The Real Housewives of New Jersey stars Teresa Giudice and sister-in-law Melissa Gorga have put their feud to rest — and are stepping out for a double date night.
“Yummy,” Giudice, 53, said in a Wednesday, December 3, video shared via her Instagram Story, offering a glimpse of her dinner before panning the camera to husband Luis “Louie” Ruelas and brother Joe Gorga holding up wine glasses.
According to Giudice, Joe’s wife, Melissa, was also present for the outing but was simply “in the bathroom” when she took the video.
“Hi guys,” Teresa, who shares four adult daughters with ex-husband Joe Giudice, said in a follow-up video. “And she’s back!”
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Melissa, 46, held up her wine goblet and proclaimed, “I’m back!”
Teresa and her brother, 50, have a rocky history, leading to a lengthy feud shortly before Teresa’s wedding to Louie, 50. After an estrangement that spanned years and multiple refusals to film RHONJ together, the relatives reunited for lunch in November.
“The meeting went fine,” a source exclusively told Us Weekly last month. “The conversation was about moving forward from the show drama. They are going to move forward, but it’s not going to be overnight.”
The foursome reunited again, weeks later, during BravoCon 2025 in Las Vegas.
“I saw my husband’s relief, and for me, that’s the most important thing. It’s the siblings, and it’s the kids, and this trickles down,” Melissa exclusively told Us on November 14, detailing their path to reconciliation. “To see the relief in Joe’s eyes and in his face, to me, I’m like, ‘I’m game. Let’s go. Let’s do this.’”
According to Melissa, she wants their whole family to be “happy.”
“We can’t really hash it out too deep, because we’ll just keep circling back,” she added. “It’s better to just say, ‘Listen, we’ve all made some mistakes here, and it’s time to move forward.’ We are trying to move forward and learn about life a little bit.”
Melissa continued, “This is just going on for too long. Obviously, there’s been some talks and some time for everyone to think about what we’re really doing. It’s time for it to end.”
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Teresa also spoke to Us at BravoCon about reuniting with the Gorgas.
“Ask my brother, I’m the type that holds grudges. I’m very old school,” Teresa told Us on November 15. “For me to do this, it’s real. He said he was waiting for me because he knew how upset I was about things. … Everybody should want family to be together. I want to show America what a real Italian family looks like.”
According to Teresa, it was “really important” to show her children that she could get along with her sibling and Melissa.
“I want to show America that we could be united,” the Special Forces alum explained. “I want to show our children that too. It’s really important.”
Teresa’s daughter Gia Giudice is also ready to squash the beef with her uncle.
“He was my best friend,” Gia, 24, told Us at the Bravo fan convention. “I think it’s a relationship that we’re both excited to rebuild and work on. It’s refreshing. It’s like a weight lifted off of my chest. I’ve always wanted this since I was little. … I’ve always wanted this, and I’m just so happy that we’re coming to this place.”
