'RHONJ' Season 13 Episode 12: Melissa Gorga wants to drunk dial her ex on Teresa's bachelorette trip
DUBLIN, IRELAND: Season 13 of 'The Real Housewives of New Jersey' is scheduled to premiere a new episode this week on Bravo, and fans are in for a voyage through Dublin. According to the promo for the upcoming episode of 'RHONJ,' fans can expect to witness an extremely inebriated Melissa Gorga, which might get her in hot water.
They may have hectic schedules and high-profile social lives, but the 'RHONJ' women have taken time off to explore how things are done outside of New Jersey. The party spent the whole weekend at the 10,800-square-foot Ballinlough Castle, which is nestled in the Irish countryside about one hour from Dublin. The 17th-century castle, with nine bedrooms and seven bathrooms, stands on 300 acres of grassland. The girls started off Teresa Giudice's bachelorette celebrations with supper at Café en Seine in Dublin on the April 11 episode of the program. On the April 18 episode, they kept the celebration going at Sheehan's Pub, where they drank a lot of shots and challenged locals to Guinness drinking contests. The girls will now attempt to "catch the cock" during Teresa's hen celebration in the upcoming April 25 episode.
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When will 'RHONJ' Season 13, Episode 12 air?
'RHONJ' will broadcast a new episode at 9 pm on Tuesday, April 25, continuing the action in New Jersey. Viewers who want to watch the program have three options - FuboTV, DirecTV Watch, and Sling. FuboTV, DirecTV, and Sling all offer complimentary trials to new users, with Sling offering a 50 percent first-month reduction.
What to expect from 'RHONJ' Season 13, Episode 12?
The official synopsis for 'RHONJ' Season 13, Episode 12 reads, "Paul's family stops by the castle for a visit on the last full day in Ireland; Jennifer plans a hens' party to celebrate Teresa; the ladies take part in an Irish whiskey tasting; Danielle confronts Rachel and Margaret over their treatment of her."
In the preview for the upcoming episode released by Bravo, Melissa discloses her desire to "drunk dial [her] ex" while her sister-in-law Teresa reacts. Several castmates are discussing a rumor started by castmate Margaret Josephs that Melissa was found kissing another man in the current season of the program. Melissa makes the weird remark in the preview shared by Bravo on its official page and YouTube.
"I'm about to drunk dial my ex," Melissa announces to the group. Margaret calls her 'horny' Melissa.
Dolores Catania is surprised at first, and her sister-in-law Teresa wonders aloud, "Her ex?" Teresa lifts her eyebrows and stares towards the camera in a candid interview following the scene, as if concealing her suspicions.
The next morning, everyone attempts to shake their hangovers as they gather for breakfast. Margaret Josephs inquires about Jennfier Adyin's whereabouts, referring to her as a 'boogawolf'. "Being around this group of women is a total mindf*** because when it's bad, it's terrible," Danielle Cabral says. "But when it's good, we actually laugh and have a really nice time." She wishes to start the day feeling lighter. She hopes nothing else gets ruined during the trip, since she is "kind of like my limit."
Melissa, the hungover party girl, stumbles in, claiming that she has already lost her voice. Everyone reminded her of how she screamed the night before.
On the last full day in Ireland, Paul Connell's family pays a visit to the castle. In the confessional, Dolores says that when she first met Paul, she looked him up on Instagram, where he discovered his mother, whom she described as a "cute little lady." She believes she was more in love with his mother than with him. Dolores tells the amusing story of why Paul's mother still refers to her as a "hussy," which involves her "walk of shame."
Claire, Paul's mother, meets all the women and discusses Paul and Dolores' wedding. Claire seems to be all praise for her future daughter-in-law. Danielle is moved to tears by Dolores' interaction with her future sister-in-law, which reminds her of her own estranged relationship with her brother.
