Teresa Giudice is currently in a “good place” with her brother, Joe Gorga as she offered new insights into her relationship with her sibling and his wife, her sister-in-law, Melissa Gorga. The Real Housewives of New Jersey mom of four confirmed this during the Reunion Round-Up panel at BravoCon 2025 on Friday, Nov. 14.
Teresa and her family have been through so much together, but were not on speaking terms until recently. But they have been talking to each other after a recent run-in. “So things are, you know, in a good place,” she admitted. “I talked to my brother, first — because I thought that was only right — he was like, really happy to see me. I was happy to see him.”
This encounter happened at the cemetery where Teresa and Joe’s late parents, Antonia and Giacinto Gorga, are buried. “At first, he didn’t want to meet there, he said, ‘That’s weird.’ I’m like, ‘No, it’s not weird.’ Because I didn’t want anybody to take photos of us or anything like that,” Teresa noted. “If you’re there, it’s peaceful. So if you want to get mad, you can’t. Not that we did.”
Teresa told The Real Housewives of Dubai‘s Chanel Ayan on the red carpet on Thursday, Nov. 13, that her meet-up with her brother “went well.” “You know, baby steps,” she said in a video posted to Bravo’s Instagram account. “But I’m glad it went well.”
Teresa Giudice opens up about her “emotional” reunion with Joe Gorga
The mom of four confirmed at the panel that the meeting was very emotional for both her and Joe. “I’m a tough cookie, but my brother had tears in his eyes,” she said. “And it’s just been a lot. But I’m so grateful. I’m happy.”
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She continued, revealing that she would love it if her four daughters could be able to hang out with Joe and Melissa’s three kids. “I want him in my life, I want his wife in my life, my sister-in-law, my niece and nephews in my life,” she added. “Like, that’s the most important thing. Like, I want the kids to hang out. But when it’s toxic between the parents, the kids don’t want to hang out.”
Teresa Giudice shares new details about her relationship with Joe and Melissa Gorga
Teresa also gave her brother and sister-in-law some major props during the panel. When asked which Housewife looks the best at reunions, Teresa paid a compliment to Melissa. “I think my sister-in-law — she looks great,” she stated.
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Teresa also admitted that her brother would do a good job on the reality show, Special Forces: World’s Toughest Test, which she competed in during Season 4. “I would love to see my brother on there,” she said. “Because it’s so hard and I would love to see how far he would get.”
See what both Melissa and Joe had to say about their strained relationship with Teresa during RHONJ Season 14.
