Antonia Gorga is sharing new details about what happened when her family reconciled with Teresa Giudice in late 2025. Antonia’s parents, Melissa Gorga and Joe Gorga, reunited with her aunt and cousins last year, which was “different” from other times.
The Real Housewives of New Jersey daughter appeared on her cousin, Next Gen NYC‘s Gia Giudice’s podcast, Casual Chaos, on Aug. 24, where she opened up about what “was really different this time” about the families getting together after years of feuding. “When the reconciliation happened, it just felt easy,” the University of Delaware student explained during the episode.
“It felt like everyone’s guards were down, and there’s also so much real stuff that happens in our lives every single day, where you really need your family there for you in those moments,” she continued. “And with this time, it just felt so different because there was no hesitation.”
“We are just there for each other no matter what. And it really feels like we picked up where we left off,” she concluded.Â
Antonia Gorga reveals how Joe Gorga changed after reconciling with Teresa Giudice
Antonia admitted on the podcast that she has even noticed a change in her dad, Joe Gorga, after he reunited with his sister, Teresa, who is currently on The Real Housewives Ultimate Girls Trip: Roaring 20th. “I mean, everyone is so happy, but I’ll say one thing, my dad got so happy after we reconciled,” she admitted. “His entire attitude and everything towards seeing all social media and stuff changed.”
“He became so happy,” she added. “He just wanted his nieces and his sister back so bad. And now that he has it, you can tell, immediately me and my mom would talk about it… he is so happy. He wanted this so bad for so long, and now he’s finally got it. And he’s so freaking happy.”
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Teresa celebrated Joe’s birthday this year, taking to Instagram on Aug. 22 to post the sweetest photo of them together. “We grew up not only brother and sister but best friends,” Teresa wrote in the caption of the post. “We’ve shared so much throughout our lives — so many memories, so many laughs, and of course, some ups and downs along the way. I’m so grateful that we found our way back to each other and that we’re in such a beautiful place today. Family has always meant everything to me, and being able to move forward together, make new memories, laugh together again, and have our families close means more than you know.”
Teresa’s husband, Luis “Louie” Ruelas, gave a look inside his relationship with Joe, taking to Instagram on his birthday, where he posted a photo of them together at BravoCon 2025. “Happy Birthday to my BIL [brother-in-law],” he wrote, along with a red heart emoji. “LOVE YOU.”
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Gia also took to her Instagram Story, where she posted a photo of her and Joe, standing next to each other. “Happy birthday to my godfather,” she wrote along with a red heart emoji. “Love you so much xoxo”
See what Teresa recently had to say about reconciling with Joe and letting go of her “anger” during an appearance on Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen.
