'RHONJ' star Melissa Gorga receives backlash for throwing shade at Teresa Giudice amid 'sprinkle cookies' feud
NEW JERSEY, CALIFORNIA: The 'Real Housewives of New Jersey' star Melissa Gorga recently took a dig at Teresa Giudice with a reference to their sprinkle cookies drama. However, Melissa's fans urged her to move on from the drama.
Melissa took to her Instagram and shared a video with her daughter Antonia Gorga. The reality star promoted the beverage with her daughter but ended the video with a sprinkle cookies reference. The promotional video concluded with Antonia saying, "Honey don't forget the sprinkle cookies." Melissa and Teresa had a dramatic feud over sprinkle cookies which was shown in Season 3 of the Bravo show.
Melissa brought the wrong cookies to Teresa's house on Christmas Day. Teresa shared in the episode, "She brought me sprinkle cookies. I said to her, 'Melissa, nobody touched the cookies you brought. I threw them in the garbage!" Teresa elaborated, "You know what my favorite cookies are? Pignoli cookies.' That's all I said."
However, the critics were left furious as Melissa still uses the cookies reference to troll her sister-in-law. A social media user commented, "Still using Teresa, I see." Another person added, "Enough already with the jabs." Another internet user penned, "EXACTLY! It’s old already." Another Instagram user wrote, "And here again. Another post to shade Teresa. Meanwhile, Teresa has moved on."
Another follower shared, "This is so cringe." Another critic claimed, "So crazy how @teresagiudice lives in your head 24/7 because you continue to use her for your many financial exploits @melissagorga smh remember that without her, you won’t be where you’re now… shame on you @joeygorga."
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Melissa Gorga claims her family is 'happier' without Teresa Giudice
'RHONJ' star Melissa Gorga and Teresa Giudice had been feuding for years until they cut ties indefinitely. During a podcast episode of 'On Display with Melissa Gorga', the reality star reflected on her and Teresa's current relationship status.
Melissa shared, "It's definitely a rollercoaster, up and down." She added, "And we're about to air again in the spring, sometime this spring. And it's very, very different... we don't even speak to each other." The Bravo Show star further claimed that the duo had not been on speaking terms.
She elaborated, "I think it took us a while to get to that point, to realize that this might be what it is and we need to accept it." Melissa further noted, "I think finally everyone's breathing, we're actually all, including the other side, everyone is happier how it is right now."
Melissa Gorga teases 'divided' 'RHONJ' house
'RHONJ' Season 14 will feature the changed dynamic of the cast members and Melissa Gorga has recently teased the 'divided' house. Melissa shared the cast photo of the Bravo show featuring Teresa Giudice standing on the opposite side of her with co-stars Rachel Fuda, Margaret Josephs, Dolores Catania, Jennifer Aydin, and Danielle Cabral standing between them.
The reality star teased in the caption, "House Divided. #becarefulwhatyouwishfor #RHONJ MAY 5th." Meanwhile, Margaret agreed with the comment and noted, "Yes it is." The Bravo show trailer has also teased the drama with a more divided cast than ever. The dynamics of the friendships also changed with some of the stars switching sides.
Teresa Giudice keeps distance from Melissa Gorga during filming Bravo show
'RHONJ' star Teresa Giudice had kept a distance from her brother Joe Gorga and sister-in-law Melissa Gorga while filming the upcoming season of the Bravo show. The reality star had 'zero' contact with Melissa and also didn't communicate with her brother.
However, Melissa recently detailed the difficult situation she was put in while trying to film Season 14. She shared in a recent interview, "It's not an easy navigation. Never was." The Bravo star further noted, "I feel like it always just finds me... the drama on this show."
