RHONJ: Joe Gorga Reveals He Maxed Out 3 of Teresa Giudice’s Credit Cards To Start Landscaping Business

RHONJ's Joe Gorga and Teresa Giudice

RHONJ’s Joe Gorga made a shocking revelation about just how much his sister, Teresa Giudice, helped him in order to start his own business after high school. Get all the details.

It’s no secret that RHONJ’s Joe Gorga and Teresa Giudice are on the outs. Over the years the siblings have had their fair share of family drama and ups and downs.

However, it wasn’t always that way.

While Joe Gorga and his wife, Melissa Gorga, often like to paint RHONJ OG Teresa Giudice as this evil person on and off the series, the New Jersey developer seems to forget how much his older sister helped him get where he is today – in more than one way.

Joe and Melissa Gorga

Not only did Teresa pave the way for Joe and Melissa Gorga to join the Real Housewives of New Jersey on her coattails and garner much fame and success as a result, she also helped her little brother become a dare I say it – a successful businessman and entrepreneur. That success if debatable to some but in this instance lets give Joe the credit he may or may not deserve.

In an unearthed clip of Joe Gorga appearing on the Unplugged With Eraldo and Daryn, the RHONJ businessman reveals that he maxed out three of his sisters credit cards to start his landscaping business after high school.

Teresa Giudice takes photo with Melissa and Joe Gorga

Joe said:

“My parents couldn’t pay for college. They didn’t have any money. I started working for a landscaper. 6 months later, I opened my own business. I just opened my own business.

I went out and I took a loan on my sister’s credit card, Teresa Gorga at the time. I said so I said to my sister I had no one else. I said to my sister, she just started making it in life. You know? She had 3 credit cards. I think, like, $5,000 each. I said, ‘I wanna buy this little landscaping business?’ And she as my older sister, she backed me up. I maxed out all three credit cards, and I went and bought this, you know, Sanford and Son beat up equipment, old truck, 1970 truck, and I went to work.”

Check out the clip below!

Joe, his wife Melissa, and Teresa are all set to star on season 14 of the Real Housewives of New Jersey, which premieres on Bravo in May.

As always, stay glued to AllAboutTRH for the latest, greatest, and most exclusive Real Housewives of New Jersey tea on the internet!

Season 14 of RHONJ premieres Sunday, May 5 at 8 p.m. ET.

Thoughts on this all? Sound off in the comments!

