Melissa Gorga and Joe Gorga’s family is getting more than just a sprinkle of holiday cheer.
The Real Housewives of New Jersey stars offered a promising update on their renewed relationship with Joe’s sister Teresa Giudice after they recently ended their yearslong estrangement.
“We've made a lot of progress,” Melissa told E! News in an exclusive interview at a special screening of The Housemaid in New York City Dec. 2. “It's great. Everything's good.”
Ahead of the screening of the film—in theaters Dec. 19—the 46-year-old also revealed the Gorga and Giudice households are planning to revive one of their longstanding holiday traditions to celebrate the end of their longstanding estrangement.
“We’re having Christmas Eve at my house this year, so we’ll be together at my house,” she continued. “It's crazy, because you never know, right? Never say never.”
Melissa and Joe’s relationship with Teresa, 53, has ebbed and flowed over the years, as documented on the Bravo reality series. And while things seemingly took an irreparable turn when the couple decided to skip Teresa’s wedding to Luis Ruelas in August 2022, Joe, 51, has happily embraced his mended family bond.
“Everyone says it's baby steps,” he told E!, “but no, we’re back to normal.”
The lengthy rift did teach Joe—who shares kids Antonia, 20, Gino, 18, and Joey Jr., 15, with Melissa—a valuable lesson: “Forgive, forgive, forgive and be happy in life.”
Teresa also seems to have adopted that mantra. After all, she was the one to make the first move towards a truce with her brother after competing with her daughter Gia Giudice on Special Forces: World’s Toughest Test.
“She wanted me to let go of the past with her dad,” Teresa told E! News at BravoCon 2025 last month, referring to her ex-husband Joe Giudice. “When I thought about my husband and letting the past go, I thought about my brother. I want my brother back in my life.”
And that goes for her brother’s family as well, as Teresa—also mom to Gabriella, 21, Milania, 19, and Audriana, 16—added, “I want Melissa in my life, my nephews, my niece.”
Teresa’s reunion with Melissa and Joe was just one of the many highlights from this year’s BravoCon weekend. For more must-see moments at the fan convention, keep reading.
Teresa Giudice
The Real Housewives of New Jersey
Heather Gay, Angie Katsanevas, Mary Cosby, Bronwyn Newport & Meredith Marks
The Real Housewives of Salt Lake City
Tom Sandoval & Scheana Shay
Vanderpump Rules
Madison LeCroy, Cole McBee, Kristen Doute, Lindsay Hubbard, Nia Booko & Emily Simpson
Southern Charm, The McBee Dynasty, The Valley, Summer House and The Real Housewives of Orange County
Brittany Cartwright
The Valley
Andy Cohen
Watch What Happens Live
Ariana Madix & Kate Chastain
Love Island USA and Below Deck
Luann de Lesseps
The Real Housewives of New York star shared her love for Garnier Micellar Water during BravoCon.
Heather Gay
The Real Housewives of Salt Lake City
Madison LeCroy
The Southern Charm star and Jake from State Farm shared a laugh during BravoCon.
Vicki Gunvalson, Emily Simpson & Gina Kirschenheiter
The Real Housewives of Orange County
Arianna Biermann & Kim Zolciak
Next Gen NYC and The Real Housewives of Atlanta
Margaret Josephs, Alexia Nepola, Jennifer Fessler & Lisa Hochstein
The Real Housewives of New Jersey and Miami
Austen Kroll
Southern Charm
Denise Richards & Shereé Whitfield
The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills and Atlanta
Jennifer Tilly, Kyle Richards, Sutton Stracke, Erika Jayne, Bozoma Saint John, Dorit Kemsley, Rachel Zoe & Kathy Hilton
The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills
Karen Huger
The Real Housewives of Potomac
Jeff Coby, Stephanie Shojaee, Larsa Pippen, Vicki Gunvalson, Caroline Stanbury & Sergio Carrallo
The Real Housewives Franchise
Porsha Williams, Cynthia Bailey, Andy Cohen, Angela Oakley, Phaedra Parks & Drew Sidora
The Real Housewives of Atlanta and Watch What Happens Live
Angie Katsanevas & Whitney Rose
The Real Housewives of Salt Lake City
Porsha Williams
The Real Housewives of Atlanta
Shannon Storms Beador, Sonja Morgan, Porsha Williams, Holly Robinson Peete, Gizelle Bryant, Luann de Lesseps, Ashley Darby, Heather Gay
The Real Housewives Franchise
Craig Conover
Southern Charm
Mercedes Javid, Reza Farahan & GG Garahdechi
The Valley: Persian Style
Larsa Pippen, Teresa Giudice, Luann de Lesseps, Heather Dubrow, Gretchen Rossi & Jennifer Pedranti
The Real Housewives Franchise
Luke Broderick & Kristen Doute
The Valley
Stephanie Shojaee & Larsa Pippen
The Real Housewives of Miami
Reza Farahan & Dr. Heavenly Kimes
The Valley: Persian Style and Married to Medicine
Tom Sandoval
Vanderpump Rules
Fraser Olender
Below Deck