Melissa Gorga knows that things cannot remain the same The Real Housewives of New Jersey.
ET spoke with the longtime reality star at Tyler Perry’s New York premiere on Monday. Divorce in Pretoand she headed rumors of unrest amid a tense season with castmates Teresa Giudice, Dolores Catania, Margaret Josephs, Jennifer Aydin, Danielle Cabral It is Rachel Fucks.
“I agree with Bravo that there needs to be change… I agree with that 100 percent,” Melissa told ET. “I think things have gotten really toxic. There are two of my cast members who have played really dirty behind the scenes and it’s coming out. It’s all coming out, because it always comes out, it always comes out in the laundry. It’s been years, so it’s all coming out.”
If the cast is reshuffled next season, Melissa — who had no direct contact with her sister-in-law, Teresa, in season 14 amid its dramatic consequences — said she is prepared for anything.
“Whatever Bravo decides to do is fine with me,” she told ET in May. “I don’t make demands. I come to work. I have a very strong relationship with the show. So I feel like whoever they decide to cast — or not cast — I’m fine, in my own lane with my own family and my own kids, and I’ll deal with it when I have to deal with it.”
Last month, news broke that there will not be a traditional reunion at the end of season 14 of RHONJ. Andy Cohen revealed in SiriusXM’s Reality Check with Kiki Monique that producers made the shocking decision after watching the season finale, which he described as a conclusion and a reunion all in one scene.
“I think the main thing is that it will all make sense when you see the ending. It’s one of those classics Shirt endings that people will talk about for a long time,” he said. “When all of us producers saw the final cut of the ending, we all made the decision separately and then we talked it over.”
“It is in the great tradition of absolute, dramatic shock Shirt finals and they have this epic final group encounter, which is like, it feels like the Last Supper and it’s so Shirt“, Andy added. “And it’s shocking, dramatic and incredible TV. I’m telling you, when you watch it, I think you’ll feel complete. I really do.”
O Watch what happens live The host went on to promise that “there will be something that Bravo is working on in lieu of a reunion, and that will be announced.”
Melissa also hinted at this, telling ET on Monday, “We’re going to end up doing something. You’ll see something to tie it all together. It won’t be a full reunion, but I’m sure there will be something.”
For now, Melissa and her husband, Joe Gorga, are focusing on spending time together. They did just that at the premiere, where Joe proudly took photos of his wife, whom he married in 2004.
“She’s amazing,” Joe said enthusiastically. “Look how beautiful she is. I love capturing those moments.”
“We like to make memories. We make the memory, we save the memory,” Melissa added. “One day, we’ll be in our rocking chairs when we’re 80 and we’ll be like, ‘Remember when I looked beautiful and we were at the premiere of Tyler Perry’s movie?’ We want to remember those things.”
Divorce in Preto will be available on Prime Video on July 11. The Real Housewives of New Jersey airs Sundays on Bravo.
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