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We all can’t wait for the Real Housewives of New Jersey reunion show…but rumor has it that only Teresa Giudice has signed on for season 5 so far and probably Melissa Gorga (I could see Jacqueline Laurita and Carline Manzo departing the show–they just look fed up).
A source tells HollywoodLife.com exclusively, “They’re definitely coming back for a fifth season and Teresa will 100% be on it. But there is talk of casting some new wives — they have had the same cast for two years and it may be time to mix it up. Bravo is currently looking for a few new housewives because no one wants to film with Teresa, and they need some more people to film with her.”
According to OOTD, Kathy has not been asked back as a full cast member yet (she may come back as a limited cast member). Caroline may be holding out for more money.
Caroline was made an offer to return and declined — it is possible she is waiting for a bigger offer ($$) or has something up the pipelines. She had only participated in season 4 so that her children would get exposure for their business ventures. She knew it (being a Real Housewife) would one day end, so she made sure her children had established themselves in their own businesses. I don’t like to have personal feelings about cast, but I do admire her — she had a plan going into season 3, and that was to use this platform to assist in setting up her children financially.”
On a side note, Teresa Giudice is upset that sister-in-law, Melissa Gorga said she twisted her arm while holding her son during Gia’s recent birthday party (not caught by Bravo cameras). Giudice says tells HuffPo,
“I usually don’t comment on stories about me, but I cannot ignore Melissa Marco’s vicious lie that I assaulted her at my own children’s birthday party while she was holding my baby nephew,” says Giudice. “It is completely untrue in every way. To make such a horrible accusation that involves our children is beyond despicable and speaks to her true character.”
“This supposedly happened at Gia and Milania’s very big, very public joint birthday party in January,” a friend of Giudice tells me. “The party was at Space Odyssey, owned by Elvira Grau, who was with Teresa the entire time. Elvira has publicly tweeted that it’s untrue. It was a very public party with a hired photographer there. No one saw them do anything but talk. They didn’t even hug because Melissa was holding her baby, so Teresa just kissed the baby. If anything had happened, why didn’t Melissa immediately go to the press about it then? She puts every other little complaint on Twitter. Nothing.”
Photo form Bravo