When asked why Claire refers to Dolores as a 'hussy,' Teresa adds that her father was the same way about Melissa. The sisters-in-law share a tender moment from their Dominican Republic vacation. Melissa says how Teresa and Joe's mother called her 'puttana' during their trip, and Teresa seemed shocked. She couldn't believe her mother would call Melissa that, given how well she treated her parents.
In a confessional, Melissa admits, "I know I'm hung over, but I might still actually be drunk. I don't even know what's happening. I can't even remember the last time Teresa gave me a compliment. Like anything positive at all."
Dolores then takes out the calendar that they shot at the start of the season, in which all the men stripped down for a good cause. Dolores had asked fellow cast members Teresa, Jennifer A, Margaret, Melissa, Rachel, Danielle, and friend Jackie Goldschneider if they would recruit their spouses to appear for a unique picture shoot after the success of her charity baseball game on Season 12. She recruited the assistance of Margaret and Lexi, her assistant/creative director, to make her calendar dreams a reality.
Although Dolores' ex did not attend the first picture session, his Easter Bunny costume for April was definitely worth the wait. When Claire is asked if she finds any of the men 'hot' on the calendar, she responds bluntly, "No." She moves on to ask Dolores, "Is this your ex?" while pointing to Frank Catania's picture. She makes some funny faces while raising her eyebrows.
Jennifer A planned a hen party for Teresa's bachelorette as she believes she is old school like her and wouldn't want the "schlong in her face." So she found out what's fun to do in Ireland for a bachelor party. She found a little farm where they will be doing some activities together, which she prays will prevent them from fighting. During the hen party, Teresa plays "catch the cock" with Melissa for good luck and also jumps in a mud pit hand in hand. When they attend a painting class where the ladies are asked to paint something depicting Teresa's life, Melissa paints Sala Consilina because that's where Teresa's parents were from. Below, she painted Teresa and Joe with their parents. Melissa describes the painting while breaking down.
Later, Danielle goes after Rachel, accusing her of changing everything she said to her, making her seem like the bad guy. Margaret also tells Danielle that she will have family problems all her life.
What happened in 'RHONJ' Season 13, Episode 11?
In a Guinness-chugging competition, Jackie defeated a group of Dublin locals, and a tipsy Jennifer F ate it on the Irish cobblestones before the women even arrived at their second bar of the night. Teresa's bachelorette weekend, however, did not last long. The previous night's merry drinking had been rapidly replaced with rehashed drama by the next morning. Rachel proclaims over breakfast that she was having a fantastic time with her frenemy Danielle throughout the vacation, only to be told by Melissa that Danielle had called her "a rat" for gossiping with Margaret.
"There’s a lot that you can call us that we don’t get offended by in New Jersey. You can call us a c*nt,’ you can call us a ‘motherfucker,’ but ‘rat’ is probably the number one thing you don’t want to call someone," Dolores added.
Rachel approached Danielle when she joined the women at the breakfast table and inquired about the ingredients in blood sausage. And the same fight we'd been hearing for weeks between the 'RHONJ' newcomers resumed, with Margaret jumping in every now and again with an "I think you're a professional fucking shit talker!" shot at Danielle.
Even the prospect of retail therapy couldn't take their minds off the turmoil. The women talked about "light topics" including infidelity, divorce, and jail, on their way to the Powerscourt Townhouse Center.
The mention of "the children," on the other hand, resurrects Teresa and Melissa's already-dead in-law's drama. Teresa mentions that Melissa's daughter Antonia skipped Milania Giudice's sweet 16 celebrations when Rachel wonders if the Giudice-Gorga kids are close.
Melissa returned to the castle, exhausted by the two-decade drama, and contacted her husband. And if you thought we were done with tired disputes after a typical Irish supper of, oh, Korean fried chicken and Vietnamese banh mi, Danielle and Rachel were at it again. When Danielle offered Rachel the use of her bathroom back at the castle, Rachel turned down the offer.
Don't forget to tune in to the brand-new episode on Tuesday, April 25, 2023, at 9 pm ET on Bravo.