Margaret Josephs and Teresa Giudice John Nacion/Shutterstock; Gregory Pace/Shutterstock
Standing up for herself. The Real Housewives of New Jersey star Margaret Josephs has some ideas on costar Teresa Giudice’s latest remark about her appears.
During half 1 of the present’s season 13 reunion, which aired on May 30, Josephs, 56, referred to as Giudice’s fan base “Tre Stumps” as a substitute of “Tre Huggers.” The Turning the Tables creator, 51, hit again with a dis about Joseph’s look. “Look at how you look,” Giudice quipped. Rolling her eyes on the remark, Josephs clarified to Giudice that she was “not calling [her] a tree stump.”
At City of Hope’s Spirit of Life Award luncheon at The Plaza in NYC on Thursday, June 8, Josephs solely informed Us Weekly that she thinks Giudice’s remark “says a lot more about [Teresa] than it says about me.”
Josephs added: “It shows where her brain is right now and it’s unfortunate that she can go down such a dark path.”
Castmate Rachel Fuda additionally weighed in on the drama to Us, calling the style designer “an amazing person” and “beautiful inside and out” whereas noting it’s “sad” for “somebody to only have to comment about the way you look.”
Margaret Josephs and Rachel Fuda on the City of Hope Spirit of Life Award Luncheon Gregory Pace/Shutterstock
Fuda, 32, was amongst RHONJ’s three new forged additions for season 13, together with Housewife Danielle Cabral and friend-of-the-series, Jennifer Fessler. Rachel — who shares three youngsters along with her husband, John Fuda — informed Us the Bravo actuality collection might use one other “facelift” going into season 14.
“We know we’re on a show about drama with opinionated women, but when it’s going to another level, that’s when we really have to evaluate and be like, ‘What’s going on here?’” Fuda mentioned, referring to the continued drama between Giudice and Joe and Melissa Gorga.
Giudice’s feud along with her brother, 43, and sister-in-law, 44, has been on the middle of season 13 after the couple selected to skip out on her wedding ceremony to husband Luis “Louie” Ruelas in August 2022. Their resolution got here after Giudice unfold a rumor that Melissa had cheated on her husband.
Tensions between the feuding members of the family escalated throughout the reunion, as Teresa accused Melissa of tipping off authorities when she and ex-husband Joe Giudice had been convicted of tax fraud in 2014. She went on to serve an 11-month jail sentence in 2015.
Melissa responded by claiming Joe Gorga was solely ready to go to Teresa as soon as behind bars as a result of she didn’t put his title on her customer listing — “until it was gonna benefit you for Teresa Checks In,” the Love Italian Style creator alleged, referring to Teresa’s 2015 Bravo particular about her jail expertise. Teresa denied her claims.
Despite Teresa’s destructive remark about Josephs’ look, the Caviar Dreams, Tuna Fish Budget creator mentioned she feels “great” after the reunion — the ultimate episode of which airs on Tuesday, June 13. “I think I feel very vindicated,” Josephs informed Us. “I think I’ve said my piece. I can move forward in life and that’s what it’s about.”
Fuda mentioned she feels simply as nice forward of the ultimate episode, stating, “I have a great judge of character. I know who my people are and you see me out with them, you know what I mean?”
Part 3 of the Real Housewives of New Jersey season 13 reunion airs Tuesday, June 13, on Bravo at 8 p.m. ET.
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With reporting by Fortune Benatar
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