Teresa Giudice reveals she watched RHONJ for the first time to find out what her brother said

Teresa Giudice shared that she has never seen an episode of The Real Housewives of New Jersey in the 12 seasons it has been on, until now.

The 50-year-old reality star revealed that she decided to start watching the franchise in the midst of family drama with her brother Joe Gorga, 43, and his wife Melissa Gorga, 43, to find out what they’ve been saying. about her.

‘Good thing I didn’t watch it back then, because now I’m seeing what my brother and sister-in-law were saying about me back then, oh my gosh. It was like a knife in my heart,” he said. People.

First: Teresa Giudice said she started watching The Real Housewives of New Jersey to find out what her brother Joe Gorga and his wife Melissa were saying about her;  pictured 2022

First: Teresa Giudice said she started watching The Real Housewives of New Jersey to find out what her brother Joe Gorga and his wife Melissa were saying about her; pictured 2022

I’m watching the show for the first time because I’ve never seen it before. And if you pay attention, when he was in the meetings, Andy Cohen would ask me questions and I didn’t know what he was talking about. Everyone knew he wasn’t watching the show,’ he shared.

However, the New Jersey native admitted that she started looking ‘educate myself and see what my brother and sister-in-law were saying about me.’

“I’ve been seeing all this on Instagram, these accounts that are posting past episodes. And I’m looking and I’m like, “My brother said that? My sister-in-law said that?” So I started looking and I said, “Now, I have my answer.”

Betrayed: 'It's a good thing I didn't see it back then, because now I'm seeing what my brother and sister-in-law were saying about me back then, oh my gosh.  It was like a knife in my heart,

Betrayed: ‘It’s a good thing I didn’t see it back then, because now I’m seeing what my brother and sister-in-law were saying about me back then, oh my gosh. It was like a knife in my heart,” Teresa, 50, told People. pictured 2016

Giudice and Gorga got into a huge argument while filming the RHONJ season 13 finale over rumors that his wife, Melissa, kissed their old friend Nick Barrotta.

Their dispute caused the Gorgas to skip Teresa’s second wedding to her new husband Luis, which Joe later admitted he regrets.

In her new interview, Teresa also revealed that it was not her intention to be on a television show with her family.

It has been difficult since my family arrived. [the show]. I never signed up to be on a TV show with my family. this was my thing. I was excited about it. It was something new to me, and it was like my job, and I was excited, and then all of a sudden I get bombed and ambushed by my family. And it was very sad, because I felt like my dream was shattered.’

Shattered:

Heartbroken: “I’ve never signed up to be on a TV show with my family,” she said, adding, “All of a sudden I’m bombarded and ambushed by my family.” And it was very sad, because I felt that my dream was shattered’; The trio depicted in a still from RHONJ

Hard: 'I would never have punched them like that, because I don't roll like that.  If they were on a show, I would never have gone there and hurt them the way they hurt me';  pictured 2022

Hard: ‘I would never have punched them like that, because I don’t roll like that. If they were on a show, I would never have gone there and hurt them the way they hurt me’; pictured 2022

‘I would never have punched them like that, because I don’t roll like that. If they were on a show, I would never have gone there and hurt them the way they hurt me. That’s not my style.

Teresa added that she “is not going to accept this toxicity anymore” and she will “protect’ his family.

It comes after the news that Teresa and Joe have reportedly not patched things up, according to TMZ.

Drama: Giudice and Gorga got into a huge argument while filming the RHONJ season 13 finale over rumors that his wife, Melissa, kissed their old friend Nick Barrotta.

Drama: Giudice and Gorga got into a huge argument while filming the RHONJ season 13 finale over rumors that his wife, Melissa, kissed their old friend Nick Barrotta.

Wedding: their dispute caused the Gorgas to skip Teresa's second wedding with her new husband Luis

Wedding: their dispute caused the Gorgas to skip Teresa’s second wedding with her new husband Luis

Sources told the outlet that Teresa and her little brother didn’t get together for Christmas and they won’t ring in the new year together either.

Apparently, Giudice and Gorgas haven’t spoken since their big fight over the summer.

The tensions were on full display in a recently released trailer ahead of season 13 of The Real Housewives of New Jersey, which premiered last Wednesday.

The new trailer shows behind-the-scenes footage of what happened before Teresa’s wedding to Luis ‘Louie’ Ruelas in August.

Family feud: Teresa's brother and her husband, Louie Ruelas, got into a heated argument in The Real Housewives of New Jersey season 13 trailer before their wedding.

Family feud: Teresa's brother and her husband, Louie Ruelas, got into a heated argument in The Real Housewives of New Jersey season 13 trailer before their wedding.

Family feud: Teresa’s brother and her husband, Louie Ruelas, got into a heated argument in The Real Housewives of New Jersey season 13 trailer before their wedding.

They're Not Friends: At one point in the trailer, Joe, who didn't make it to his sister's wedding, confronts Louie, who threatens to punch him

They’re Not Friends: At one point in the trailer, Joe, who didn’t make it to his sister’s wedding, confronts Louie, who threatens to punch him “in the fucking face.”

Time: In another tense moment, Joe is seen confronting Louie at a dinner party, as he tells him, 'My wife's not at the fucking wedding, fuck off.'  His family isn't at the wedding, fuck them.  I'm going to break your fucking balls, fucking right now'

Time: In another tense moment, Joe is seen confronting Louie at a dinner party, as he tells him, ‘My wife’s not at the fucking wedding, fuck off.’ His family isn’t at the wedding, fuck them. I’m going to break your fucking balls, fucking right now’

At one point in the trailer, Joe threatens to punch Louie ‘in the fucking face’. In another tense moment, Joe is seen confronting Louie over dinner.

‘My wife isn’t at the fucking wedding, fuck you. Her family isn’t at the wedding, fuck them. I’m going to bust your fucking balls right now.

In the trailer’s dramatic ending, Teresa says of her sister-in-law: “She always wanted to keep me and my brother apart, she got her wish.”

Real Housewives of New Jersey returns to Bravo on February 7.

Coming Soon: Real Housewives of New Jersey Returns to Bravo on February 7th

Coming Soon: Real Housewives of New Jersey Returns to Bravo on February 7th