all the executives on the phone, Andy, I was telling them to go f*ck themselves. I was so mad.”

    Although Jacqueline hasn’t been seen on the series since its seventh season, she was a hot topic at the season 13 reunion, when Melissa, 45, leaked a text she sent to Jackie Goldschneider, 47. As fans will recall, Jacqueline had spoken negatively about Teresa in the message, calling her a “low life trash bucket.” However, looking back at the incident, Jacqueline said she thought it was “funny” since it didn’t actually impact her friendship with Teresa.

    “I thought the text was funny because I thought it was irrelevant because those texts were written two years prior to Teresa and I making up, when we hated each other, so I didn’t get the importance of it,” she explained. “At the time, I was always saying things publicly, privately, on Instagram, on my podcast, I was saying stuff like that because we didn’t like each other.”

    “Melissa lied and said they were more recent but there was a timestamp on them from two years prior to my making up with Teresa,” Jacqueline continued. “I’m like, ‘What’s your point? Why are you bringing up a text when we didn’t like each other? You have texts like that to me too.’”

    After confirming that Teresa “didn’t care” about the text message, Jacqueline shared what happened when she confronted Melissa about it.

    “I’m like, ‘Why would you do that? I’m just wondering why you would do that. Luckily it didn’t cause a problem with Teresa and I but I just don’t understand what was your purpose in doing that,’” she revealed. “And then she tried to act like in writing, I don’t know if she was sitting or whatever, she was like, ‘You’re the one that unsolicitedly texted me.’ And I’m like, ‘Oh really? Did you forget you were texting and calling me?’ I think she didn’t realize I’m the type of person to save my text messages so I started sending her text messages where she was talking about Teresa, [Dolores Catania], and whatever, and her saying she was calling me and all this stuff. And her response was like, ‘Leave me alone.’ [So] I just left her alone cuz I don’t care. Whatever she was trying to do didn’t work.”

    Also, looking back at her time on the show, Jacqueline said her biggest regret was “trusting the wrong people” and “taking things so personally.”

    “I should’ve kept it like some of the other girls do on the show: They come on, and they entertain, and then they don’t bring it home. I think I took everything very personally … So I would seriously get hurt by things that would happen and things people would say and do. I took everything to heart when I should’ve treated it like a business,” she reasoned.

    While Jacqueline said RHONJ was “toxic” when she was on it years ago, she also said she felt like it’s “gotten worse” in the years since.

    “And now there’s the definite teams,” she noted. “We didn’t even get to see who Rachel Fuda was because she spent the whole season being angry at Teresa and refused to film with her.

    According to Jacqueline, she believes Melissa and those close to her were trying to “ice” Teresa out amid season 14.

    “I think what their plan was, ‘Let’s all stick together and ice Teresa out and show them how great we are over here as a team so you’ll get rid of Teresa.’ They were doing that but it might backfire on them,” she warned. “I think if they were to remove Teresa from the show, they really couldn’t keep anyone from the cast either. I think they would have to rehire an entirely new cast.”

    As producers reportedly put the series on hold until 2025, Jacqueline hopes Bravo realizes that Teresa deserves the title of longest-standing RHONJ housewife

    “I think she’s earned it. Nobody else deserves that thought, especially not Melissa, with her stale storylines,” Jacqueline stated. “I don’t think she deserves that title over Teresa. The show is centered around Teresa since the beginning, she’s always been the face of the show. She’s the network’s moneymaker. There will never be anyone else like Teresa. She’s one of a kind. She’s always active in her life, so she always brings new, authentic storylines to every season. She’s unpredictable, she’s reactive, and she shows many aspects of her personality and her struggles.”

    After praising Teresa for all that she’s given to the show over the years, Jacqueline said she’d like to see some new faces on season 15.

    “I would probably be looking to cast new younger faces with young families, maybe someone with a big following who already has experienced some fame or notoriety,” she shared. “I would obviously keep Teresa and maybe I would keep a couple of the new familiar faces on the show like [Danielle Cabral] and Rachel because I think they have more story to tell that we haven’t seen yet and they can be funny. I think Dolores is a good narrator and gives us good insight into the inner workings of the group and she has this ability to remain neutral so I think she’s good for the show at least in some capacity, where maybe her storyline isn’t as strong but the way she can navigate the group and tell how the group thinks I think keeps her strong. And she’s very likable … and then maybe a sidebar where Kathy and [Rosie Pierri] come in to reconnect with Teresa. That might be fun to see.”

