RHONJ’s Melissa Cries Over Joe Missing Teresa’s Engagement Party: Watch

Missing somebody essential. Melissa Gorga gets psychological while participating in sister-in-law Teresa Giuduce’s engagement celebration without her other half, Joe Gorga in Us Weekly‘s unique preview of the Tuesday, February 28, episode of The Real Housewives of New Jersey.

In a clip from the 4th episode of the 13th season of the Bravo series, Teresa, 50, and Luis Ruelas host a celebration to commemorate their engagement with all of their closest loved ones. While Melissa, 43, remains in participation, her other half — who is Teresa’s sibling — was missing from the celebrations.

The clip begins with the then-engaged couple providing a speech thanking their visitors for participating in with the Skinny Italian author calling the group their “picked household.” After hearing Teresa’s comments, the designer gets upset about Joe, 43, losing out on his sole brother or sister’s celebration. While noticeably troubled, a few of Melissa’s RHONJ costars comfort her up until she leaves the scene.

The brother-sister duo have actually had their reasonable share of ups and downs over the years, which has actually been recorded on the Bravo series. However, they just recently made headings for their current feud which apparently originated from Teresa not asking her sister-in-law to be a bridesmaid. Melissa, for her part, exposed she discovered the news when Teresa appeared on Watch What Happens Live With Andy Cohen in March 2022.

“I did discover on television that I’m not going to remain in Teresa’s wedding event and I’m not a bridesmaid, which I’m okay with. I’m fine with [it],” Melissa informed Cohen, 54, throughout her own look on WWHL later on that month. “I comprehend. To each their own.”

When the time came for his sister and Luis’ wedding, the Gorgas ultimately skipped the event. A source solely informed Us in August 2022 that the set decided to not attend the nuptials since Teresa apparently motivated beginner Danielle Cabral to challenge Melissa over reports that she had actually been unfaithful to Joe.

“One of the tricks [that was shared on season 13] was Melissa constructing out with this person while she was on a press trip in the city,” the expert stated. “This ‘report’ was something that Teresa had actually understood about for over a year and had actually been promoting it to come out. Finally, the ending was best timing. … Teresa normally utilizes somebody to raise drama, so she played a part in [Danielle’s comment].”

Melissa, for her part, specified on her “On Display” podcast that she was “unable to discuss” her and her husband’s decision however that it was connected to some “crazy” family drama. “We have a shopping list right of factors in our heads [of] why and I will let all my listeners understand this — clearly, there was something that decreased at the ending of recording The Real Housewives of New Jersey,” she stated at the time.

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The Real Housewives of New Jersey airs Tuesdays at 9 P.M. ET on Bravo.