Not so fast! Kathy Wakile denies that she joined the Real Housewives of New Jersey behind her cousin Teresa Giudice‘s back.
Over the weekend, at BravoCon, Teresa reflected on how her sister-in-law Melissa Gorga and cousin Kathy joined RHONJ.
“Well, unfortunately, that was the one sad thing for me throughout this whole show, not only the legal stuff but the family stuff. My family came on the show behind my back, and that was the worst thing that could have ever happened to me,” Teresa explained. “That’s why I don’t speak to Kathy anymore. I’ll never speak to her or Rosie [Pierri] ever again because I don’t want family like that. But my brother and Melissa, for my parents, of course, I forgave them.”
Kathy, who was a fulltime Housewife on RHONJ from seasons 3-5 before being demoted to a friend for seasons 6-7, denies her cousin’s claims.
“First of all, I never approached Bravo to do the show. Second of all, I never did it behind anyone’s back,” Kathy told Us Weekly. “I followed the protocol that Bravo set before me, you know? And so to keep pushing that and saying that, that I went behind Teresa’s back and…Enough already. I wish everyone well.”
She added that Teresa’s story is a “false narrative.”
“It’s just a lie. There’s more important things that they should be worried about. I think they have more pressing matters in their lives to worried about,” Kathy insisted. “It’s been almost three and a half years. Bravo was a chapter of my life, and my story doesn’t end there. I’m continuing to do my thing. So, I think that they should be talking about what’s going on with their lives now and the season that they’re in and the people that they’re dealing with now. I’m off three and a half years. Move on. Let’s all move on.”
When asked if she would ever want to make amends with Teresa and Melissa, Kathy said she doesn’t have any ill will towards her family and wishes them well.
“I’m going on with my life. Happy to be busy with my family, and I’m all about keeping it light and happy, and I don’t really think about it that much anymore. I tried my best and more than that you can’t do,” Kathy confessed. “I just want people to keep it real and be honest with themselves as well. Listen, the viewers are very, very smart. They saw me on TV; they saw what my family was about. If they still follow me on social media, they see what that’s about. I keep it real on my podcast. I keep being authentic to who I am. And so, that’s pretty much my takeaway. I think that in a world of people trying to be more than what they really are, it’s not necessary. Let’s just keep it real.”
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Source: Us Weekly
