Melissa Gorga can hold her own in a fight.
Most of her battles, however, are verbal—unlike the recent physical altercation with Jennifer Aydin, shown in the trailer for Real Housewives of New Jersey season 12.
In an interview with E! News’ Daily Pop, Melissa revealed details about the fight.
“I got up and I was trying to…sometimes we’re passionate over here in Jersey,” said Melissa. “And when we need to express ourselves, I have to get out of my seat—not put my hands on anyone—just get out of your seat to prove a point.”
She went on to say, “And then you saw [the clip], she grabbed my hand. And you guys will see what happens from there.”
Even so, she isn’t proud of what happened. “I do not like that,” explained Melissa. “I’m not down with any of that. I’m not into touching each other. You can use your words, right?”
Justin Sylvester, the host of Daily Pop, proposed his own theory about Jennifer: “I think Jennifer is unraveling this season because she has put forth such a front of her marriage and her happy life, and I feel like it’s all starting to unravel and she is losing control . . . Am I correct?”
Melissa answered, “I think that you’re probably hitting the nail right on the head, if you ask me.”
She then explained, “Everyone has their own opinion . . . But I think she was holding, saving face for a while . . . I think the house is starting to—you know, the windows are getting cleaned, and we can see inside a little bit. And I think she’s stressed and panicking and acting up and you know, just losing it. There’s a lot of crying out of her this season.”
Jennifer recently told E! News why she was stressed this season: “I’ll have you know that this secret that nobody knew about was really, on my end, nobody knew.” She eventually said the secret was “one of the hardest things for me to be able to have to now deal with.”
In Melissa’s interview, she also addressed the drama with Teresa Giudice’s fiancé Luis Ruelas (the group was vocal about their suspicions of him). She said, “Listen, we love Luis . . . We know him well now. I think it’s like that with anybody who is new to a group.”
“Listen if, your best friend comes out with a new boyfriend, you’re gonna be like, ‘Who is this guy, and where did he come from? And how does he know you?’ So we definitely were quizzing him a little bit,” said the star. “We’re asking some questions.”
“But ultimately,” Melissa added. “I see that my sister-in-law is in love, as she is, and she’s happy.”
Although Melissa and the OG are good, Teresa recently said many of her castmates are not invited to the wedding.
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