Melissa Gorga Says RHONJ Will Be ‘Better’ and ‘Refreshing’ Now That She and Teresa Giudice Aren’t Speaking

Teresa Giudice & Melissa Gorga of RHONJ

Melissa Gorga dishes on how “refreshing” season 14 of RHONJ will be after she and Teresa Giudice stopped playing nice amid their ongoing feud.

RHONJ star Melissa Gorga opened up the upcoming fourteenth season of the New Jersey Real Housewives franchise at BravoCon and had quite a bit to say about what fans can expect especially when it comes to her rollercoaster relationship with estranged sister-in-law Teresa Giudice.

“You know what? It’s hard,” she said on Saturday of cutting Teresa and her husband Luis “Louie” Ruelas out of their lives, per PEOPLE. “But 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.”

RHONJ’s Teresa Giudice Melissa Gorga and Joe Gorga

“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,” Melissa continued. “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.”

When asked how their lack of communication changed things for season 14 of Real Housewives of New Jersey, Melissa said:

“It’s very different from last season… because there’s not a lot of communication so I think it’s different and better.”

“I think the fans will feel refreshed as well. I mean, weren’t you sick of it?” the 44-year-old asked the crowd. “It’s so much to describe right now but I think everyone knows where we’re at. Everyone’s reading it. I think it’s like I said, we’re at a place of peace. I think everyone needs a minute. Everyone needs a break and there’s just a period on it right now.”

A fan then asked Melissa’s husband, Joe Gorga, about their family tension with Teresa and why the RHONJ OG always picks fights with them.

The RHONJ husband said:

“I’m always gonna say I am a brother and I am a man, and I really wish the family would come together. What I want is the best. I have two parents in heaven and I would love for us to come together.”

Reality TV stars Teresa Giudice, Joe Gorga, and Melissa Gorga at the RHONJ reunion

Meanwhile, Melissa also opened up to E! News about Teresa’s decision to not interact with her or Joe while they filmed season 14 of the Real Housewives of New Jersey.

“We’ve navigated through that really well, I think, this season,” she said on Saturday, Nov. 4. “We’re doing what we can as a team. Unfortunately, it is a group and it is a team and you need to be some type of team player to be on the team.”

RHONJ’s Melissa Gorga and Teresa Giudice

The 44-year-old added, “We have all been in the same room together, but her and I have no communication, which I’m pleasantly pleased with. I have found peace and I’d like to keep it that way.”

As for Teresa, she told E! News of her relationship with her sister-in-law:

“That chapter’s closed.”

As always, stay glued to AllAboutTRH for the latest, greatest, and most exclusive Real Housewives of New Jersey tea on the internet!

The Real Housewives of New Jersey will return to Bravo for season 14 in 2024.

Thoughts on this news? Sound off below!