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89 comments

Yazmean April 16, 2024 - 4:17 pm
I don't think that anyone denies that Teresa and her brother Joe were close at one time. Not all siblings would do that for each other. I'm not going to even comment about the family because they're all wrong but the writing on this article... biased and one-sided much?
Alice April 16, 2024 - 9:23 am
I think there will come a time when Joe and Melissa will get a divorce, because he will choose his sister over the person who caused their feud. The cousins will be reunited in the best way once all the Gorga children are away from their parents and their problems.
Zap It April 16, 2024 - 10:46 am
It's too bad when children are involved. The cousins were close once.
675309 April 16, 2024 - 1:07 pm
Oh no. She would have obviously been a witch to anyone he married because he was no longer all hers to dote on only her and the parents and as she said at the reunion, to "honor" her! Him having a family meant he wasn't at her beck and call so what use was he to her. She finally let it out that she wants nothing to do with HIM because she thought her knight in rusty armor was all she needed to take care of her! (Big mistake). The kids are old enough to drive and see each other and the parents are gone so no need to play nice. She showed how much she hates him for years (enough to publicly try to destroy his marriage more than once!) and finally he gets it and accepts it. He is lucky Melissa put up with the sister in law from hell as well as she did. IMO
Yazmean April 16, 2024 - 5:45 pm
Alice, are you married? Would you choose your family over your spouse, no matter what? I don't think any one person is right in this situation, but there is definitely one that comes across worse, and it isn't Melissa, from what I have watched on tv. Do you personally know these people or have insight that others are not privy to?
holy cannoli April 15, 2024 - 5:22 pm
I have such a hard time trying to read comments on this site anymore , only the articles that have a lot of comments on them. I start reading them , then it jumps back to the beginning of the thread.?????. So freakin frustrating. After a while I give up.?????. Anyone else have issues? I read and post with my phone.
675309 April 15, 2024 - 5:38 pm
Do you allow ads? I have the same problem on RB because I finally allowed ads because I couldn't comment otherwise. I block them on this site although I notice they are pushing to allow ads.
Zap It April 16, 2024 - 10:42 am
That is frustrating. I haven't experienced that but I can see the comment sections if I use a browser other than Chrome.
holy cannoli April 16, 2024 - 10:48 am
Thank you.
Zap It April 16, 2024 - 3:09 pm
Apologies...I CAN'T see the comment section if I use a browser other than Chrome. Oops.
Yazmean April 16, 2024 - 5:51 pm
Yes. All of the sites I frequent give me issues because of the stupid ads.
Marc April 15, 2024 - 3:36 pm
The little man should be ashamed of himself for the way he treated his sister, the disgusting way he treats her. Messy and the little man owe everything they got to Teresa.
September24 April 15, 2024 - 11:19 am
Ms Marco must not be there. Her husband spoke about a nice moment between he and his sister and there was no-one to stop him. Let that sink in.
Ross April 15, 2024 - 2:37 pm
Yeah I agree definitely.
Ross April 15, 2024 - 12:46 pm
I did some searching and this video is from Five Years ago. Before they were on bad terms. This proves that, even in the beginning, there were good thingabout Teresa’s character that the Gorgas try to deny. And better yet, Teresa has never outted him for it. What else is he hiding?
675309 April 15, 2024 - 1:35 pm
BS. Joe Gorga doesn't have anything to do with this site turning it into an article five years later, if that is true. You are obviously irritated at the site (and make no sense) because this is at least the second time recently an article here didn't fit your narrative. IMO!
Ross April 15, 2024 - 2:47 pm
Girl, my point is that the video does not correspond to his emotions toward Teresa from the past to the present. The evidence I’ve presented is more evidence than you could ever find so BS yourself. & I’m as cool as a cucumber bc I’m the one with abounding objective evidence. All of my articles have proven true and NONE of yours have.
Ross April 15, 2024 - 2:50 pm
If you want to go to my thoughts on the video please let me know because I haven’t even touched on that with you yet.
675309 April 15, 2024 - 4:19 pm
Now you are talking to yourself? I sure as heck don't care about your thoughts on the video beyond your input already. Ayahuasca today?
Ross April 15, 2024 - 9:33 pm
Absolutely not, you’re always curious about my POV. Just making sure you had the opportunity.
675309 April 15, 2024 - 3:35 pm
Girl, you really do sound like Luis. (Not a compliment, BTW.)
Ross April 15, 2024 - 9:41 pm
Lol, okay let’s go with that.
675309 April 15, 2024 - 8:37 am
That's nice of him to give her credit for helping him by loaning him money decades ago when he was still a teenager. Of course that was before he got married. No doubt he'll be doing the same when she is fired and the divorce begins. It will be a lot more than $15,000 and he probably won't get it back. IMO
ARIANA April 15, 2024 - 12:32 pm
He misses his sister! So sad.
Ross April 15, 2024 - 12:40 pm
Oh no no. This video was from five years ago.
Zap It April 15, 2024 - 1:17 pm
But I agree that on some level he misses her.
book7175 April 15, 2024 - 11:59 am
Slow news day? Digging up interviews from years ago that only highlight the close relationship that Teresa and Joe had at one time.
Ross April 15, 2024 - 12:41 pm
About as good at your desperate attempts to malign another human being.
book7175 April 15, 2024 - 1:48 pm
Okay, sure lol.
675309 April 15, 2024 - 1:57 pm
He or she has been losing it for days. It will be rough for him/her when the season airs and the pressure is on and there is some maligning of those trashy people who choose to be on trashy TV. Ha!
675309 April 15, 2024 - 2:31 pm
Read much? Or should I say, comprehend much?
Ross April 15, 2024 - 3:01 pm
Irrelevant.
September24 April 15, 2024 - 11:20 am
He takes her credit cards then tries to take her job. Let that sink in.
Ross April 15, 2024 - 12:41 pm
Woah
675309 April 15, 2024 - 1:59 pm
