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Teresa Giudice opened up about her present estrangement from Melissa Gorga in a brand new interview, admitting that relating to not talking to her sister-in-law and brother, Joe Gorga, it’s higher that means.
Ahead of the season 13 premiere of The Real Housewives of New Jersey, Teresa teased the “highs” and “lows” of the brand new episodes earlier than addressing her drama with the Gorgas, Jennifer Aydin‘s season 12 feud with Dolores Catania, and her present relationship with Margaret Josephs.
“This season was an emotional season for me. There was a lot of highs, and of course, a lot of lows,” Teresa started throughout a February 4 interview with Us Weekly.
In the premiere episode, Melissa and Joe are seen trying again at Teresa’s bridesmaid snub, which Teresa introduced on an episode of Watch What Happens Live in March 2022, as Joe factors out that Teresa’s determination towards together with Melissa in her bridal celebration was an enormous assertion.
“It wasn’t coming from a malicious place. I was just going from my heart, how I feel,” Teresa mentioned of the reside declaration. “You put people in your wedding that absolutely adore you, that love you, that stand up for you, that you feel that closest bond with … We’re not close like that.”
According to Teresa, her determination was additional solidified when Melissa allowed her shut buddy to speak trash about Luis Ruelas forward of their August wedding ceremony.
“One of her besties was trashing Luis and she wasn’t doing anything about it … Usually someone that’s close to you, like I know all my best friends, anybody, my hairdresser, my makeup artist, if they heard someone say something negative about Luis, I know they would voice their opinion and say, like, ‘Stop it,’” Teresa shared. “And my own sister-in-law didn’t. It just showed me where she stood with me.”
Teresa additionally famous that when it got here to the Gorgas’ points with Melissa being snubbed, they didn’t appear to have an issue with it till the cameras started rolling.
“It ended up being a problem then as soon as we started filming. [Because] it wasn’t a problem and then Luis ended up asking my brother to be in the wedding and he was fine with it,” Teresa recalled.
And whereas Teresa beforehand blamed Melissa for the drama between them, she confirmed the tables turned amid filming on RHONJ season 13.
“This season I was just blown away by my brother,” she defined. “I would say now it’s like 90 percent my brother. It’s crazy. It really was [hurtful and] devastating. It’s like a feeling that I never want any brother or sister to go through.”
“I didn’t see them for the holidays. We don’t speak and it’s better that way,” she continued.
Despite her ongoing drama with Melissa and Joe, Teresa mentioned she did her greatest to showcase a extra genuine, calmer model of herself within the new season.
“I’ve watched episodes that I’ve been in, like the table flip and what happened with Margaret and I really didn’t like my behavior,” she admitted. “I have four daughters. I don’t want them to behave that way so I wanted to change that about me. Because listen, we live in 2023 now. We can’t get physical anymore. We have to speak with our words and get our point across that way.”
“I’m working on myself to sugarcoat things better,” she added.
As for Jennifer and Dolores’ season 12 feud, Teresa revealed she was concerned of their reconciliation.
“I love them both so I definitely helped mend that, talking to Dolores, talking to Jen,” she shared.
And concerning her determination to make amends with Margaret in the beginning of season 13, Teresa mentioned she did so as a result of she needed peace — earlier than blaming Margaret for his or her previous drama and confirming they’re not on good phrases.
“I don’t want any drama and the only reason why we had drama in the first place was because of Margaret. It wasn’t my doing. So it’s like, I just wanted peace. I wanted to invite her to my wedding. Margaret and I started off on a good place and then she came for me,” Teresa confirmed. “Of course, I look like the bad person because of how I reacted after what she did.”
Also throughout the interview, after noting she’s “always excited for new blood,” Teresa doubled down on her claims of doubtless leaving RHONJ in 4 years for hotter climate.
“Yes! In four years Audriana is going to college. So maybe I’ll join either [RHOC] or [RHOBH] … I like Beverly Hills or Miami. Because I definitely want to go somewhere where it’s warm … I would like to do six months here and six months either California or Miami.”
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