And no one has made more of a name for herself than original cast memberTeresa Giudice.
In the earlier seasons, viewers watched her feud with her own cousins, Kathy Wakile and Rosie Pierri.
Despite many attempts to call a family truce over the years, the peace has never lasted long.
And as of this writing, their relationship seems dead in the water.
Despite the joyous celebration, Bravo cameras caught the tension between the Gorgas and Teresa.
In her confessional, Teresa revealed that despite being in attendance, she felt distant from her brother.
“He just like, turned away.
That like, put a knife right through my heart.”
They even brushed Teresa off when she came over to congratulate them.
Things took an unholy turn when Joe Giudice stormed over to call out Joe Gorga for disrespecting his wife.
The two husbands began tussling as the shocked party guests struggled to separate them.
This brawl is one of the earliest examples of the family having a clear divide.
Not only did the two sisters-in-law exchange words, but so did their husbands.
Melissa defended herself against her sister-in-law on the show and in the press time and time again.
“Joe and I have been married for seven years and have three kids.
We went through a time where we couldn’t even buy diapers.
We had to sell every house we lived in…Did I go anywhere?
Giudice wasn’t so easily convinced and dropped some serious tea at theSeason 3 reunion.
And yes, Teresa Giudice was one of the key players.
Now, as for how big of a role Giudice actually played?
Well, that all depends on who you ask.
Giudice blamed DePaola for setting Melissa up, but the Gorgas didn’t buy it.
Melissa and Joe stormed out of the event, and the latter said he was done with Giudice.
Evidently, the man’s claims weren’t entirely true.
After the episode aired, her rep toldHuffPostthat she was a bartender at the establishment, not a dancer.
When the subject of loyalty came up, a war of words began between the Giudices and the Gorgas.
As the screaming match grew louder, the therapist realized what he’d signed up for.
At one point, Melissa even dropped to her knees and begged her sister-in-law to stop hurting her family.
Tre wasn’t sold.
“She plays the sweet one or the victim, [but] that’s not Melissa.”
Teresa also tried to appeal to her brother by telling him blood is thicker than water.
Teresa then stormed off, and Joe Giudicecharged at Joe Gorga.
A full-on brawl ensued, and perhaps understandably, the plug was pulled on the therapy session.
“My mother loved to cook; it was like her drug,” Joe toldPeopleduring the launch.
“I always told her I was gonna open up a restaurant for her.
Then I got busy.
While I signed a contract on this place we lost her.
So this is for her.”
With a new business and a newfound respect for one another, things were looking promising for the family.
However, all habits die hard.
Duringone meeting, Giudice criticized Melissa for arriving late and not pulling her weight enough.
Alas, the restaurant closed just a few months after it opened.
“Believe me, that day I wanted my brother around.
Like, out of all weekends to pick, you had to pick that one?”
Giudice asked Melissa to speak to Joe about this.
However, Melissa refused because she didn’t think it’d go over well.
In turn, Giudice demanded her sister-in-law"control of her husband.”
Look no further than the “The Real Housewives of New Jersey” Season 9 trip to Cabo.
Things only worsened when they found themselves on opposite sides duringDanielle Stauband Margaret Josephs' drama.
The two sisters-in-law were dragged into it and were forced to defend their friends.
Melissa chose Josephs; Giudice stuck with Staub.
“Teresa, this one’s got you going in circles,” Melissa screamed, pointing at Staub.
“You don’t even know what you’re saying anymore.
You drank the f**king Kool-Aid.”
However, Giudice wasn’t jumping ship to join Melissa in this fight.
“You’re drinking the Kool-Aid,” Giudice fired back.
“Margaret says something about [Jennifer’s] kids, she says something about Danielle.
That’s f**king strike three for me.”
While defending Josephs, Melissa found herself a new enemy: Jennifer Aydin.
During the argument, Aydin broke a glass and pointed it at Melissa.
When Melissa stormed off, Giudice was quick to follow her.
Melissa confronted her about her loyalty.
“You like to be with them,” she told Giudice, referring to Aydin and Staub.
“I’m f**king following you, you’re my sister-in-law!”
The two remained at odds throughout the season.
This, of course, upset Goldschneider.
Giudice shrugged her off and replied, “That’s fine, I love that.
I’m a confident person, you’re so not.
I like hanging out with confident people.”
Goldschneider delivered a final blow by asking Giudice, “Did you get that confidence in jail?”
The Gorgas didn’t take this well; Joe shouted at his sister and Melissa flipped a cheese tray.
Aydin rubbed a number of their costars the wrong way, including Giudice’s sister-in-law Melissa Gorga.
It all came to a head during a cast strip to the Jersey Shore when Melissaconfronted Aydinat her home.
“You feel like a hater.
You called my husband a crook!”
Aydin attempted to explain her side of things by bringing upan Instagram postwhere Melissa seemingly made digs at her.
The argument between the two had no end in sight when Aydin called out Joe Gorga for getting involved.
This set Melissa off, and before we knew it the verbal argumentturned physical.
This outraged the Gorgas.
“The fact that your sister didn’t even budge annoyed me,” Melissa told Joe.
The couple later asked Giudice to reevaluate her friendship with Aydin.
“If someone said that about you, I could never be around them,” Joetold his sister.
Sorry, you are," Giudice told her brother.
As far as she was concerned, Joe meddled in Housewives drama too much.
This set Joe off.
“Oh, I’m a b**ch now?”
“You don’t realize what you do.
I’ve been dealing with you for how many years…
I’m a f**king man.”
He told host Andy Cohen that he was ready to quit and stormed off the stage.
“Be a sister once in a while!”
he shouted while walking off.
Cohen and Melissa accused Giudice of constantly demeaning Joe and urged her to go find him backstage.
Ascreaming match ensuedbackstage with Cohen playing family therapist.
However, during theSeason 12 reunion, it was clear her feelings were hurt.
Giudice, on the other hand, stood by her decision.
Gorga later admitted on “WWHL” that the bridesmaid debacle ruined their relationship.
Alas, that all changed just days before the ceremony.
“Teresa betrayed them in a way that’s unforgivable,” one source explained.
This seemed to be the final straw for the Gorgas.
“Sometimes removing the toxic energy from your life is the only way forward.”
When asked about the Gorgas' decision to bow out, “RHONJ” star Margaret Josephs toldE!
Newsthat it all played out on the show.
Alas, the good vibes were dashed by a heavy dose of drama involving the Gorgas.
The multiple sit-downs Ruelas arrangeddidn’t take, to say the least.
Inone episodeearly on in the season, Ruelas convinced Giudice to invite her brother to her housewarming party.
Melissa Gorga showed up solo and soon regretted it.
Melissa, who believed this to be dig at her husband, left in tears.