    Of Teresa’s potential reconciliation with Kathy, Jacqueline said it was something she’d like to see before explaining Teresa’s hesitancy.

    “I think it’s really hard for Teresa to get over her coming on the show and I think she gets offended by the way — [Richie Wakile]’s sense of humor, he likes to poke and take jabs, and I think she gets offended by it,” she noted. “She said she would say ‘hello’ to her so maybe that’s the first step.”

    “Kathy to me is way more sincere and she honestly didn’t go on the show to go after Teresa. I didn’t get that vibe from her. I think she reacted out of frustration to some of the things that would go on between them,” she continued.

    As for Melissa’s role in Teresa’s falling out with Kathy, Jacqueline said Melissa was “absolutely” in Kathy’s ear.

    “And then she just flipped on her and totally ignored her. Just like she did with me when I left,” Jacqueline shared. “Melissa didn’t even call me. She didn’t keep in touch with me at all until she heard I was coming back on the show.”

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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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  • Gia Giudice Slams RHONJ Cast for Bringing Her Up on Show & Shades “Insecure” Haters Labeling Her a “Kid” as She Suspects They’re Jealous of Relationship With Mom, Plus Teresa Calls Out Double-Standard

    Gia Giudice Slams RHONJ Cast for Bringing Her Up on Show & Shades “Insecure” Haters Labeling Her a “Kid” as She Suspects They’re Jealous of Relationship With Mom, Plus Teresa Calls Out Double-Standard

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    Gia Giudice is speaking out against those who continue to refer to her as a “kid.”

    Months after her aunt, Melissa Gorga, 45, referred to her as a “child” on The Real Housewives of New Jersey and said it was “so weird” that she commented on the drama of the show, Gia, 23, appeared on mom Teresa Giudice‘s podcast, where the two of them discussed her involvement.

    “With having my back, it’s so crazy like how people say on the show that I’m on, they reference you as a kid. You’re not a kid. You’re an adult. You’re 23 years old,” Teresa began on the September 4 episode of Turning the Tables.

    “That’s not the case. Obviously, I’ve now graduated from college. I’m two years out of college. I’m working. I’m very much an adult,” Gia agreed.

    According to Gia, she believes that those who have labeled her a “kid” are “very insecure and jealous.”

    “They’re jealous because they don’t have somebody like me on their side,” she suspected. “[And] they’re probably jealous of our relationship and how I have your back. And how I do shut people down because I’m very quick and smart with my words. And I know what to say in situations.”

    Looking back on her role in recent seasons of RHONJ, Gia said that a lot of her involvement in the drama hasn’t been her doing, but the doing of the cast.

    “A lot of these women have involved me, have involved my name in things. So sure, I could just sit back and not say anything, or I can say something and also clarify everything,” she noted. “Whatever anybody’s opinion is, I’ve never been disrespectful, and I’ve always voiced my opinion, and I’ve always had my mother’s back… If anybody sees that as wrong… that’s very odd to me.”

    “Anybody would want our situation. I’m sure every mother wants their kid to back them up and vice versa,” Gia added.

    Meanwhile, Teresa cited a double standard with Caroline Manzo, 63, and her children, Albie Manzo, 38, Lauren Manzo, 36, and Chris Manzo, 35.

    “When Caroline Manzo was on the show and Lauren was backing her up, everyone was like, ‘Oh my God, that’s so great, Lauren, that you’re backing up your mother,’” she recalled.

    “And the Manzos are very involved. They were in their 20s,” Gia replied. “They were in the same situation as I was. The Manzos have even come out and said, ‘I see nothing wrong with Gia defending her mother,’ because they did the same thing for their mother.”

    “They all probably want their kids to do what I’m doing. They just get weird because I’m very good with my words and I don’t play bullsh*t,” she continued.

    Gia then stated that while Teresa takes “a little bit to think about [things]” and fires off later, she fires “right on the spot.”

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

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  • Andy Cohen Says There’s “No Moving Forward” With RHONJ Cast, Talks RHONY Newbies, Phaedra Parks’ Return to RHOA, and His Support for Shannon Beador Post DUI

    Andy Cohen Says There’s “No Moving Forward” With RHONJ Cast, Talks RHONY Newbies, Phaedra Parks’ Return to RHOA, and His Support for Shannon Beador Post DUI

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    There is no secret that major changes are coming to The Real Housewives of New Jersey. Season 14 just wrapped, but most fans feel that it was a combination of too dark and somehow a bit lackluster. Of course, the ratings showed people’s lack of interest. This has led to several reports of some sort of reboot, and Andy Cohen once again confirmed those rumors in a recent interview. Additionally, he addressed cast changes on a number of other Bravo shows. 

