The Bravo personality also claims that she and her co-stars should learn something from 'The Real Housewives of Orange County' cast members when it comes to dealing with fights.
- Dec 14, 2022
AceShowbiz - Melissa Gorga gave an update on her feud with sister-in-law and "The Real Housewives of New Jersey" co-star Teresa Giudice. Reflecting on their ongoing beef, Melissa hinted that the family feud seemingly will not be ending anytime soon.
"It's upsetting that there's a lot of tit for tat going on," Melissa told E! News at the Villa Azur Grand Opening at Grand Canal Shoppes inside The Venetian Resort in Las Vegas on December 8. "It's starting to feel like people are using things as ways to win the audience over. When I don't, I don't like that. I don't respect that as much."
As the drama started with a fight while filming upcoming season 13 of "RHONJ", Melissa noted that she and her co-stars should learn something from "The Real Housewives of Orange County" cast. "I was just talking to [Tamra Judge], and I have to say I respect the 'OC' cast because she was just saying that they can get in a knockdown, drag-out fight, but they leave it," she shared.
She continued, "They leave it there, they leave it at home, and they don't continue the chaos on social media. And I have to say 'The Real Housewives of New Jersey' is not great at that. They really continue the chaos."
The wife of Joe Gorga, who is Teresa's brother, noted that things were even harder to film with family. "There's deeper feelings and it's rough, but it is what it is at this point," the Bravo personality elaborated. "It's just a sad situation."
Melissa also commented on co-star Margaret Josephs' recent remarks in which she referred to the new season 13 cast member, who has yet to be revealed, as Teresa's "new lapdog" in an interview with Page Six's "Virtual Reali-Tea" podcast. "That is 100% correct," Melissa said. She later joked that Jennifer Aydin fits the role. "It's like one sits on one leg, the other one sits on the other leg. It's like Mrs. Claus with sending her elves off to do what they're told," she said.
Melissa and Joe's feud with Teresa was also the reason why they didn't attend Teresa's wedding to Luis Ruelas on August 6. While the Gorgas revealed that they were invited to the wedding, Melissa explained on her "On Display" podcast, "Obviously, we did not attend your sister's wedding. We have a laundry list right of reasons in our heads [of] why and I will let all my listeners know this - obviously, there was something that went down at the finale of filming 'The Real Housewives of New Jersey'."
"Those exact details, I obviously cannot say today. Anything that we have filmed is something that I am not able to talk about," she added.
Instead of attending Teresa and Luis' big day at the Park Chateau in East Brunswick, New Jersey, Joe and Melissa decided to have fun at the beach on the wedding day. He additionally shaded Teresa the night before the wedding. Alongside a photo with other relatives and friends on his Instagram Story, he wrote, "Blood doesn't make you family."