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27 comments

Teeje651 November 7, 2023 - 12:41 am
Omg, Messy FameWhorga, you finally said something I can agree with: so many of us actually are tired of you picking fights with Teresa for a storyline. You’re right, it really is annoying! Happy to see that you and your degenerate husband had enough common sense to keep your distance from Teresa. I look forward to what will hopefully be your last season.
PjC November 6, 2023 - 1:51 pm
Melissa and Joe, scammers, just like Teresa and Joe. Those apples are of the same tree. Just waiting for the apple to drop to show just how rotten and broke Joe Whoga is. The joke is the comedian.
Dr. Who? November 6, 2023 - 11:23 am
So, apparently Luis was questioned about how old Teresa is and where he first told her that he loved her and he couldn't remember her age or where he told her he loved her! ???
Dr. Who? November 6, 2023 - 9:51 am
What?? No exclusive as per People Magazine, on how the felon was booed continuously at BC?
book7175 November 6, 2023 - 10:21 am
Or the fan who asked Jennifer if she could crawl up Teresa's asshole any further. Dumb and dumber went on to make bigger idiots of themselves by responding.
Dr. Who? November 6, 2023 - 11:22 am
I saw that. Jennifer is such a horrid person and I hope she gets called out for calling that person "Big Boy" over and over and over. And Teresa should have never stood up to address that person... she just made herself look stupider than she already is
Ginger Snap November 6, 2023 - 1:22 pm
The fans of Bravo have spoken.
Dr. Who? November 6, 2023 - 1:37 pm
Yes, they have!!
Zap It November 6, 2023 - 3:41 pm
OMG you guys kill me..."the fans of Bravo have spoken"...???
Zap It November 6, 2023 - 12:14 pm
Teresa wasn't booed. And neither was her husband. Stop lying.
Ginger Snap November 6, 2023 - 1:26 pm
It was bad. I was surprised. At Andy’s opening of Bravocon with Jeff Lewis, people were yelling to fire her. Got worse with Tre’s panel.
Zap It November 6, 2023 - 3:38 pm
Oh please, stop exaggerating
Dr. Who? November 6, 2023 - 1:30 pm
Thank you for confirming! Zap it has her head in the sand. She also didn't believe that Louie was booed at that charity softball event. They really should go over to ROL They just ran a blog about the Teresa and Jennifer being called out by a fan, and in that same blog they also mention Louie getting booed at the charity softball event, even though Zap It has said numerous times that it never happened and no one else reported on it. It's so weird how they refuse to see the truth about the felon and how much it bothers them when somebody comments here with the truth about her.
Zap It November 6, 2023 - 3:39 pm
Didn't happen. You're obsessed
Dr. Who? November 6, 2023 - 3:41 pm
Oh, but it did! Even Reality Tea has reported on it! I remember when you said that Louie didn't get booed at the charity softball event, but he did and just like this story about Teresa being booed it was reported on multiple sites. I'm sorry you can't handle the truth about the felon! ?
Zap It November 7, 2023 - 9:44 am
Teresa didn't get booed. The only people yelling were the Gorga fans that were deliberately planted in the audience and yelled when she said that the chapter between the Gorgas and her is closed. It wasn't a Rinna moment. Get over it.
Dr. Who? November 7, 2023 - 11:27 am
Lmao! I knew you would be foolish enough to believe that story started by the deranged Stumps that the people who booed were plants!!! I get that you love the felon, but she was booed continuously and as much as you try you cannot change that fact! I almost feel sorry for your foolish butt!
SU November 6, 2023 - 4:30 pm
Am I the only one who finds it disturbing that a room full of grown adults boo another person, regardless of who it is (even Marge). It is such passive aggressive behavior and says a lot about the women in the room doing it. Surely Bravo and the organizers of Bravocon, have a duty of care to protect and moderate on behalf of their employees appearing.
Dr. Who? November 6, 2023 - 12:20 pm
As much as you don't want to believe it they were booed! People and Page 6 reported on it. You were the one that is lying by saying that it didn't happen. Perhaps you need to get your head out of the simian's pile of dung, so you can see the light!
Zap It November 6, 2023 - 3:40 pm
Perhaps you need to get treated for chronic TDS. Get a grip.
Dr. Who? November 6, 2023 - 3:43 pm
Oh, honey, you need to have your head examined since you live in a constant state of denial when it comes to the truth about the felon. Your love for such a putrid, evil person is very concerning. You really should talk to your pastor about that. Get help!
Avid bravo fan November 6, 2023 - 9:33 am
I’m pretty sure it was teresa who set the boundaries and said she wasn’t going to speak to Melissa and Joe first….
September24 November 6, 2023 - 9:08 am
Peace? Why wasn’t peace your priority when your MIL and FIL were alive?
September24 November 6, 2023 - 9:07 am
Every scene Ms Marco isn’t in is Refreshing. LOL!
September24 November 6, 2023 - 8:49 am
Boundaries??? You slob. You crossed that boundary when you showed up at your SILs job. When you bad mouthed her. All for film time.
Zap It November 6, 2023 - 12:12 pm
Showed up with cousins in tow and attacked. That baptismal episode was a disgrace.
Ginger Snap November 6, 2023 - 1:15 pm
Blame Bravo and Tre going off on Staub then pushing Andy. That brought attention to family problems. If situations were reversed Tre would do the same thing. Ancient history that gave Tre a storyline and money for years. Watching Bravocon clips, fans are sick of Tre and her pettiness.
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