    Fans will recall that before season 14 premiered, word came out that Teresa Guidice and Melissa Gorga didn’t interact during filming. Once the show aired, the divide between two of the show’s biggest stars was more than apparent and made things toxic for the group. Things were so bad that there was no traditional reunion. 

    Recently, Andy sat down for an interview with Extra TV to discuss his wax figure at Madam Tussauds in New York. Of course, the topic of RHONJ came up as everyone has been wondering about its future. In discussing the process of moving forward with the show, Andy said, “Keep waiting. There’s no rush. Yeah… we’re going to take our time.”

    Of course, this means there may be a long pause before we see RHONJ back on the screens. However, he didn’t stop there. When asked about the rumored cast shakeup, he says, “I wish that I had an answer for you. We actually don’t. We’re going to figure it out. We’ll get back to you. We’re calling ‘Extra’ on speed dial when we figure it out.”

    Regarding season 14, Andy doesn’t agree with fans who felt it was lackluster. He says, “I actually thought it was a great season, but I think that it was just very clear that there was no moving forward with this group.”

    In addition to talking about Jersey, Andy also discussed the two new additions to RHONY. As fans know, Racquel Chevremont and Rebecca Minkoff are joining the show. According to Andy, “These are powerful, strong, fashionable, beautiful women, and they fit right in, and I’m really bullish on the new season. It’s funny, it’s exotic, it’s aspirational, and it feels like New York City.”

    When asked about the pregnancy hinted at in the trailer, he says, “You know what, I’m not gonna say beyond the trailer, but you’re gonna be into it.”

    Andy also opened up about how he feels about Phaedra Parks returning to RHOA as well as being a cast member on other NBC Universal shows. 

    “I’m really excited. We got to see her on ‘Married to Medicine,’ we got to see her on ‘Traitors.’ By the way, you’re going to see her on the next season of ‘Married to Medicine’ too, and now you’ll see her on ‘The Housewives of Atlanta,’ so it’s so great.”

    Finally, the topic of RHOC and Shannon Beador post DUI came up. Andy says that he checks on her often and that she has support.

    Fans can watch Andy nightly on Watch What Happens Live. 

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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.

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  • ‘RHONJ’ Star Teresa Giudice Addresses If She’d Make Up With Kathy and Rosie, Tamra Judge’s Shade, and Skipping Dolores’ Game, Plus Where She Stands With Joe Giudice’s Family and If She’s Friends With Victoria Gotti

    ‘RHONJ’ Star Teresa Giudice Addresses If She’d Make Up With Kathy and Rosie, Tamra Judge’s Shade, and Skipping Dolores’ Game, Plus Where She Stands With Joe Giudice’s Family and If She’s Friends With Victoria Gotti

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    Teresa Giudice is speaking out about whether or not she’d make amends with her estranged cousins, Kathy Wakile and Rosie Pieri.

    While also addressing Tamra Judge‘s ongoing shade against her, sharing why she skipped Dolores Catania‘s charity softball game, and revealing where she stands with Joe Giudice‘s family, the 52-year-old Real Housewives of New Jersey cast member confirmed whether or not she’s friends with Victoria Gotti, 61, and explained her thoughts on a reconciliation with Kathy, 58, and Rosie.

    “I haven’t seen them in forever. They live their lives, I live my life, and I wish them well and I never run into them. I never see them. And that’s about it,” Teresa said on the August 22 episode of the AllAboutTHR Podcast.

    Then, after being asked if she would she say “hi” to them if she saw them, Teresa confirmed she would.

    “Of course, I would say hi. I have to say, I love Kathy’s kids, [Victoria Wakile and Joseph Wakile] … I watched her kids grow up. I adore her kids,” Teresa shared. “I heard her daughter got married. So happy for her. Matter of fact, I ended up seeing Joey. He was, like, a bartender in some restaurant. I saw him, and he was so sweet to me. I was happy to see him. I always had a great love for her kids. And they used to always hang out with my kids.”

    Moving on to Tamra, 56, Teresa said the Real Housewives of Orange County cast member has “always got something to say about me.”

