Teresa Giudice Praises ‘Beautiful’ Sister-in-Law Melissa Gorga at BravoCon 2025 After Reunion
The Real Housewives of New Jersey‘s Teresa Giudice shocked the BravoCon 2025 crowd with gushing praise for sister-in-law Melissa Gorga as they attempt to mend their years-long estrangement.
During the fan festival’s “Reunion Roundup” panel on Friday, November 14, Teresa, 53, was asked who looks beautiful at reunion tapings — and named Melissa, 46. (The Real Housewives of Potomac’s Robyn Dixon and Married to Medicine’s Dr. Simone Whitmore were also part of the panel.)
The feud between Teresa and her husband, Luis Ruelas, and Melissa and husband Joe Gorga was evident during season 14 of RHONJ. Melissa cut off all communication with Teresa, leading to a divide among the Housewives.
The reality show ultimately went on hiatus after season 14 concluded in August 2024 amid high tensions within the cast. There have not been any official announcements about season 15 yet, though Us Weekly exclusively reported in September that Bravo was test-filming new cast members, while previous cast members, like Melissa, were in limbo.
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Ahead of BravoCon, Teresa teased her plans to “meet” with Joe and Melissa, explaining during an October episode of iHeartRadio’s “I Do, Part 2” podcast, “Time does heal all wounds. And when time goes by, you forget things.”
Later that month, Joe confirmed his sister had contacted him.
“She did text me. She reached out,” he said on iHeartRadio’s “The Eds” podcast. “She would like to sit down and meet. I’ve never wanted to argue with her ever. It was not my intention. If I sit down with her and I hear her out, it has to be a lot of … it has to be very humble. It has to be real. It has to be, you know, ‘I’ve made mistakes,’ and we can move forward.”
Melissa was also open to a potential reconciliation after their break from filming RHONJ.
“I think it’s been enough time that maybe there’s room for conversation,” she told Us in October. “We’ll see what happens.”
She continued, “I never really wanted this, and I’m always going to be team family always. We’ll see what happens. We’ll see where it goes. I do think, for all of our children’s sake, I would love for everyone to get to a place of healing, and I would never root for this to go on forever.”
Us later confirmed that Teresa, Luis, 50, Melissa and Joe met for lunch at Willow & Whisk in New Jersey on November 1.
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“The meeting went fine,” an insider told Us earlier this month. “The conversation was about moving forward from the show drama. They are going to move forward, but it’s not going to be overnight.”
The source pointed out that the reunion came shortly before Teresa and Melissa were both set to attend this year’s BravoCon, though the reality stars were staying at different hotels and had no plans to appear on any panels together.
Teresa and Melissa agreed to avoid discussing their family drama on RHONJ in the future, according to the insider. While no cast members had signed contracts to return to the Bravo show at the time, the source shared this was a preemptive move before Teresa and Melissa potentially received invitations to film season 15.
