Teresa Giudice Claims Melissa Gorga Begged Andy Cohen for 'RHONJ' Role

Looking back at what led Gorga to The Real Housewives of New Jersey for season three, Giudice, an original cast member of the show, said Gorga, who is married to her younger brother Joe, had repeatedly contacted executive producer Andy Cohen.

"Andy [Cohen] called me and said, ‘Your sister-in-law won’t stop DMing me. She wants to get on the show,’” Giudice recalled, via Page Six.

But according to Gorga, that's actually not how things went down in terms of her being added to the cast.

In response to Giudice's allegations against her, Gorga said she never DMed Cohen.

“I never DMed him,” she insisted as the rest of the Real Housewives: Ultimate Girls Trip cast, including Cynthia Bailey, Kenya Moore, and Luan de Lesseps, looked on. “That’s what I’m telling you.”

As for what actually brought her to the Real Housewives of New Jersey cast, Gorga said producers of the show contacted her on social media to let her know they were interested in bringing her to the show.

"They inboxed me,” Gorga shared. “They still reach out to all of my friends now, still looking for [new ‘Housewives’].”

After Gorga defended herself, Giudice said that when it came to her biggest issue in regard to Gorga's casting, she didn't appreciate the fact that she learned the news from Cohen instead of Gorga.

“You and I were not friends at all. We weren’t speaking,” Gorga explained.

But Giudice isn't sure why it was that the two of them weren't on speaking terms at the time of Gorga's casting.

Gorga went on to say that while Giudice claimed to be in the dark about her casting, she actually was not.

"When they called to interview me, [Bravo] then told you that,” Gorga noted. “I didn’t know if we were going to do it or not. Of course, we interviewed for the show and of course they wanted us. It’s a family show. Caroline was on the show, Dina was on the show. They want sister-in-laws. That’s what they want.”

The Real Housewives: Ultimate Girls Trip is currently streaming on Peacock.