Margaret Josephs opened up about the reconciliation between Teresa Giudice and Joe and Melissa Gorga that took place weeks before BravoCon—and just as producers are curating the cast for the 15th season of the Bravo reality show.
In an interview with Us Weekly, Josephs said she hoped Giudice’s intentions were pure when she reached out to her long-estranged brother and his wife last month, but admitted she was “hesitant” to believe so.
“It’s their family. I want it to be genuine for the sake of Melissa and Joe — I know it’s genuine on their part,” Josephs said. “I think things like this have to be done in a therapeutic setting and behind closed doors, and not to be played out in the press. This has been done many, many times.”
“I feel it shouldn’t be played out in the press, and I think it’s weird to be played out in the press, but that’s just me,” she added. “I don’t think every move you make needs to be a public statement, I don’t think that’s really necessary.”
Josephs added that she misses the “fun Jersey” and hopes the show can get back to good times with the women.
Teresa Giudice Left Margaret Josephs Off of Her Dream RHONJ Cast List
BravoThe RHONJ cast is still in limbo following an extremely divided Season 14. At BravoCon, Giudice was asked who she would bring on if she could choose six women for the cast of the new 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?” she continued. “I would say Jennifer Aydin, Dolores, my sister-in-law Melissa, and Jackie Goldschneider. And I think that’s it.”
Joe Gorga Asked Bravo to Bring His Family Back Together on TV
GettyGiudice’s brother Joe spoke about reconciling with his sister in a BravoCon clip posted to Bravo’s YouTube page. With the RHONJ cast still on hiatus, the veteran Househusband said it’s time to bring the Giudices and the Gorgas back for another season.
“You know what we need from the Bravo family?” Gorga asked. “We need the Bravo family to put us together. There are no more ‘teams’ because it’s been too long and it’s sad. It really is. So, we need, I want her in my life. I want my nieces in my life. We need to be together. We met, and it was really it was sentimental and it was nice.”
During a November 2025 appearance on Aydin’s TV Gold podcast, Giudice explained that she made the move to reconcile with the Gorgas after she appeared on Fox’s “Special Forces” and decided to “let go of the past” with her ex-husband Joe Giudice.
“When I was thinking about that, then I started thinking about my brother,” Giudice explained. “[It’s] baby steps,” she added.
If Tresea comes back with her crook husband, we are done with the show. Joe should stay in his lane with his beautiful and successful wife and settle family business privately. Very inappropriate to bring back a manipulative and narcissistic woman and have the nerve to use her brother to come back. It could ruin his marriage.
Agree! I don’t want to watch Teresa anymore. She’s clearly doing this to stay on the show. Her timing couldn’t be more obvious although hilarious. She did it right after Melissa did some filming and she hadn’t been contacted. I feel bad for Joey.
I think Teresa threw years has been caught so many lies , when she denies footage comes up , especially when she told Danielle pull Margaret’s hair , she knew about money thing too which put her in jail , I think she made amends so she won’t lose her spot on show
I have a lot of respect for Joe and Melissa and hate to see them hurt again.
They have finally realized how cruel and malicious Theresa is and only did the makeup to continue to be on the show!!!!
I hope Jos is strong enough to pull the knife out of Melissa’s back. Because sooner or later the real Teresa will be backstabbing Melissa. Maybe that will be both of their plot lines for 2026…..watching Teresa go back to being the nasty, vindictive woman she really is.