<p id=”par-1_88″>The cast of <a href=”https://www.cheatsheet.com/tag/the-real-housewives-of-new-jersey/?swcfpc=1″><em>The Real Housewives of New Jersey</em> </a>finished filming season 14 months ago. It has been even longer since Melissa Gorga willingly interacted with her sister-in-law and co-star, Teresa Giudice. Gorga is hoping to keep it that way. She recently sat down to discuss the season and what comes next for her. While Melissa Gorga is open to returning to <em>RHONJ</em>, she has no interest in doing so<a href=”https://www.cheatsheet.com/entertainment/teresa-giudice-doubles-down-pledge-never-film-the-real-housewives-of-new-jersey-melissa-gorga-again.html/”> if Teresa Giudice is involved</a>. She revealed that a show with Giudice is just too toxic for her.</p>
<h2 class=”wp-block-heading” id=”h-melissa-gorga-is-willing-to-walk-away-from-rhonj-over-teresa-giudice”>Melissa Gorga is willing to walk away from ‘RHONJ’ over Teresa Giudice</h2>
<p id=”par-2_84″>Melissa Gorga has strong feelings about her sister-in-law and <em>The Real Housewives of New Jersey</em>. Gorga appeared on <em><a href=”https://www.iheart.com/podcast/1119-two-ts-in-a-pod-with-tedd-49447273/episode/on-display-and-in-the-twot-207970734/#transcription/” target=”_blank” rel=”noreferrer noopener”>2 T’s and a Pod</a></em><a href=”https://www.iheart.com/podcast/1119-two-ts-in-a-pod-with-tedd-49447273/episode/on-display-and-in-the-twot-207970734/#transcription/” target=”_blank” rel=”noreferrer noopener”> </a>to discuss season 14 and the rumors about cast shakeups. Gorga insists she doesn’t have any insider information yet. Her ascertain seemingly backed Andy Cohen’s insistence that <a href=”https://www.cheatsheet.com/entertainment/andy-cohen-backpedals-all-fresh-faces-the-real-housewives-of-new-jersey-season-15-comment.html/”>a final decision </a>had yet to be made. He recently suggested the show was on “pause” while Bravo figured things out. Despite the lack of information, Gorga has been thinking and doing some soul-searching.</p>
<figure class=”wp-block-image size-full” id=”emb-1″><img decoding=”async” fetchpriority=”high” width=”1600″ height=”800″ src=”https://www.cheatsheet.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/melissa-gorga-teresa-giudice.jpg?strip=all&quality=89″ alt=”Melissa Gorga and Teresa Guidice in side-by-side photpgraphs.” class=”wp-image-3358840″><figcaption class=”wp-element-caption”>Melissa Gorga and Teresa Giudice of ‘Real Housewives of New Jersey’ | Rodolfo Martinez/Bravo</figcaption></figure>
<p id=”par-3_75″>The longtime housewife revealed that she is OK with the possibility of not returning if Bravo opts to go a “darker” route with the series. She said that if Bravo keeps Teresa Giudice, her troubled husband, Luis Ruelas, and other drama-laden housewives over her, she’s totally OK with walking away. She told hosts Tamra Judge and Teddi Mellencamp that she’s prepared to tell Bravo “…that is not a show that I want to be on.”</p>
<h2 class=”wp-block-heading” id=”h-when-did-melissa-gorga-join-the-cast”>When did Melissa Gorga join the cast </h2>
<p id=”par-4_79″>Melissa Gorga might be ready to pack it in for real this time. While some <em>RHONJ</em> fans would be happy to see her go, others feel a little blue about the potential loss of longtime housewives. Gorga has had an illustrious run on the series. She first appeared in the show during season 2 as a guest. Gorga was initially brought in because she was related to Giudice. She joined the cast as a full-time housewife the following season.</p>
<figure class=”wp-block-image size-large” id=”emb-2″><img decoding=”async” width=”1200″ height=”803″ src=”https://www.cheatsheet.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/RHONJ-season-1.jpg?w=1024&h=685&strip=all&quality=89″ alt=”Albert Manzo, Danielle Staub, Joe Giudice, Teresa Giudice, Chris Laurita, Jacqueline Laurita and Caroline Manzo in season 1 of ‘Th Real Housewives of New Jersey'” class=”wp-image-3655033″ srcset=”https://www.cheatsheet.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/RHONJ-season-1.jpg 1200w, https://www.cheatsheet.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/RHONJ-season-1.jpg?w=640&h=428 640w, https://www.cheatsheet.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/RHONJ-season-1.jpg?w=1024&h=685 1024w, https://www.cheatsheet.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/RHONJ-season-1.jpg?w=150&h=100 150w, https://www.cheatsheet.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/RHONJ-season-1.jpg?w=768&h=514 768w, https://www.cheatsheet.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/RHONJ-season-1.jpg?w=523&h=350 523w, https://www.cheatsheet.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/RHONJ-season-1.jpg?w=253&h=169 253w, https://www.cheatsheet.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/RHONJ-season-1.jpg?w=200&h=134 200w, https://www.cheatsheet.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/RHONJ-season-1.jpg?w=758&h=507 758w, https://www.cheatsheet.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/RHONJ-season-1.jpg?w=90&h=60 90w” sizes=”(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px”><figcaption class=”wp-element-caption”>Albert Manzo, Danielle Staub, Joe Giudice, Teresa Giudice, Chris Laurita, Jacqueline Laurita and Caroline Manzo | Andrei Jackamets/NBCU Photo Bank/NBCUniversal via Getty Images </figcaption></figure>
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<p id=”par-5_69″>Teresa Giudice is the only housewife with <a href=”https://www.cheatsheet.com/entertainment/how-many-original-cast-members-are-on-the-real-housewives-of-new-jersey-season-14.html/”>a longer tenure</a> on <em>The Real Housewives of New Jersey </em>than Melissa Gorga. She was one of the original cast members. Giudice has spoken out about a potential cast shakeup, too. During an appearance on <em><a href=”https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7e1pRu59cHc” target=”_blank” rel=”noreferrer noopener”>Live With Kelly and Mark</a></em>, she revealed that she had no plans to leave <em>RHONJ</em> unless the network told her to. It might just come to that.</p>