Theresa Judge invited his brother Joe Gorga and his wife Melissa to use Teresa as a “story,” and she accused him of bringing out the relationship with Luis Ruelas on the screen for this purpose.
During the season 13 premiere of The Real Housewives of New Jersey, Melissa claimed her sister-in-law refused to respond to text messages, which she sent after the reunion. Melissa then released what appeared to be an edited image of the text before the full exchange was allegedly leaked, suggesting that Teresa had indeed reached out before filming.
On her Instagram, Teresa shared her clip Namaste B$tches podcast. “I gave birth on the show. I went to jail on the show. I got divorced on the show. I got married on the show. I buried my parents on the show,” said the star, via @queensofbravo on Instagram. “This is what I have done and [Melissa’s] the story of me not returning the sms? We are not the same. Never have, never will.”
Teresa then wrote on Instagram, via @commentsbybravo, “You want facts? You want the truth? This is it. When I say this is my show and other people are just trying to use me as a story line, because it’s true.
In the comments, fellow Bravolebrity Ashley Darby praised Teresa for being “open and vulnerable,” and she told Teresa “you inspire so many.”
In the podcast, Teresa also claimed that Joe “brought” Luis “out” on the show because he wanted the storyline to flow — even though Teresa didn’t want to reveal the relationship at the time.
“That me story, not him!” he exclaimed, via @rhonjsource on Instagram. “This is my life, not yours. I know you don’t have a story line. I’ve been your story line for the last 10 years, [but] the gravy train is over.”
Real Housewives of New Jersey season 13 airs Tuesdays at 9/8c on Bravo.