Teresa loves to bash her sister-in-law Melissa’s marriage to her brother Joe — but Melissa tells HollywoodLife.com exclusively that she won’t let anything get in the way of their happiness.
Relationships are tough already, but when they get showcased on reality television, tough takes on a whole new meaning. The Real Housewives of New Jersey star Melissa Gorga knows this better than anyone. While she’s been married to her husband Joe Gorga for seven years, the year has been particularly trying on their relationship as it’s been the focus of much scrutiny since she joined the cast of RHONJ. It doesn’t help that her sister-in-law and co-star Teresa Giudice continually bashes Melissa on the show and questions Melissa’s intentions for marrying Joe in the first place. Melissa tells HollywoodLife.com exclusively that all she wants for Christmas is to keep her marriage going strong.
“This year, to be honest with you, I feel like there is a lot of stress from the show and being in the public eye,” Melissa explained to us at the Reeve Foundation Magical Evening Gala at NYC’s Cipriani Wall Street on Nov. 30. ”All I want from my husband is to just … I just want to make sure we keep this bond that him and I have.”
Melissa doesn’t want haters interfering in with her marriage. “I don’t want to let anything or any person break it,” she admitted. “That to me is the most important thing because we had an amazing life before we entered this show. And we still do and I don’t want to let anything break it. I know this business can break you sometimes.”
- Lindsey DiMattina
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meme
Posted at 3:51 PM on May 24, 2012
Are you kidding me! Therese fans, WAKE up. She is out of control. Its funny how her fans are there to support her, and are quick to say “she is constantly being attacked”. Please, she is constantly on the defense, it seems no one can have a civil conversation with her. And the fact that her husband talks to her that way on camera, and disrespects her family on camera, that my dears is not scripted it is real!!!! Wake up team Teresa, your just as delusional as she is, stop condoning her out of touch with reality behavior! You must have messed up similar lives to her, in order for you not to see what is really going on here.
TruthBeTold
Posted at 2:13 PM on June 18, 2012
Really? And you are delusional about Team Melissa, Jacqueline, Caroline, and Kathy.
IBS
Posted at 4:54 PM on April 24, 2012
Is this a bashing thread? Gee, I only read about 4 of these comments, and I felt this board must be written by
school children. Bullies, perhaps?
Melissa seems as if she’s a lovely young woman. Her little
children are respectful and are adorable. This comes from
smart, loving and great parenting….plus good luck and genes.
I see a big difference in Tersea’s kids this season, actually at the end of ths past season. Big trouble ahead.
I feel a lot of this is the fact Tersea spends too much time away. She stated she doesn’t have a nannie, but aren’t her parents watching the kids or Joe Guidice? Whomever it is, the kids want their Mommy. Gia, age 11, should be told something and Teresa should not ignore all the articles about their family. The kids are at that big
teasing stage now and Gia can read as do her friends and their mothers. I see a pattern growing from all of this.
Perhaps Tersea should speak to a therapist on how to handle these things that come up and not rely on Joe Guid. Husbands
should NOT tell their wives to “SHUT UP.”
CANT STAND THEM
Posted at 1:53 PM on January 26, 2012
The are all media WHORES! RHONJ is nothing other than a platform for these low lifes. Melissa is a Gold Digger, period. When his $$ runs out she will be gone. Who in their right mind would want to reveal the family dirty laundry on national TV? Joe Gorga hangs out at Montville Quick Check hoping someone would notice him. It’s funny when he’s there trying to act important (he’s really only self important), gabbing on the phone, pumping out his roided out physic, and then looking around for a step stool so he can reach the counter to pay for his sub sandwich.. They are all a JOKE, and they are an embarrasement to the community.
UGLY MELISSA
Posted at 1:04 PM on January 2, 2012
She won’t leave him. Nobody would want her or could be manipulated like him! Duh. She’s gross. Her lips now, she got them done, are as fake as the rest of her!
Terri
Posted at 10:53 AM on December 12, 2011
Joe won’t leave her but she will leave him as soon as the little bit of money they have left is gone. She will make up a lie to get out of it. Sad thing is she started all this crap and tried to blame Teresa so she could start a singing career and she wasn’t as good as she thought she was and then everyone started finding out about all her lies. You can only lip sync the same song for so long so now she’s trying to say she will give it all up for her marriage lol there’s not much to give up and she can thank herself and her husband. What goes around comes around.
Lilly
Posted at 12:06 PM on December 8, 2011
Ya, really look at her. Look deep into what she’s done to get on the show, how she disrespects your family and you too. That’s not attractive, it’s ugly. She shames you and she should be ashamed herself. Time to go away now!
Teresa’s SIL is embarrassing to herself. Are they the only one’s that don’t see it?
suvine
Posted at 11:27 PM on December 4, 2011
Lee
Posted at 10:33 PM on December 2, 2011
This lying stripper fame whore chose to expose her husband’s family dirty laundry for music career. She can’t blame Teresa.
Joann
Posted at 4:06 PM on October 8, 2012
stop watching the show that wil shut her up when she can’t make any more money off it.