Are things finally looking brighter within the Garden State?
During BravoCon 2025, Melissa Gorga opened up concerning the state of her relationship along with her sister-in-law, Teresa Giudice, revealing that they’ve finally reconnected and are hoping to maneuver forward for good.
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Melissa Gorga Gives Hopeful Status Update On Her Relationship With Teresa Giudice
While speaking with Extra, Melissa explained that she recently met along with her sister-in-law after years of estrangement and that she hopes they will finally get things right.
“We’re in a unique place we than we were a pair months ago. Let’s just say that… everybody’s working on it. We’re working on it. We’re attempting to move forward and we have, you already know, hashed a number of things out privately without all of this. And I believe that is a very good thing,” she said.
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Melissa Gorga Touches On ‘Natural’ Reunion With Sister-In-Law
Melissa hinted that, while her and her husband’s reunion with Giudice was unexpected, she’s joyful they reconnected once they did.
“Whatever it takes to wake someone up is, you already know, that is how life goes, right? And also you never want it to be a funeral or a marriage or someone within the hospital. Like, that is not what we wish. So, this was a more of a natural reason,” she said.
Melissa, her husband Joe, and his biological sister, Giudice, have been feuding on and off for the last decade on Bravo’s “Real Housewives of Latest Jersey.”
Things reached a boiling point after season 14 aired in 2024, when Giudice declared she’d never speak to her family again after one other explosive round of episodes chronicling their intense family drama.
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“We just wish to fix it, and we wish to get back together. And for the youngsters, you already know, we’ve little kids which might be, you already know, teenagers too which might be watching this and behavior repeats itself. And that is never what I need to see occur,” Melissa said.
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Giudice Revealed She Reached Out To Melissa And Joe Gorga
Melissa’s comments come just weeks after Giudice admitted she was open to reconciling along with her brother and sister-in-law during a podcast appearance, saying, “Time does heal all wounds. And when time goes by, you forget things.”
Like Melissa, Giudice also reflected on the instance she’s setting for her 4 daughters by keeping her family out of her life.
“Gia and I were on Special Forces. We spent a number of time together before we went on Special Forces, and we talked so much about a number of things. So I need to be a very good example for my children,” the “Real Housewives of Latest Jersey” OG said, based on The Blast.
“Be a wonderful family,” she said. “If someone doesn’t get along, be the larger person. Attempt to make it work. I’ve got to practice what I preach.”
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Giudice Says She’s In A ‘Good Place’ With Family Following Reconciliation
While fans will likely should wait a bit longer to get a glimpse into Melissa and Giudice’s latest normal, the “Sprinkle by Melissa Gorga” owner expressed optimism about their future.
“We are able to all the time be hopeful that it should be different this time around, but I believe I believe everyone’s growing. I do. I believe we’re learning from our mistakes and we’re growing and everyone knows that we have made mistakes and I believe that is an enormous a part of it,” she said.
Giudice also gave an update on her relationship along with her family during BravoCon 2025, saying they’re in a “good place.”
“I talked to my brother, first — because I assumed that was only right — he was like, really joyful to see me. I used to be joyful to see him,” she said.
Does Melissa And Giudice’s Reunion Mean A ‘RHONJ’ Return?
So, could Melissa and Giudice’s reconciliation mean there is a greater probability of seeing them each on the following season of “RHONJ”? It’s hard to say, but Andy Cohen looked as if it would hint at their reunion being one in all the explanations the series remains to be on pause.
“They should do that for themselves. It should don’t have anything to do with us,” he said to Us Weekly.
Melissa later shared her thoughts on the potential of “RHONJ” getting latest solid members, saying a switch-up is far needed.
“I might love to remain and I hope I do, but I do think we want just a little of each,” she said. “I do not think it really works when they only, like, wipe the slate clean. I believe they just like the familiar faces and we all the time need some, like, latest, fun, crazy — whatever — to leap in.”