    “I get it, but it’s like, I don’t talk sh*t about her. It’s like, stop, please … I usually don’t throw the first punch. I don’t,” she stated.

    As for why she skipped Dolores’ charity softball game earlier this month, Teresa explained that she and Jennifer Aydin, 47, were vacationing in Turkey.

    “I was in Turkey with Jennifer. Of course, I would have went. Dolores is my girl. We always support each other. I was in another country,” she explained.

    Although Teresa and Joe, 52, divorced in 2020, she has remained on good terms with his family in the years since he was deported to Italy (he has since moved to the Bahamas) for charges of bank and wire fraud, which both he and Teresa spent time behind bars for.

    “When Joe first left it was a little … I didn’t see them. Joe’s grandmother passed away first. We went to the wake, Luis and I, we gave our condolences, and then after that, I think it was Gia’s graduation. That was the first time that I had to see them in a social setting and it was good,” Teresa revealed. “We said ‘hi’ to them and then every single time it got easier and easier.”

    “They came here for Milania’s graduation pictures. My mother-in-law came here. Joe’s sister came, and Pete came, and my sister-in-law Sheila, they all came and I was happy to see them,” Teresa continued. “They were sweet to Luis. It felt really good. I wish them all well. They’ve been nothing but amazing to the kids, and even if they don’t like me, I’ve never heard anything. They’ve never said anything negative about me and vice versa. They’re absolutely an amazing family … They’ll always have my back. They would never backstab me. Joe’s family is such an amazing family, such a strong family. They always have each other’s back. No jealousy. They’re always there for each other, which I love.”

    In addition to being on good terms with the family, Teresa confirmed her four daughters always see Joe’s family on holidays. And during a recent Thanksgiving celebration, her own husband, Luis Ruelas, 50, joined in on the fun.

    “We went to Joe’s sister’s house and Luis [was] sitting down eating with them. We dropped off the kids … it was cute,” she recalled. “My kids, they, since Joe left, they split holidays. They see Joe’s family all the time.”

    Also on the podcast, Teresa was asked if she is still friends with Victoria.

    “She was supposed to come to my wedding. She was coming home from Italy, and I don’t know if she thinks I’m mad at her because she didn’t come … And I’m not. I totally understand. I think something happened with her flight and I get it. I think her flight maybe got delayed. I love [her],” she stated.

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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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  • Tamra Judge Claims She Was Told Danielle Cabral Allegedly “Beat Up” Her Brother’s Wife, and This is Why She and Brother Are No Longer Speaking as Melissa Gorga Reacts

    Tamra Judge Claims She Was Told Danielle Cabral Allegedly “Beat Up” Her Brother’s Wife, and This is Why She and Brother Are No Longer Speaking as Melissa Gorga Reacts

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    Tamra Judge claimed she was told that Danielle Cabral allegedly “beat up” her brother’s wife, and this is the reason she’s no longer communicating with her brother. Danielle’s castmate Melissa Gorga then reacted.

    During season 13 of Real Housewives of New Jersey, Danielle spoke often about her estranged relationship with her brother, seemingly hinting that it was triggered when she blocked him on social media after he made fun of her. She also suggested that her sister-in-law was somehow involved.

    In the latest season, Danielle revealed that she also wasn’t speaking to her father based on how he handled Danielle’s drama with her brother. The situation confused many fans.

    Speaking on the Two Ts In A Pod podcast, host Teddi Mellencamp said the show spends too much time talking about Danielle’s drama with her brother and father – without sharing many details about what actually happened.

    “I could actually have rage. Like give me the freakin’ juice or don’t,” said Teddi.

    “Don’t talk about your dad if he’s not gonna be on the show,” added Tamra, Teddi’s co-host.

    Melissa eventually chimed in.

    “As far as her brother goes, I’m not gonna lie, I also had plenty of questions. I was confused,” recalled Melissa. “There’s two sides to every story, and then there’s the truth.”

    Tamra interjected to share an allegation.

    “I had somebody reach out to me and say, ‘I know why Danielle doesn’t talk to her brother,’” said Tamra. “And I didn’t respond to this person at all, and she went on to tell me that Danielle beat up her brother’s wife allegedly.”

    “Yeah, we heard that,” said Teddi.

    “What!?” Melissa responded. “This I have never heard … I promise you it’s a first. Look at Tamra, breaking – the first time I’ve ever ever heard anything like it.”

    Tamra clarified that she didn’t know if the allegation was true.

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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.

