Once thick as thieves on The Real Housewives of New Jersey, Jackie Goldschneider and Jennifer Fessler have hit a rough patch, and Jackie isn’t holding anything back.
During a revealing moment at Page Six’s Virtual Reali-Tea Afterparty, Jackie confronted Jenn about what seems to be a deep emotional rift between the two, who also co-host the Two Jersey Js podcast. The former reality stars, whose on-screen bond charmed fans, haven’t released a podcast episode since May, and now we may know why.
“I’m telling you honestly, Jenn and I, the reason we have issues sometimes is cause I feel like I loved you so much, and you don’t love me back the same way,” Jackie told Jenn during the SiriusXM 109 event. The accusation didn’t stop there.
“I feel like when there’s someone more famous in the room, you gravitate towards them, and I’m not worth it to you, and that’s why we’ve grown apart,” she added, a statement that clearly caught Jenn off guard.
Jenn responded cautiously: “I mean, that’s going to be a very interesting sound bite and something that we should probably talk about.” But Jackie wasn’t backing down.
“That’s the truth of it. I don’t feel like you value my friendship the way that I valued yours. It is what it is.”
As the conversation unfolded, Jenn offered an apology, albeit a vague one: “I’m so sorry you feel that way. It’s definitely bad. It’s not good.”
Jackie went on to explain how deeply she felt the imbalance in their friendship. According to her, Jenn didn’t “invest in our friendship” like she did. That emotional withdrawal forced her to step back.
“And I had to remove myself in order to feel valued,” she said. “I loved you. But you like were always looking for who’s better in the room than me. And that’s okay. It’s just it is what it is.”
Despite the hurt, Jackie seemed clear-eyed about where things now stand, and the difference between Bravo friendships and real ones.
“I’m not in a bad place with anybody. It’s just that, I know what is real – and like the things that are real in my life are real, and the things that are just part of the Bravo bubble are not real. And they’re just fun and that’s it.”
While Jenn may not have had much to say in the moment, fans will surely be waiting to see whether this fractured friendship can be repaired, or if it’s another casualty of reality TV fame.
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