Jennifer Fessler claims sexual relationship with late star James Gandolfini on latest RHONJ episode
Jennifer Fessler revealed she had a sexual relationship with the late actor James Gandolfini on Tuesday’s episode of The Real Housewives Of New Jersey on Bravo.
The 52-year-old “friend” of the cast revealed during a group trip to Ireland that she became a talent agent after a brief stint at acting school.
“How many people have you slept with?” asked her friend Margaret Josephs, 56.
‘Real? …Well, James Gandolfini. That’s a fact,” Jennifer said.
“Did you have sex with James Gandolfini?” asked Melissa Gorga, 43, in disbelief.
Sexual relationship: Jennifer Fessler revealed she had a sexual relationship with the late actor James Gandolfini on Tuesday’s episode of The Real Housewives Of New Jersey on Bravo
“Where have you been?” Jennifer joked.
“Who gets to fuck Tony Soprano?” Melissa said in a confessional.
Jennifer was peppered with questions about Gandolfini, who died of a heart attack at the age of 51 in 2013 after rising to prominence playing Tony Soprano on the HBO crime drama The Sopranos.
“I met James Gandolfini for The Sopranos. I was obsessed,” Jennifer said in a confessional. “He even took me to a sm bar. It was crazy, and we hung out, and we drank, and we went back to his apartment and we f***ed.”
Jennifer told the women that Gandolfini had “sex appeal” and that she was upset when he died.
She said her husband Jeff had to remind her that she was not in a relationship with Gandolfini.
“So he was the one who escaped, but he was also the one who was never really there. But he was absolutely into me. That’s a fact. More than once,” Jennifer said, laughing in a confessional.
Gandolfini was married to Marcy Wudarski from 1999 to 2002 and later married Deborah Lin in 2008.
TV star: ‘I met James Gandolfini for The Sopranos. I was obsessed,” Jennifer said in a confessional
Escaped: ‘So he was the one who escaped, but he was also the one who was never really there. But he was absolutely into me. That’s a fact. More than once,” Jennifer said, laughing in a confessional
Sopranos star: ‘Who gets to fuck Tony Soprano?’ said Melissa Gorga in a confessional
Multiple questions: Jennifer was peppered with questions about Gandolfini, who died of a heart attack in 2013 at the age of 51 after rising to fame playing Tony Soprano on the HBO crime drama The Sopranos
Irish Castle: The women stayed in one of Ireland’s most magical castles to host a bachelorette party for bride-to-be Teresa Giudice
The Season 13 episode, titled The Italian Invasion, focused on the group traveling to Dublin, Ireland, for a bachelorette party for Teresa Giudice, 50, just two weeks before Teresa’s wedding to Luis “Louie” Ruelas, 47.
Teresa and her sister-in-law Melissa hit it off on arrival in Ireland, where Dolores Catania, 52, arranged them a stay in a castle.
The simmering tension between Melissa and Teresa boiled over at a group dinner honoring bride-to-be Teresa who wore a white gown.
Jennifer asked Teresa why she asked Jennifer Aydin, 45, and Dolores to be bridesmaids after she refused to ask her sister-in-law Melissa to be part of her bridal party.
“These two have been really supportive of Louie and me. Really and truly. That means a lot to me, for instance,” Teresa said.
Teresa said she was “nervous” to ask them because she didn’t want to have another problem with her brother Joe Gorga, 43.
She then blamed Joe for making a big deal out of it after Teresa failed to issue wedding invitations to Melissa’s family, including her mother Donna Marco.
“I swear, if he had told me, I would have said, ‘Oh my God, yes. Thanks for telling me. No problem,'” Teresa said.
Group dinner: Simmering tension between Melissa and Teresa flared during a group dinner honoring bride-to-be Teresa who wore a white dress
Melissa pointed out that Teresa previously said she didn’t invite her family because of a bad history with them.
Teresa later claimed she simply forgot.
‘I am not perfect. Like, I make mistakes. I didn’t even think, you know? As I thought, if you invite one person, you should invite everyone,” she said.
Teresa again blamed Joe, repeating that she just wasn’t thinking about it.
‘My sister-in-law’s mother is invited to everything. Everything. So that Donna Marco wasn’t invited to the wedding in the first place is problem number one,” newcomer Rachel Fuda, 31, said in a confessional.
“The thing that makes problem number two is the gasoline that goes on here by, like, doubling Teresa,” she added.
Teresa at dinner then accused Joe of trying to throw her “under the bus.”
‘I always cover him. I’m his older sister,’ Teresa explained.
Good point: Melissa pointed out that Teresa previously said she didn’t invite her family because of a bad history with them
Multiple issues: “My sister-in-law’s mother is invited to everything. Everything. So that Donna Marco wasn’t invited to the wedding in the first place is problem number one,” newcomer Rachel Fuda, 31, said in a confessional.
“He’s the worst, you’re the best,” Melissa said sarcastically.
Teresa said it was the “happiest time” of her life and Melissa de-escalated the situation.
‘I’m trying to stop. She won’t stop,” Melissa said as Teresa continued to claim she would never throw her brother under the bus.
Teresa then blamed Jen Fessler for bringing it all up.
Blame her. Blame your friend there. Blame it on your friend,” Teresa said.
Melissa said in a confessional that Teresa has “zero responsibility.”
“It’s always my fault. It’s never Teresa’s fault. It’s actually delusional, that’s it,” she said.
The Real Housewives Of New Jersey returns next week on Bravo.
Shifting blame: Teresa then blamed Jen Fessler for bringing it all up
No accountability: “It’s always my fault. It’s never Teresa’s fault. It’s actually delusional, that’s it,” she said