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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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  • RHONJ Star Teresa Giudice Claps Back at Rachel’s Claims of “Manufactured” Friendships, Asks Why Rachel is “So Obsessed” With Her as She Points to John’s “Criminal Past”

    RHONJ Star Teresa Giudice Claps Back at Rachel’s Claims of “Manufactured” Friendships, Asks Why Rachel is “So Obsessed” With Her as She Points to John’s “Criminal Past”

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    Teresa Giudice is clapping back at Rachel Fuda after her Real Housewives of New Jersey castmate suggested that her show friendships are “manufactured.”

    After Rachel, 33, took aim at Teresa, 52, during a podcast appearance, stating that she and her series allies, including Jennifer Aydin and Jackie Goldschneider, both 47, manufacture narratives, and discussing her potential future with the show, Teresa fired back with a series of posts on Instagram.

    “We have true relationships with each other, and I think that’s the thing that was so unique about our room for the watch party,” Rachel noted during an appearance on Page Six’s Virtual Reali-Tea podcast. “You watch the other room and it’s like, ‘OK, Teresa, what’s the narrative now? What are we going to say? What do we have to prove now?’ It’s just very manufactured now, in my opinion. … I think that’s the biggest problem. I think our show is truly lacking authenticity in its relationships and friendships.”

    During the finale watch party, which aired in place of a reunion, Rachel was in a room with Melissa Gorga, 45, Margaret Josephs, 57, Danielle Cabral, 38, and Jennifer Fessler, 56, while Teresa was joined by Aydin and Jackie, and Dolores Catania, 53, went back and forth between both rooms.

    “[We have] true relationships versus manufactured relationships. And I feel like that was a very stark reality and it’s so clear,” Rachel continued. “I feel like when you were watching our room, it’s like a group of friends bantering, making comments, gasping, laughing, like, all those little things that we would do if we were sitting on my living room couch — and we have done.”

    According to Rachel, she believes fans feel the same way as she’s gotten a lot of positive feedback from RHONJ viewers.

    “It’s been a rocky year, so to have that support feels really good because there’s been a lot of negativity. There’s been a lot of that coming at us, so it feels good to have that moment of other people see we’re good people,” she admitted.

    Regarding her potential role on season 15, Rachel confirmed she’d “love to be included.”

    “I think that whatever they decide to do with the show, whether they reboot it, bring some of us back, none of us back, all of us … whatever it is, I would love to see the show move forward in a more positive direction,” she added. “I would love to see it be a little bit lighter.”

    In the meantime, Rachel is focused on welcoming her new baby with John Fuda, 37. On the final episode of season 15, Rachel confirmed a sibling will be joining her other kids, including daughters Gianella, 4, and Giuliana, 2, and her adopted son, Jaiden, 17.

    “It was really nice to watch [my announcement] back and feel such positivity, really seeing me with my girls and everyone genuinely be happy for me and just enjoy that moment with them,” Rachel said. “Because I feel like our show has gotten so dark and so toxic, it’s very far and few between when we’re smiling and celebrating something with excitement and happiness,” she elaborated. “I watched it back, and it gave me all the feels, you know?”

    After Page Six shared a link to Rachel’s podcast appearance on its Instagram page, signaling Rachel’s comment about Teresa’s “manufactured” friendships, Teresa accused her castmate of being “obsessed.”

    “Why is she so obsessed with me?” Teresa asked.

    RHONJ Teresa Giudice Says Rachel Fuda is Obsessed After Friendship Diss

    Also on Instagram this week, Teresa shaded Rachel in a comment shared on Reality Blurb‘s Instagram page. This came after we shared an article about Rachel suggesting Teresa’s podcast was created solely to clean up Luis’ mess and shading Luis’ toxicity as she discussed him wishing harm on Margaret’s son.

    “Why doesn’t Rachel stop talking about me? Why doesn’t she talk about her husband’s past?” Teresa wondered in her first post.

    Then, in a second, giving a nod to the recently leaked article about John’s past history with a violent home invasion, she added, “Her husband has a criminal background, not mine.”

    RHONJ Teresa Giudice Wonders Why Rachel Fuda Doesn't Talk About Husband

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  • How The Real Housewives of New Jersey Season 14 Reunion Breaks Away From Tradition

    How The Real Housewives of New Jersey Season 14 Reunion Breaks Away From Tradition

    Bravo fans, you are in a treat. The Real Housewives of New Jersey isn’t having a normal reunion, but one that’s split into two because the drama can’t be fixed.

