Melissa Gorga Reveals Major Next Step In Reconciliation With Teresa Giudice After Years Of Estrangement

Teresa Giudice and Melissa Gorga are still in a great place after their recent reconciliation, as the latter just confirmed she'd be spending the Christmas holiday with Giudice and her husband, Louie.

After showcasing years' worth of explosive drama on Bravo's "Real Housewives of New Jersey," the two reality stars finally decided to make amends before this year's BravoCon event in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Prior to that, Giudice explained that she had fought hard to make amends with her brother, Joe Gorga, and his wife, Melissa, to show her daughters the importance of sticking by family.

The Christmas holiday has always been a big deal for the Giudice/Gorga crew. During earlier seasons of the show, the pair famously feuded over different types of cookies at large family gatherings, making the drama that much more gripping for viewers.

It's been a while since the families have come together for the holiday. However, Melissa confirmed during her appearance on Peacock's "Reality Hot Seat" that she'd be celebrating the special day with her sister-in-law for the first time in years.

"Yes, we will at my house. It's a Christmas miracle," Melissa told her co-stars on December 9. "We need this time in this healing moment... I'm hosting Christmas Eve at my house. We do the seven fishes."

As the conversation continued, Melissa joked that both she and Giudice would contribute to this year's dessert table, saying Giudice would bring "pignoli cookies" and she'd provide the "sprinkle cookies."

Since 2010, Giudice and Gorga have been feuding over family problems, salacious rumors, and questionable friendships in front of Bravo cameras. At the "RHONJ" season 14 reunion in 2024, Giudice vowed never to speak to her family members again.

During BravoCon 2025, however, Melissa revealed that the two families had finally reconnected and were looking forward to making things work. "We are in a different place than we were a couple months ago. Let's just say that… everybody's working on it. We're working on it. We're trying to move forward, and we've, you know, hashed a lot of things out privately without all of this. And I think that's a good thing," she said.

While the cameras for "RHONJ" have been down since the last season wrapped a year ago, fans are pleased to know that the two reality stars are on the mend, and Melissa is, too. "Whatever it takes to wake someone up is, you know, that's how life goes, right? And you never want it to be a funeral or a wedding or someone in the hospital. Like, that's not what we want. So, this was a more of a natural reason," she said.

Giudice previously revealed that she decided to connect with her brother and sister-in-law after an extremely emotional conversation with her daughter, Gia Giudice, on season 4 of Fox's competition series, "Special Forces."

"Gia and I were on Special Forces. We spent a lot of time together before we went on Special Forces, and we talked a lot about a lot of things. So I want to be a good example for my children," the Bravo veteran said.

"Be a beautiful family," she added. "If someone doesn't get along, be the bigger person. Try to make it work. I've got to practice what I preach."

While her reconciliation with Melissa and Joe has taken over the headlines, they aren't the only family members with whom Giudice reconnected. Recently, the "Real Housewives of New Jersey" OG reconciled with her cousins, Kathy Wakile and Rosie Pierri, who filmed seasons 3-5, after years of estrangement.

"I mean, my brother's like my only family, besides Kathy and Rosie, in New Jersey. Like, that's the only family I have," Giudice said on her podcast, according to the Daily Dish. "So, did I want to make up with my brother? Yes. He's my blood, you know. I mean, I did reach out to Kathy, too. She was very nice."

Giudice explained that several life events, such as Wakile becoming a grandmother, prompted her to reach out to her extended family. "It was very nice, and then Kathy sent a beautiful text to both of us, to me and my brother, saying, 'I'm so happy you guys made up.'"