Jennifer Aydin is moving on from “The Real Housewives of New Jersey.” After Bravo bosses failed to invite her to the recent BravoCon fan fest in Las Vegas, the mom of five said she is focusing on her new podcast, “TV Gold with Jennifer Aydin.”
“I’m grateful for the platform they gave me,” Aydin told The New York Post of her time as a New Jersey Housewives star. “And it was good. Six years is a good stint. … I feel like the chapter is closed, and it was fun while it lasted. My kids are growing. I’m ready for something new,” she added.
Aydin, 48, said she’s happy to have a new podcast platform to “talk without anybody controlling what I say and how it comes out.”
Jennifer Aydin Wishes the RHONJ Cast Well
BravoAydin previously told fans in an Instagram post that she had no idea if she was still a cast member on RHONJ amid the show’s long hiatus. “All I’ve heard is what you’ve heard,” she wrote on Oct. 30. “I’ve heard they’re test-filming. And I wasn’t invited to BravoCon. So by the looks of it, I think it’s safe to say, probably not.”
Aydin added that she wished her former castmates— which include Teresa Giudice, Melissa Gorga, Margaret Josephs, Dolores Catania, and Jackie Goldschneider – “all the best.”
“And I mean that. I’ll always be grateful for my time on the show. It was quite the experience, to say the least,” she shared.
Teresa Giudice Still Wants to See Jennifer Aydin on RHONJ
GettyWhile Aydin has hinted that her time on RHONJ is done, her Bravo bestie Giudice still wants to see her back on the show.
During BravoCon in mid-November, Giudice was asked who she would bring on if she could choose six women for the cast of the upcoming 15th season.
“Well, I definitely want new blood,” she replied. “I don’t have sisters, so I’m a girl’s girl, so I love meeting new people, new women, and having a friendship. I’m all about that. But who would I want to come back? I would say Jennifer Aydin, Dolores, my sister-in-law Melissa, and Jackie Gold Schneider, and I think that’s it.”
It’s unclear if Giudice will be back. As for Aydin, Bravo producer Andy Cohen seemed put off earlier this year when she assumed she was a Housewife until told otherwise.
During an October 2024 episode of his Sirius XM show Andy Cohen Live, Cohen appeared irritated by Aydin’s claim about her supposed return. “What? No. Jennifer Aydin confirmed that she’s returning?” Cohen asked. “No, no, no. We’ve done nothing.”
“I wish her well,” Cohen added. “I think, wait until Bravo or I says something. How about that?”
I’m so friggin happy Aydin is gone from the show. Hopefully Teresa is too 🤞
I hope karma bites you I your fat ass. You’re a horrible person. I feel sorry for your husband & children.
I hope both Jennifer’s and Teresa are gone for good. Vile awful human beings , with friends like that who needs enemies!
This article is weird because I saw her in the audience at the BravoCon event?