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The Real Housewives of New Jersey star Teresa Giudice has been open in recent months about wanting to reunite with Joe and Melissa Gorga. As fans know, the division among the three is a significant reason the show has been on an extended hiatus. Now, a new report alleges that the Housewives OG originally wanted to team up with former cast member Kathy Wakile to secure a spot on season 15.
Kathy, who is Joe and Teresa’s cousin, joined the Bravo series during its third season in 2011. She was demoted to a friend of the show for season six, and she then left before the start of its eighth season. More recently, there have been rumors that she may return as she is building a house near Joe and Melissa.
An insider recently spoke to Radar Online about Teresa’s desires to return to The Real Housewives of New Jersey. They said, “While Teresa’s out giving interviews about reuniting with Joe and Melissa Gorga, the truth is she reached out to Kathy Wakile a while before she even tried reaching out to her brother and sister-in-law.”
They explained her motivation for reaching out to Kathy by saying, “Teresa figured that if she made up with Kathy and got her on her side, this would give her an angle for RHONJ and, if Joe and Melissa came back, someone to go against them with.”
The person added, “It’s no secret Kathy has issues with Melissa, as that’s been publicly discussed, so Teresa likely saw an in.” The source then told the outlet that Kathy refused Teresa’s proposition. They said, “Kathy is a strong-willed person and stood her ground and had no interest in engaging.”
The insider went on, “Seeing as that didn’t work out for her, Teresa took [the] next step and went for the Joe and Melissa makeup angle.”
From there, the insider went on to call Teresa desperate, saying, “None of this is coming off as genuine at all and, as much as she’s purported to not be desperate, it truly reeks of someone who is.”
They continued, “It also speaks volumes to how little she truly thinks of Joe and Melissa that they were truly last on her list of people to ‘make up’ with. At the end of the day, the person Teresa cares most about is Teresa. And she will do whatever she thinks she has to do to keep her relevancy and potential spot on the show.”
Previously, Radar Online reported that the RHONJ cameras are unlikely to film a reunion between Joe and Teresa. The outlet was told, “Producers have made it known they have no interest in capturing Teresa and Joe’s attempt to reconcile. This is a storyline production has made it known they’re not interested in capturing.”
The insider added, “If Joe and Teresa do end up making up and are in a good place, it is, of course, possible production could entertain having them both back on the show, and then fans would get to watch their rekindled relationship.”
Recently, Joe confirmed that Teresa texted him, and he’s willing to meet under specific parameters. However, sources have also questioned how genuine Joe is, saying, “He’s being egotistical and wanting to call all the shots like he always does.” An insider also said that Joe wants to “make her beg for an apology so he could sit there and say, ‘let me think about it.'”
Regarding Melissa being willing to make up with Teresa, Radar Online reported they were told, “Melissa is going along with this because she’s also a bit worried about her spot on the show. She’s concerned that if Teresa was brought back and they were still on the outs, she may not have a spot there.”
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