Teresa Giudice has weighed in on who she would like to see return to season 15 of Real Housewives of New Jersey as the show’s future remains up in the air.
The current season’s reunion has already been cancelled and there were rumors of a cast change, but Andy Cohen denied those rumors saying, “No decisions have been made.”
Now, in an exclusive interview with Teresa, 52, the original Housewives actress said “of course” she would want to return next season and went on to share her “dream cast.”
“Obviously me, Jennifer (Aydin), Dolores (Catania), Jackie (Goldschneider),” she told DailyMail.com at the BELLA Insider Summer Festival at The Whitechapel Projects in Long Branch, New Jersey, on Monday.
Before mentioning Jennifer Fessler, a friend of the show, he was hesitant to include Jenn on the show, especially given her friendships with the other supposed cast members: Melissa Gorga, Margaret Josephs and Rachel Fuda.
Teresa Giudice has weighed in on who she would like to see return to season 15 of Real Housewives of New Jersey as the show’s future remains up in the air; pictured with husband Louis Ruelas at the BELLA Insider Summer Festival on Monday
Teresa continued: “I don’t know about Jenn Fessler. I mean, I like Jenn Fessler, but I guess she would have to decide.
“And I think that’s it. It’s up to Jennifer if she wants to (come back), but I like Jennifer (Jenn Fessler).”
As fans watch season 14 unfold, Danielle Cabral is friends with Teresa and Melissa, but after her shocking fight with Jennifer Aydin where she smashed a plastic cup in her face, it looks like fans will soon see Danielle and the Turning The Tables host feud.
Teresa, who has been a part of RHONJ since the first season, told DailyMail.com that it is ultimately up to Bravo to decide who returns and who gets fired.
“I’ll do whatever Bravo wants me to do. They’re the bosses. Bravo is the boss,” he confessed. “So whatever they want, I’m not leaving until they want me to leave.”
For now, Teresa is enjoying her “genuine” friendship with Jackie after making peace with her in a previous episode. The two have since bonded despite their fights with Margaret.
“I’m excited about that friendship because, I swear, I’m watching it, you’re watching it right now and I saw that she saw who Margaret was and made her decision on her own,” she explained to DailyMail.com. “It’s not like I pulled her over to me and said she’d better be my friend. No, it was really genuine.”
Fans have commented on their reconciliation, claiming Teresa is “using Jackie” to reveal secrets about Margaret, but the mother-of-four denies this is true.
“I swear I’m not using it. And the four of us went out on Friday night,” she said, referring to herself, her husband Luis “Louie” Ruelas, Jackie and Evan Goldschneider.
‘We had a lot of fun, and I have to say I love Evan because, listen, I know I said I was wrong for what I did, and when I apologized to him, I think he realized I meant it.
Giudice is on the cover of Bella Magazine’s Summer 2024 issue
Giudice’s comments come after a reunion for Season 14 of RHONJ was canceled.
Teresa said she would love to have Jennifer Aydin, pictured earlier this week, in her “dream cast.”
Giudice also named Jackie as one of her ideal RHONJ cast members; she is pictured here in November.
“And he was quite the gentleman. He could have been mean to me, but he never was.”
Teresa previously mentioned cheating rumors about Evan, something that became a big storyline in Season 11.
“If I had to do it over again, I would never say that to Jackie. I would never go public,” she told DailyMail.com. “I swear, if you really know me, you’ll know that I only told her so she could put that rumour to rest, because it was already circulating. I wasn’t trying to go public to cause trouble.”
Fast forward to the current season, Teresa mentioned the rumor about John Fuda, Rachel’s husband, being the “biggest drug dealer in Bergen County.”
When Teresa and John attempted to patch things up during a brief meeting at a restaurant with their partners (as seen this season), John stormed out of the room because he didn’t believe Teresa’s apology was genuine.
‘Look at both of them, Evan and John. I apologized to Evan, look how Evan responded. I apologized to John, look how he responded.
“Evan is my kind of guy. I’m just saying he’s a gentleman. And that’s where you can forge a friendship, obviously.”
This comes after the Real Housewives of New Jersey canceled their season 14 reunion for the first time in the show’s history amid cast drama.
A source said PEOPLE“A meeting needs to have a resolution and it’s clear at the season finale that there is no way forward in that kind of environment.”
“So the network is coming up with a different concept to close out the season,” the source familiar with the situation told the outlet.
The news comes amid heightened tensions between housewives Teresa, Melissa, Dolores, Margaret, Jennifer, Danielle, Rachel, Jackie and Jenn.
Dolores Cantina, photographed in March, was also among those chosen
Giudice’s relationship with her brother Joe Gorga and his wife Melissa Gorga has noticeably fallen apart (Melissa pictured earlier this week)
The source says the ongoing drama between cast members is what has caused the rift that led to RHONJ having split panels at BravoCon for the past two years.
Another source told PEOPLE that Bravo has not yet made a decision on the future of RHONJ.
“Everything is on the table,” the source admitted, noting that “all options are being discussed and nothing official has been decided regarding the show.”
New episodes of RHONJ air every Sunday at 8 p.m. ET on Bravo. There are only three episodes left before the highly anticipated finale on August 4.
