Theresa Judge much is said of his departed brother, Joe Gorgaand his wife, Melissa Gorgaon the latest episode of her podcast
Before addressing Melissa, she announced that she was sick, and teased what would happen next. Real Housewives of New Jersey‘s upcoming 13th season, Teresa reacted to Joe’s suggestion that marriage to Luis Ruelas would not stand it and accused him and his sister-in-law of abuse.
“Even after marriage, he never apologized for not coming to the wedding. there is nothing. And then … we went to BravoCon, and he made a joke and wasn’t asked,” Teresa said on the Jan. 18 episode. Namaste B$tches. “Melissa asked, and my sister got up [and suggest marriage won’t last]. It’s like, ‘Why did you do that?’ My brother is not my brother. I don’t know what happened to him. I have friends who act more like family than my own family.
While Teresa remained silent about Gorgas’ behavior for years, she told listeners that she had “found out [her] voice” and “tell the truth”.
“I’ve always been about family. But when your family is toxic and trying to hurt you, then you have to stop, and that’s what I’m doing now,” said Teresa. “I am honestand honest, and I stand firm in what I believe in. 10 years ago, it was like a revelation that happened to me today. My eyes have been opened.”
“I have been treated as a fool. I have been dragged through the mud. My family came to the event and betrayed me. It was the ultimate betrayal. If this didn’t hurt me so much, so much pain in my heart, I wouldn’t have said this,” he continued. “I keep forgiving and forgiving.”
According to Teresa, Joe and Melissa used her to play RHONJ.
“My brother only came when I was filming, now I know. I was just used and abused just so they could be famous, so they could get a paycheck from [RHONJ],” he explained. “Even my kids, they’re like, ‘Your sister and Melissa just came over when we were filming.'”
Although Teresa said that she kept her mouth shut to keep the peace for her parents, who wanted her and Joe to “always be united”, she noted that Joe was always motivated by the camera – even though he helped her with her children after her ex-husband. , Joe Judgedeported.
“Here I think my brother came to help me… In the meantime, because of the show, it’s only during the filming,” he shared. “He never asked me, my sister or Melissa, out on a Saturday night — when we weren’t filming. Not once did they say, ‘Let’s go to dinner. We’re going to take you out to dinner.’ And I even said to him, ‘Why don’t you ever ask me out?’ And he was like, ‘Yeah because we always go out with our partners.'”
When Teresa claims Melissa recently accused her of making up the excuses she and Joe had to deal with, Teresa insists she didn’t need to make anything up – adding that she watched the video. RHONJ unrelated, saying it’s “just icing on the cake.”
“I’m glad everyone saw the truth, they’ve been lying through their teeth for the last 10 years, they’re looking at me in the face, they’re lying to their fans, straight to their faces,” Teresa said, nodding. Melissa reportedly lied about not participating in the show behind her back (As RHONJ fans have also heard, former producers Carlos King confirmed that Melissa, in fact, reached the production without Teresa’s knowledge to get the series).
“The only way he is relevant is that he talks about me and I f-cking finally… I f-cking finally woke up,” he added.
Teresa continues to shade Joe and Melissa for poking fun at her wedding with Melissa’s family.
“My only brother, my only family, my only brother-in-law … not only did he not show up at my wedding but … he said bad things on social media … like ‘This is better than a wedding ,'” she recalled, confirming that she had removed a couple from her guest list. “He was invited. For him to even say that … It’s crazy for me … Then to know and see my brother and to see what he’s doing and to make this announcement that he didn’t come to my wedding and talk trash about me on social media with Melissa’s family , how do you think I feel?”
As she moved on from the feud, Teresa said she wished Gorgas well and hoped he would do the same for her.
“I need to heal. I need peace in my life, and I need toxicity out of my life. Ten years is a long time. I have to heal myself, I have to protect my family, and I just have to keep the toxicity at bay,” Teresa said.
Teresa also responded to Gorgas’ suggestion that she wasn’t happy at home, saying, “I’m not going to talk about it.”
During another podcast, Teresa opens up about a recent illness she contracted from drinking in Mexico.
“I’ve never been so sick in my life,” she said. “We’re filming, it’s New Year’s Eve, in Tulum. I started feeling sick the next day. Don’t drink from a glass. Use a straw,” he advises.
Despite her illness, Teresa returned to Mexico for a work trip — and to celebrate Gia Giudice’s 22nd birthday — shortly after her illness. However, he was unable to participate in all the activities and stayed asleep for the first two days.
“Then I make two dinners, and then the last day we go to the field and have fun,” she explained.
After returning home, Teresa goes back to the doctor, where she is told she has the virus.
“I used antibiotics, but I didn’t recover. I had blood work done. Finally, it came back. They took a culture of my throat. I have this rare form of throat,” she said.
Also, during the podcast episode, Teresa teased what’s to come in season 13.
“You will get answers… Everyone will see what happened between my brother and Melissa and me and Louis during the wedding planning… It’s just heart-wrenching for me,” he admitted.
Real Housewives of New Jersey Season 13 premieres Friday, February 7 at 9/8c on Bravo.