Melissa Gorga and Teresa Giudice.Photo: Brian Ach/Getty; Lars Niki/E! Entertainment/NBCU Photo Bank via Getty
Melissa Gorgais sharing how she’s navigating her new relationship with her sister-in-lawTeresa Giudicesince their highly publicized fallout onThe Real Housewives of New Jersey.
Melissa, 44, revealed that fans will get insight into how their relationship has changed post-feud in the upcoming season of the Bravo show. Though things have simmered down, the reality star admitted that their estrangement was “unfortunate.”
“The biggest misconception is that it’s gonna be more drama between me and my sister-in-law, we don’t even, like, look at each other,” Melissa toldEntertainment Tonight.
Teresa Giudice and Melissa Gorga.Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty
“It is the new normal,” she explained. “I think it just is what it is. I always say it’s unfortunate. I’ll never be, like, happy about that. But we’re all living, and we’re happy, and sometimes things just need to take its course. Right now that’s definitely how it is.”
Melissa also claimed that viewers can expect to see the dramaplay out on season 14"in the spring."
“You’re gonna get early, early spring. We’re done [filming],” she added.
Melissa Gorga and Teresa Giudice on ‘The Real Housewives of New Jersey’.Greg Endries/Bravo/NBCU Photo Bank
Fans ofRHONJhave watched the ebbs and flows of the duo’s feud for more than a decade. Over the years, Melissa and Teresa, 51, have traded insults in between uneasy stretches of peace for family’s sake.
Years of misunderstandings, plus business dealings between Teresa’s now-husbandLuis “Louie” Ruelasand Melissa’s husband/Teresa’s brotherJoe Gorgahad put a strain in their relationship, but things only got worse throughout the season when attempts were made to repair it.
The season ended with Joe and Melissa deciding not to attend Teresa’s wedding after it was revealed Teresa and Louie had met with Joe behind Melissa’s back to tell Joe about cheating rumors they’d heard involving Melissa (Melissa has vehementlydenied the “baseless” allegations).
“Teresa betrayed themin a way that’s unforgivable,” a source told PEOPLE in August 2022. “They’re not going to celebrate Teresa’s new marriage when all she does is try to tear apart theirs.”
For that point on, lines were drawn between Teresa and Melissa. The two traded insults on social media and on their respective podcasts. They were even split into separate panels onBravoConin October 2022 to mitigate the noise.
During BravoCon in November 2023, the two kept their distance once again, remaining on separate panels and avoiding each other at the fan convention.
“I’ve come to a point in my life where, you know, you can try, you can try, you can try, but at some point you need to protect your peace and you need to create a boundary and I think that’s what I did and that’s what we’re doing,” Melissasaid during her panel at the event. “I think, you know, when something is really toxic and it doesn’t work for you and it makes you uncomfortable, you don’t need to force yourself to be around it. It’s okay to let something go. I am protecting my peace. We should all protect our peace. I think that’s a wonderful thing and everyone should do that.”
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source: people.com
