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Some don’t believe Melissa Gorga has what it takes to carry the show on the Real Housewives of New Jersey.
Behind Teresa Giudice, Melissa Gorga is the second longest-running Housewife on the Real Housewives of New Jersey. The 44-year-old joined the RHONJ cast during season 3 in 2011. She has been on the hit show for 10 seasons.
Melissa joined the show after messaging RHONJ OG Danielle Staub and producers on Facebook to let them know about her drama with sister-in-law Teresa Giudice. Melissa even shared a Facebook post about her and Teresa’s famous sprinkle cookie gate, which caught the eye of producers.
Since joining RHONJ in 2011, Melissa has denied that she joined RHONJ behind Teresa’s back. Yet, former RHONJ producer Carlos King publicly confirmed in 2022 that Teresa Giudice had no idea that Melissa and Joe Gorga were interviewing and ultimately cast on the show for season 3 until a week before filming commenced. Carlos also stated that Melissa added all the producers for the Real Housewives of New Jersey on Facebook, including him.
While appearing on The Juicy Scoop podcast, Carlos admitted that Melissa was not telling the truth about how she joined RHONJ and insisted that she did, in fact, come on the show behind Teresa’s back.
Carlos recalled: “She said, ‘Oh my gosh, I just learned that my sister-in-law and my brother are cast members on this show. I did not know that until now.’ She had no idea.“
Now, in 2023, Carlos reveals that he doesn’t believe Melissa can carry RHONJ as Teresa has done for the last thirteen seasons.
The former RHONJ producer gets that Melissa has her “stans” as “she should, she’s been on the show for 10 years,” however that doesn’t mean he thinks Melissa has what it takes to lead the cast of RHONJ.
“I just don’t know what a show would be like without Teresa and [if] Melissa is in charge of the girls. She can barely be in charge of Envy, her store, and the website. She can barely be in charge of the crib,” Carlos explained on his Reality With the King podcast.
He continued, “I don’t think Melissa is a forced multiplier. I think she’s a forced divider. I don’t think she can carry the show. She can barely carry clothes in her store.”
The 44-year-old is waiting to know her fate on the Real Housewives of New Jersey ahead of season 14.
Melissa has denied having any plans to exit the Real Housewives of New Jersey, but that doesn’t mean the network won’t eventually kick her to the curb. At this point, anything is possible when it comes to New Jersey Housewives franchise.
“I have no intentions on leaving [RHONJ],” the 44-year-old said during a May episode of her On Display podcast.
Contracts for season 14 of RHONJ have not been sent out yet. No one in the RHONJ cast has been fired or asked back for next season – yet.
The current plan is that filming for season 14 will begin at the “end of August.”
As always, stay glued to AllAboutTRH for the latest, greatest, and most exclusive Real Housewives of New Jersey tea on the internet!
63 comments
WHO Cares what some fired nobody producer think’s
Teresa can hold nothing but a jail sentence. She is TRASH
You’re damn right we do!
Melissa got her contract!
And Carlos King is right again. Ms Marco can’t lead the show. So just like that, everyone is asked back…LOL!
Are you 14? Just curious.
Melissa has endured, and she should get credit for that. The one criticism, and this is more criticism for JoeG. is every time Melissa has an appearance or it’s her turn at BravoCom, or even on the show Joe just is always trying to overwhelm her spotlight. I want to push Joe Gorga back and set let your wife have this you big ugh. He does it again and again and if you watch them in interviews togther Joe will answer her questions when they are together, he just is so dominant. If she did have the show herself she is going to need to step up herself and push Joe back. She is the housewife, not Joe.
Carlos is correct, Melissa can’t carry RHONJ! She’s too insecure to show her real life and too boring to keep viewers enticed!
Does anyone really care what Carlos King thinks?
No, he sounds salty af
Another has-been loser with a podcast.
He actually has a top 10 reality podcast.
Yes
Not one iota.
Ha Ha, NO..
nope
So far, there are 7 comments and 6 in a row are from September24. So odd. Btw, Melissa actually has a life. Teresa is a thief and on her 2nd grifting husband. Didn’t watch the wedding special, but looking forward to the divorce episode.
Why are you trying to shame September? She’s been commenting on this site for 10+ years and appreciates this blog. You obviously hate Tre and this site for their pro-Tre stance. Yet, you find your way over here to degrade, insult, and bash mere strangers because they comment too much about someone you hate!
She makes other posters her storyline every chance she gets. Taking a page out of Ms Marco and Marge’s playbook. Thanks for your comment though – I appreciate it.
You’re welcome! I know you can defend yourself. You, at least, comment on the blog topic!
sure does. Over and over and over and over and over without anybody even responding. Lol
6 comments in a row. Sometimes it’s 10 -15 comments. ??? Odd. I don’t “hate” this website”. Huh?
