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The feud that’s powered many seasons of The Real Housewives of New Jersey has come to an end.
Teresa Giudice and Joe Gorga and Melissa Gorga have finally made up, Teresa revealed during BravoCon 2025 at Caesar’s Palace in Las Vegas.
“We have all gotten together. I’m really grateful and I’m thankful,” Teresa, 53, said during the “Housewive2Housewive” panel on Nov. 14, referring to her brother and sister-in-law, with whom she was famously feuding.
Elsewhere at BravoCon, Giudice was seen hugging Joe, 51, and posing for a photo in a now-viral clip. Also in the video is Giudice’s husband, Luis Ruelas, who gave Joe a kiss on the cheek.
The olive branch seems to extend to the rest of the family too.
While speaking to PEOPLE on the carpet, Giucide’s oldest daughter, Gia Giucide, said “it feels really good” to be connected with her aunt and uncle again.
“I’m looking forward to the path of rebuilding and just getting to a better place, which we already are in, so, yeah, it’s exciting,” Gia, 24, added. “I’m really happy about it.”
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Despite the reunion, executive producer Andy Cohen revealed on Nov. 13 that fans shouldn’t expect any news about the state of RHONJ to be announced this weekend. Speaking to Access Hollywood, he said, “We will announce something when the casting is right. We’re not gonna be backed into something that’s not gonna be great because the Jersey fans deserve greatness and we’re not there yet.”
After the newfound truce between Teresa and the Gorgas was revealed, Teresa admitted that she would “love” it if her former costars Dina Cantin and Jacqueline Laurita returned to the show when it comes back.
In an August TikTok video, a Bravo fan asked Joe if he and wife Melissa, 46, would continue with the show during a charity softball game. “We’re back,” Joe said in the video. “We’re back.”
When the TikTok creator said they were “going to spread this everywhere,” Joe held a finger to his lips.
Melissa, who has been a RHONJ staple since its third season, has been embroiled in a decade-long feud with her sister-in-law and fellow cast member Teresa, which contributed to the show’s hiatus.
During a June appearance on The View, Cohen alluded to long-standing cast tensions affecting the show’s return.
“It was really on a deep pause and we are actively there casting and looking at the future of what that will be,” Cohen, 57, said.
Teresa also played coy about her status on the show in the months leading up to BravoCon. She told Jeff Lewis in a September episode of Jeff Lewis Live to “never say never” about coming back for another season.
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Season 14 finished on an explosive note, leaving much for viewers to chew on during the hiatus.
At the so-called “Last Supper,” the Housewives gathered for a meal — in two separate rooms — to air grievances.
Show veteran Dolores Catania told Jennifer Fessler that she was “sweating already” ahead of the high-stakes conversation. “I’m getting a little nervous because I care about everybody like family, I want them to get things off their chest civilly,” Dolores, 54, said in the finale.
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At the dinner, no feud was resolved.
Jennifer Aydin and Danielle Cabral, who had gotten into a physical altercation earlier in the season, battled it out with their words. Plus, Teresa exchanged insults with Melissa, Rachel Fuda, Margaret Josephs and Josephs accused Jackie Goldschneider of hosting Teresa’s husband, Luis Ruela, at her home in 2021.
The cast acknowledged the difficult odds of reconciliation. “Today’s meeting was a complete failure,” Melisa said in a confessional. “Pretty much everybody’s walking out the same way they walked in. Zero resolution.”
BravoCon 2025 continues through Sunday, Nov. 16 at Las Vegas’ Caesars Forum.
