Joe Gorga is a ‘good’ guy despite Teresa Giudice feud


Luis « Louie » Ruelas is still a fan of Joe Gorga – despite the latter’s ongoing feud with his sister Teresa Giudice.

Ruelas, who is married to the ‘Real Housewives of New Jersey’ star, gives Gorga props during Wednesday’s episode of « Namaste B$tches » presented by PodcastOne.

« I met Joe by coincidence with Teresa and it was very humbling and disappointing, » Ruelas, 47, said in the exclusive Page Six preview of the episode.

« The first moment I met Joe, I would even say we both became very vulnerable within the first 10 minutes of the conversation. »

He continues, “I talked about my job as a man, working through s—t and stuff, like, you just like to open up to him. Joe is the kind of guy you can do that to or with.

Teresa Giudice, Luis Ruelas, Melissa Gorga, Joe Gorga posing during a softball game
Luis « Louie » Ruelas still thinks Joe Gorga is a « good » guy — regardless of the latter’s ongoing feud with Teresa Giudice.
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Ruelas, who married Giudice, 50, on August 6 in a lavish Garden State ceremony, goes on to say he first met Gorga, 48, at the beach house in the aspiring actor.

“We went down for the day and it was beautiful. There were no complaints at all,” he says before addressing Giudice directly: “Joe at heart, really, your brother, honestly, at heart…your brother is really…a good human being.

The Bravolebrity agrees with Ruelas’ assessment, adding in the clip, « When you first met him, everything was fine, right? »

The siblings had a falling out in August when Gorga and his wife, Melissa Gorga, failed to attend Giudice and Ruelas’ nuptials after an explosive fight broke out while filming the season 13 finale of ‘RHONJ’. « .

Tensions were further fueled when Giudice addressed rumors that Melissa, 43, had an affair with longtime friend Nick Barrotta, who a source tells us the Gorgas « laughed at ».

Kristin Cavallari, Luis Ruelas, Teresa Giudice, Joe Gorga, Melissa Gorga
Giudice and Ruelas hung out with Gorga and his wife, Melissa Gorga, at the 2022 MTV Movie & TV Awards: UNSCRIPTED show in June — shortly before the siblings dropped.
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Speaking to Page Six at BravoCon in October, Joe said family discord had an impact on his emotional state.

“At this point, I don’t know what else to say. I’m tired. I’m tired of talking about it for 13 years, » he said at the time, referring to the many ups and downs in his relationship with Giudice since « RHONJ » premiered in 2009.

Luis Ruelas, Joe Gorga, Melissa Gorga playing softball
Giudice says « everything was fine » when Ruelas and Gorga first met.
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« I’m 48, and I’m happy I woke up this morning and happy to have healthy kids, a beautiful wife, a beautiful life, and I just want to be happy, man, » he said. -he explains. « This kind of drama ruins my life. »

Bravo has yet to announce a premiere date for season 13 of « The Real Housewives of New Jersey. »


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