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As the way forward for The Actual Housewives of New Jersey hangs within the steadiness, longtime forged member Melissa Gorga is talking out, or quite, rigorously not saying a lot, about what’s subsequent for the franchise. With whispers of forged shake-ups and check footage being reviewed by Bravo execs, Melissa’s rigorously worded feedback are elevating extra eyebrows than pleasure.
Talking solely to Us Weekly on the Web page Six Digital Reali-Tea “VRT Awards” 2025, Melissa informed the outlet, “We are able to’t affirm or deny, so we don’t know.” She added, “The very last thing Andy Cohen stated was that we’re shut, which is superior. We’re all crossing our fingers, no matter Bravo decides.”
Whereas it’s no shock that Melissa is keen to remain within the combine, it’s onerous to not discover the strategic vagueness of her remarks, particularly given latest stories that check filming is already underway. A supply confirmed to Us Weekly that Melissa, together with Margaret Josephs and Dolores Catania, had been concerned in filming scenes with potential new forged members. (Curiously, Danielle Cabral confirmed she wasn’t invited to movie.)
Gorga, ever the media professional, made it clear she’s prepared to leap again into motion. “Faucet us in,” she quipped, referencing herself and husband Joe Gorga. However behind the informal confidence, her phrases recommend extra of a scramble than a technique.
What’s much more curious are Melissa’s feedback about authenticity, a subject that’s been a lightning rod in RHONJ fandom for years, particularly given her long-standing tensions with sister-in-law Teresa Giudice.
“I really feel like our reply by no means actually modifications relating to the present,” Melissa stated. “I do suppose it must be an genuine relationship, although. Anybody who’s making an attempt to say it ought to come again with unauthentic relationships… I simply suppose it might be an enormous mistake.”
“It’s received to be a real group of pals or I actually don’t suppose it really works,” she insisted. “That’s simply the info, irrespective of which means it goes.”
But followers have lengthy famous that the present’s strongest emotional arcs — and most gripping drama — have revolved round Teresa Giudice, whose on-camera life has been something however manufactured. Love her or not, Teresa has by no means wanted to “faucet in” to stay the middle of the RHONJ universe.
With Bravo reportedly nonetheless undecided on the ultimate casting, and potential newcomer Michelle Barone being eyed for the reboot, the community appears to be testing extra than simply new blood — it’s testing whether or not the outdated formulation nonetheless works with out the family-fueled feuds that outlined a decade.
One factor is obvious: Melissa Gorga needs again in. But when Bravo is actually prioritizing “authenticity,” as Melissa retains repeating, the true query is perhaps whether or not she suits that invoice anymore, or if the present’s most iconic table-flipper was proper all alongside.
