Melissa Gorga: ‘I Have No Intentions’ To Leave ‘RHONJ’ Amid Teresa Feud

Going nowhere! Melissa Gorga does not intend to leave The Real Housewives of New Jersey any moment soon, despite the ongoing drama with sister-in-law Teresa Guidice.

“I have no intention of leaving,” 44-year-old Gorga said on a recent episode of her “On Display with Melissa Gorga” podcast, amid rumors that production on Season 14 of RHONJ has been interrupted due to the Gorgas’ feud with 50-year-old Giudice. “I never run away when the going gets tough. That’s not my personality.”

Melissa – who is married to Giudice’s brother, Joe Gorga, for 19 years — added: “Our family has had ups and downs on this show for so many years. I’ve never left before and I don’t plan to leave now.”

Although the Gorgas have been particularly at odds with Giudice in recent decades, the largest eruption to date occurred over the course of the Stand strong the author’s alleged claims that Joe, 43, cheated on Melissa — and the Gorgas’ subsequent decision not to attend Giudice’s August 2022 wedding to her now-husband, Luis “Louie” Ruelas.

In the season 13 finale of RHONJwhich aired on Tuesday, May 16, Melissa called Giudice a “f-ked-up sister-in-law” for allegedly spreading “the unfounded rumor,” claiming that the Celebrity Apprentice alum “feels like we’re getting divorced.”

Joe, for his part, said in a confessional that Teresa’s oldest daughter, Gia Giudice, “called me up and said, ‘You know, I heard what happened.’ We just think you can do better. Mom thinks so, we all do.’” (In addition to Gia, 22, Teresa shares daughters Gabriella, 19, Milania, 17, and Audriana, 13, with ex-husband Joe Guidice.)

As the drama played out in real time – and the Gorgas decided not to attend Teresa and Ruelas’ wedding – Bravo cameras were there to capture it all in the upcoming RHONJ special Teresa is getting married.

“If these people of the king post one more Instagram post, I swear to God I’m going to bury them so badly,” Ruelas, 48, says of Teresa’s brother and sister-in-law in the trailer for their wedding special, which came out on Tuesday, May 16 .

Gia, for her part, laments that she and her immediate family are done with her aunt and uncle for good. “It’s over – for everyone, including me and my sisters,” she declares.

If RHONJ season 14 production rumors continue to swirl, Andy Cohen revealed in his new book, Dad diaries, that the feud between the two families was the reason the BravoCon 2022 panel had to be split in half – because Teresa called him and said she would never speak to her brother and sister-in-law again. Melissa, for her part, would Watch what happens live with Andy Cohen host, 54, a 2,000-word text at the fan convention about a fight they had with costar Jennifer Aydin.

Teresa is getting married airs on Bravo Tuesday, May 23 at 8 p.m. ET.