She let him use them as a loan to start a business after he graduated high school and like he said, it was a loan. Try and read. Let that sink in.
September24 April 15, 2024 - 3:49 pm
Fredo's three favorite words are Gimme Gimme Gimme. He used her credit cards and he is still using her. His fame comes first.
675309 April 15, 2024 - 4:24 pm
So 30 years ago as a teen or close to it, she lets him use her credit cards as a loan to start a business. So what. No doubt he has paid her back times 10+, especially since she was in prison almost a year and the loser husband in prison 4 years!! "Let that sink in".
September24 April 15, 2024 - 4:37 pm
And over 10 years ago he came on the show behind her back and badmouthing her and ruining their relationship. Go get your own job Fredo. If she has good credit he wants money. If she is on a hit show he wants on too. Coattail rider.
675309 April 15, 2024 - 4:38 pm
That makes no sense.
Ross April 15, 2024 - 10:02 pm
So she cared enough about him to do it. That’s the point. He hasn’t paid Teresa money, in fact she stated that he wouldn't pay her money.
marlin April 15, 2024 - 10:55 am
Joe Guidice helped Joe Gorga and Richie Wakele get started with their businesses. Say what you will about Joe Guidice, he has a good heart and always took care of family. He was better to Theresas parents than Joe Gorga.
Zap It April 15, 2024 - 12:31 pm
I agree except Joe Guidice wasn't very nice to Teresa. But he was good to her brother and parents.
Zap It April 15, 2024 - 10:02 am
Teresa and Joe were very close when they grew up. She doted on him. What changed? Melissa Gorga. Melissa wanted to be on TV. She's in love with herself and desperately wanted to be on that show. So, she created a riff between Joe and his sister which was attractive to Bravo and they got hired. Sad how people can marry into a family and rip it apart.
HousewifeVeteran April 15, 2024 - 2:00 pm
How can you say that when Joe & the Felon have both said that the Felon didn't like any of the girls he dated and chased away the fiancee Joe had prior to meeting Melissa. The family animosity started when Joe Guidice started trying to make Joe look bad to his parents, before the baby's christening.
675309 April 15, 2024 - 2:07 pm
Teresa didn't like the competition of a baby brother but made the best of it by him being her devoted lapdog always at her beck and call. When he wasn't her 100% "soldier" by marrying someone (anyone), all the sicko sibling rivalry, jealousy, hate and competition came out of her. He'd be hurt and mad but always placate her in the end. When he dared have a boy or two, that was it for her because she and Joe spent a lot of money(that they didn't pay) for Audriana to be a boy! (Note: Over a decade later, she was finally forced to pay the fertility clinic what they owed.) Having a boy and then getting on the show was too much. A normal, loving sister would be happy about them getting on the show to have the opportunity she had. This is based on what I've read and IMO.
675309 April 15, 2024 - 2:14 pm
What changed was by him marrying someone, he wasn't her 100% dedicated, loyal lapdog! All the sibling rivalry she had took over. She even clarified it at the reunion when she told him their parents demanded they honor them (no matter what). She was telling him he wasn't honoring her enough and therefore she dumped him because she thought she found a man to take care of her.
Sharona April 15, 2024 - 3:24 pm
Just ask Meghan Markle.
Zap It April 16, 2024 - 10:45 am
Oh wow...the perfect example. So sad.
holy cannoli April 15, 2024 - 9:01 am
I don’t remember ever reading about this before- it’s a nice story Joey told. I do hope at some point Joey and Teresa will be able to communicate again. Life is too short., make it work you guys.
675309 April 15, 2024 - 9:35 am
Yes, when he and Melissa come to her rescue when she is getting divorced or fired, whichever is first, she'll accept their caring.
September24 April 15, 2024 - 11:22 am
Tre and her brother could have spoken by now. But Ms Marco gets in the way. You can tell she isn't there with him while he is telling this story otherwise she would have shut him down. Classic Ms Marco.
ARIANA April 15, 2024 - 12:32 pm
correct!
675309 April 15, 2024 - 2:28 pm
I think Joe finally got it through his head that his sister hates him and no longer has use for him and that him trying to have a relationship with her is futile and stupid . She made it clear she doesn't want one with him since she found her knight in rusty armor. The parents are gone and the kids are older so why be around someone that hates him and his wife? Not only that but she continually tries to hurt him by lying about his wife! Remember the vitriol Luis showed toward him last season? That scene was the first time I saw Teresa as not a despicable person. She was upset that Luis went on and on trashing HER brother and tried to get him to stop. At the end of the reunion he made it clear he'd be there if she really needed him. That is a good person. Melissa also agreed that she'd go along with "what the family wanted". That, too is a good person.
September24 April 15, 2024 - 4:04 pm
That's the smell of desperation from the hag marco clan. Trying to sound genuine isn't their strong suit.
675309 April 15, 2024 - 4:14 pm
What? There is nothing about Melissa's relatives or Melissa in the article.
September24 April 15, 2024 - 5:15 pm
You brought them up in your last paragraph.
675309 April 15, 2024 - 5:31 pm
No I didn't. You just like saying that when it means nothing apparently. I stated a fact that at the last reunion Joe said he'd be there for Teresa if something happened and she needed him after Andy asked. Then he asked Melissa and she said she'd go along with whatever the family (her family-Joe) wanted. That has nothing to do with "smell of desperation from the hag marco clan" which sounds stupid for you and the troll to repeat over and over when it means nothing.
Yazmean April 16, 2024 - 4:18 pm
What show have you been watching?
BC April 19, 2024 - 10:00 pm
I doubt they'll reconcile. They'll take their feud to the grave, it's in their DNA (particularly Teresa's!). Just look at their father and his sister - there's a certain type of Italian that knows how to carry a family feud forever.
September24 April 20, 2024 - 7:04 am
No way. They will reconcile. As for the Dad and the Aunt...the Aunt should have apologized. Just like the brother should do.
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