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The circumstances surrounding The Real Housewives of New Jersey star Teresa Giudice’s wedding drama are gradually unfolding. On Tuesday night’s episode of RHONJ, Melissa Gorga surprisingly declined after co-star and sister-in-law Teresa Giudice asked her to join her bridesmaids at her wedding. Despite the rejection, the 43-year-old made it clear she had her sister-in-law’s best interest at heart nonetheless.
Teresa Giudice And Melissa Gorga Resolve Their Differences
The request followed the confrontation between the two women at Teresa’s engagement party during the last week’s episode. They continued the conversation on Tuesday’s episode at Danielle Cabral’s mozzarella-making party. During the conversation, Teresa admitted their differences came about mostly because she felt Melissa was not rooting for her and her would-be groom Louie [Ruelas].
Upon hearing Teresa’s views, Melissa expressed disbelief, saying no one rooted for the couple more than she and her husband, Joe Gorga. She also admitted she really looked forward to seeing Teresa’s happy ending. At the revelation, Teresa admitted she could feel her sister-in-law’s sincerity.
Melissa went on to address the engagement incident. According to her, she had no issues with the engagement party, but could not stand looking like a liar. Hence, she had to correct that perception. She also admitted she did not mind being absent from Teresa’s wedding.
Why Melissa Turned Down Offer To Become Teresa’s Bridesmaid
The speech seemed to touch Teresa Giudice enough to make her rethink her decision to exclude Melissa from her wedding party. Trying to make amends, she asked her brother’s wife if she wanted to attend the wedding as a bridesmaid. However, it appeared the request came a little too late, as evident in Melissa’s response:
“Well, why are you acting like you’re doing me a favor?”
Teresa attempted to clarify her intentions, explaining she really wanted Melissa Gorga to be a bridesmaid. But the 43-year-old rejected it firmly, likening Teresa’s offer to an ex-boyfriend requesting to have her back after a fumble. She asserted:
“I would never go back.”
When Melissa stood her ground, insisting she was okay not being a part of it, the two women eventually embraced, with Teresa affirming her love for her co-star. But the drama was far from over. When the bride-to-be told her daughter Gia about her discussion with Melissa Gorga, the 21-year-old wasn’t happy about the turn of events; she chastised her mom for attempting a reconciliation, and even inviting her to become a bridesmaid and Louie couldn’t agree more.
Later in the episode, Joe and Melissa Gorga were abashed to discover Melissa’s family did not get an invitation to the wedding. The discovery led to an altercation between Louie and Joe Gorga during their guys’ hangout later that night. As the wedding drama play out between the feuding parties, fans would finally understand the mystery surrounding the Gorgas absence from Teresa Giudice and Louie’s August 2022 wedding.
New episodes of The Real Housewives of New Jersey air on Tuesdays at 9 p.m. ET on the Bravo network.