Teresa Giudice reacted to claims that Real Housewives of New Jersey has begun filming its 15th season without her while attending the premiere party for Special Forces: World’s Toughest Test season four with her oldest daughter, Gia Giudice.
As Gia, 24, shared her thoughts on Next Gen NYC season two and spoke of her upcoming move from her family’s home in New Jersey, Teresa, 53, said the cast is “obviously” not filming, explained how filming Special Forces “changed” her, and admitted that her younger daughters were jealous of Gia’s role alongside her.
“Obviously, they’re not [filming] because if they were filming, then it would actually be out there, so it’s just speculation and people putting stories out there,” Teresa said during a September 9 interview with Entertainment Tonight. “If they were actually filming, there would be [actual] pictures out there. It’s just people putting out stories out there.”
“You really can’t believe anything you read unless Bravo is saying it,” she added.
With no official word yet on when RHONJ could return, Teresa’s focus has been on Special Forces, which she joined months ago to “test [her] limits.”
“[I learned] a lot … It was stuff that I went through with Gia that she asked me to let go of, stuff that I learned about myself, reflecting. So I’m glad I got to do this task because it really brought a lot out of me. It changed me,” she described. “[And] the cast was amazing. The men were all gentlemen, and it was great to be there with everyone.”
Gia also spoke about her decision to join.
“The opportunity got brought to both of us, and I was like, ‘Mom, we need to do this together. When am I ever gonna say I did this crazy stuff with you? So let’s just do it together,'” she recalled.
While Teresa enjoyed her time filming with Gia, she admitted that her other kids were jealous.
“Her sisters are jealous. They are,” she confirmed as Gia suggested sister Milania Giudice, 19, and dad Joe Giudice, 53, should “go on together.”
Moving on to Next Gen NYC, Gia said she was “praying” and “hoping” for a second season.
“I’m excited to show you guys more of my life. I’m moving closer to the city. I’m exploring right now in the Jersey City, Weehawken, Edgewater, [and] Hoboken area. I’m also going to look at some places in New York City. So I’m so excited to find my new place and really make it home, decorate it, and make it my own vibe and happy place, and safe space. So I’m super excited for this new chapter of my life,” she shared.
Although Teresa confessed to being “sad” to see that Gia was moving out, she added that she would be “living vicariously through her.”
“I always wanted to [live on my own] and my parents wouldn’t allow me to, so I really am so excited for her,” she concluded.
Special Forces: World’s Toughest Test season four premieres on Thursday, September 25, at 9/8c on Fox.