So you’re deciding to make an enemy of the millions of Americans who decided to marry again? That’s the stupidest thing I’ve read on this blog. Taking a private company public through an IPO is hardly a grifter in fact it’s incredibly difficult and rare for a company to gain the notoriety to do that. Stop talking out the left-side of your mouth. I would also love to have you elaborate on how Teresa is a thief by co-signing two mortgage documents. Stupid.
Lmao. Now that’s stupid. She walked into banks with manufactured w-2’s claiming income as a real estate agent to commit mortgage fraud. She also didn’t pay among other things, her in vitro bill for her youngest. Probably bc she didn’t get a boy. This is in addition to all the department stores she didn’t pay. LOL. Then they commit bankruptcy fraud. She didn’t just “remarry”, she married a grifter and a guy with numerous restringing orders from his exes. Bahahaha
I guess Ross hasn’t heard Looey’s company is going to be delisted from the NYSE and they are going to file for bankruptcy – It may have already happened.
Teresa should be able to help Looey out with the bankruptcy part, since she is an expert at it.
Looey is a grifter and from what I have read so is his father. He is perfect for the convicted felon. Trash begets trash
You mean the company he hasn’t worked at for the last two years. And it’s an accomplishment nonetheless IF it gets delisted. It’s damn sure more than you’ve done.
Thats the one. The one that fired him. 🙂
He is still listed on their website, photo and all, so I suspect he lied when he said he was fired. not to mention that he has YET to name the new company that he told Andy he started. He is a con man, pure and simple.
How can he possibly be held responsible for something he wasn’t a part of. I think you accidentally proved my point 🙂 thank you.
LOL, don’t be so silly or butt hurt. You don’t have a clue what I have done. Looey is a cad and there is so much more that is coming to the surface about him, his dad and his brother.
I’m sorry that him being a grifter bothers you so much, but that is what he is and he is bleeding the felon dry.
ETA- Since you like to make things personal, I will tell you what I have not done… committed not even one felony much less 41, been to prison, filed numerous bankruptcies, have multiple people and companies file lawsuits against me, committed wire and mail fraud, been arrested for domestic violence, been arrested for a road rage incident. I could go on, but …
I’m pretty squeaky clean and proud of it.
Bama you and your confederate flag go scratch.
Tsk tsk. So bitter. Go wash your bum out with soap.
These stans get so upset over a felon. Makes one wonder what kind of lives they lead.
Bitter and racist. SMH.
Talk about unoriginal and dumb.
For the record I am black and proud of it. Your comment is offensive and racist because it implies that I am white and only white people attend universities in your pea brain.
When I think of Alabama I think of confederacy. The only person who made that comment personal was you.
You started with the personal, not me. You showed that you indeed do harbor racist views. Too late to backtrack now.
Now I understand why you love the felon…you blame others for your poor behaviours and take zero accountability, just as she does.
I’m done with this conversation. I’m bored.
You’re done because you showed your racism and you don’t know how to get around that. We both know it. You’re a racist slug and you should be ashamed of yourself.
Lol yeah I’m racist. Does that make you content?
No racist comment from a racist makes an AA content.
What a stupid question, but I expect no less from the ilk of your kind. Racists such as yourself will never get it or understand it.
Utterly disengaged.
Let’s hope she will also help him out with a little bankruptcy fraud. Then back to the slammer she goes. Clink clink.
You’re dumb. Of the worst caliber.
I would venture to say that people who continually defend the felon and the con man are people of the worst caliber, but go on with your sad self.
Teresa and her husband are trash, pure and simple. Looey is robbing the felon blind, but she is too stupid to see it.
Isn’t it funny when Teresa sycophants claim “she just signed “some” papers that she didn’t read”. Um no idiots, it was more than that. She colluded with him. They’re so dumb. Can’t wait til Gia exonerates her. HA
Not to mention that the papers “she just signed” were explained to her in detail, in person.
Someone who doesn’t believe in our judicial system and that someone has paid their debt to society is actually of the worst caliber. And please be original. Lastly, the only sad thing about me is my interaction with you.
And look at your dumb ass.
Lol. Be original.
Btw… you need to stop getting your reputable news from tabloid central. It’s embarrassing.
Tabloids? This all came out during the trial. ?
It sure did come out at trial, you tell no lies.
SHE pretended to be a real estate agent and had a manufactured w-2 to “prove” it. Faking a federal document will get you some time. Which it did. 🙂
Exactly. As you said it all came out at the trial. I am sure Ross knows that, but Ross clearly does not like to be proven wrong.
No it didn’t. I just read the report from the DOJ.
She wasn’t even interesting enough to “carry” the show when Tre wasn’t on it…LOL! Proven fact already. LOL!
The family feud has been the Gorgas meal ticket on the show. They are also notorious for their fake storylines. Melissa’s singing career, her being an author, wanting another baby, searching for a long-lost sister. The family restaurant, garbage truck business that went nowhere.
According to her husband she can’t even bring home a decent paycheck…LOL!
She can’t even let a Bride have her day without making it all about herself…LOL!
She can’t even handle Jenn making eye contact with her…LOL!
She can’t even find her sister…LOL!
She can’t even carry a tune…LOL!