     As to what actually happened, there’s absolutely nothing that could amend Teresa Giudice and Melissa Gorga’s relationship. With the sister-in-laws beefing and the cast split right down the middle with their allegiances, there’s little that the network could do to save them. Will there be a reboot? Andy Cohen might have an answer.

    Related: The Real Housewives of New Jersey Cast Member With The Highest Net Worth Might Surprise You

    Andy Cohen hinted that Bravo fans will be content with the direction of the er…RHONJ not reunion-reunion. “I think you’re gonna really like the finale… I mean the reunion that’s not a reunion,” he said on his Sirius XM radio show Radio Andy. “It’s kind of a soft landing for the show, let me say that. Did kind of feel like a series, didn’t it?” He continued, “This final epic group encounter feels like the Last Supper and is just so Jersey. When you see it, I think that you’ll feel complete. I really do.”

    Why isn’t there a real RHONJ Reunion for season 14?

    Tensions were reportedly running really high that a normal reunion for the RHONJ cast was not an option. Instead, two groups were split up to do watch parties in different rooms for the reunion. Team Teresa comprised of Jennifer Aydin and Jackie Goldschneider, while Team Melissa comprised of Margaret Josephs, Rachel Fuda, Danielle Cabral, and “friend” Jennifer Fessler. Dolores Catania went between both rooms.

    As the finale approached, sources told Us Weekly that a normal reunion wasn’t in the cards. “Teresa and Melissa are holding the show hostage,” the source explained. “Everyone has been forced to choose sides and not have any real interaction.” Another source added, “A dramatic all-cast dinner in the season finale will make it clear to the audience that there is no path forward in a reunion setting.”

    Andy Cohen and producers were certain of the decision ever since the tensions rose. “When all of us producers saw the last cut of the finale, we all came to the decision separately and then we talked,” he said on his radio show. “We all had the same thought, which is the finale is kind of the finale and the reunion all in one. It’s in the great tradition of absolute shocking, dramatic Jersey finales and they have this final epic group encounter, which is like, it feels like the Last Supper and is just so Jersey.  And it’s shocking and it’s dramatic and it’s amazing TV. I’m telling you, when you see it, I think that you’ll feel complete.”  

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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

    ‘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 Shares What Was in John Fuda’s Envelope at the Reunion, Plus She Talks Feud With Rachel Fuda and Issues With John, and Live Viewing Thread

    RHONJ Star Teresa Giudice Shares What Was in John Fuda’s Envelope at the Reunion, Plus She Talks Feud With Rachel Fuda and Issues With John, and Live Viewing Thread

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    This current season of the Real Housewives of New Jersey is nearing its end. As everyone knows, this installment has been so divided that production was forced to come up with a new format for the reunion.

    Of course, some of the division on the show came from Teresa Giudice, Rachel Fuda, and her husband John Fuda. Now, Teresa is opening up about their feud and what was in the envelope John teased at last season’s reunion. 

    Fans will recall that Rachel and Teresa have been feuding all season, which continues their trend of issues. The first episode saw Teresa and John get into it after Teresa spread allegations about him to their friends. 

    Now, in a new Bravo interview, posted on Instagram by The Real Housewives Zone, Teresa addresses what went wrong. The Bravo producer she’s interviewing with starts by asking how Teresa feels watching scenes she’s not in where her castmates discuss her. She specifically asks about Rachel’s pajama party. 

    Teresa says, “Let me add about Rachel. I had no problem with Rachel and John Fuda at all.”

    She then explains that she liked them both and wanted to make friends with them. She even discussed how nice John was to her regarding her stint in prison. However, things then took a turn with them. “

    According to her, “So we filmed last season, then we shot the reunion, and then John and his wife come up with the shenanigans and saying Luis contacted his EX in prison.”

    Teresa goes on, “And it’s like what? There’s no reason. First of all, when you’re in jail, that person has to put you on their email list in order for you to contact them.”

    Teresa then brings up the infamous envelope John brought to the reunion and questions why he didn’t open it. 

    She says, “Isn’t anybody asking why he didn’t take anything out of the envelope?” When asked what she thinks was in it, She responds, “Oh, nothing. We found out from people on the streets that know John Fuda there was nothing in the envelope. 

    She then reacts to Rachel calling her a “has been” by saying she’s “booked and busy, thank you very much.”

    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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  • ‘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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