Teresa Giudice Calls Out ‘RHONJ’ Fans Who Accused Her of Copying Melissa Gorga

Teresa Giudice Calls Out ‘RHONJ’ Fans Who Accused Her of Copying Melissa Gorga

Teresa Giudice threw subtle shade at fans who accused her of copying the actions of her sister-in-law and Real Housewives of New Jersey co-star, Melissa Gorga.

Fans reacted to a photo Teresa Giudice posted celebrating her daughter, Gabriella’s acceptance to the University of Michigan, commenting that the image looked identical to one posted by Melissa, who shared a festive shot to mark her daughter’s acceptance to the University of Delaware, earlier this month.

The photos featured the teen girls sitting on their beds surrounded by their respective collegiate merchandise. Both universities boast blue and yellow as their team colors, which only made the two photos more in synch. 

One fan pointed out that Teresa Giudice was the first to start the celebratory trend, when she posted a pic of her eldest daughter, Gia, posing on her bed surrounded by Rutgers merch.

“Everyone keep saying she’s copying Melissa remember Teresa did this first with Gia [Giudice],” a fan wrote under Teresa’s proud post about her daughter.  

Teresa cosigned the reminder, replying — “thank you sweetheart.”

Some followers immediately drew a comparison between the two images,  pointing to the one Melissa staged for her daughter, Antonia, earlier this month.

A fan commented — “Are we copying Melissa much lmao.” 

Another agreed — “Ummm this looks familiar.”

Many people noted that the bed bashes have been trendy in recent years, and that the matching color palette was to blame for the striking resemblance. 

One user noted —“No one’s copying off anyone. It’s a ‘thing’ now to have these ‘bed party’s’ [sic] celebrating your college decision. Gia, Melissa and Teresa didn’t start this trend. So everyone just relax.” 

The collegiate clash comes amid an ongoing feud between the co-stars, which spun out of control toward the end of Season 13. The entire RHONJ cast are currently in limbo, as the show has been put “on pause” amid the family turmoil, per a report by Page Six. Sources told the outlet that Bravo executives have decided to put off Season 14 production because Teresa and Melissa are “legitimately estranged.” No one in the cast has purportedly “been offered a contract — or been fired — for next season.”

In October 2022, Melissa told PEOPLE that she was “done,” with her sister-in-law.

“I got off the roller coaster,” she declared. “I don’t want to be on it anymore. We’ll see what happens,” she said, two months after skipping Teresa and her now-husband, Luis Ruelas’ wedding.

Tensions boiled over during Season 13 after it was revealed that Teresa had been involved in spreading a cheating rumor about her sister-in-law. The revelation led to Melissa and Joe ditching the nuptials.    

Bravo producer, Andy Cohen, shared that he did not believe that Teresa and Melissa’s relationship would ever recover, during a May 17 appearance on the “Chicks in the Office” podcast.

“I kind of think they are done. I don’t know. I have some thoughts about what I think may be coming up for them that I won’t share here and you know, we will see,” Cohen said.

 

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