Caroline Manzo Says She Will ‘Never’ Return to Real Housewives After RHUGT Incident With Brandi Glanville; Talks Family Drama Between Melissa Gorga and Teresa Giudice

April 11, 2023

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Caroline Manzo is formally dunzo with the Actual Housewives. The Real Housewives of New Jersey OG vowed that she’s going to “by no means” return to Actual Housewives after her “traumatic” incident filming season 4 of the Real Housewives Ultimate Girls Trip.

On the April 7 episode of Teddi Mellencamp and Tamra Judge‘s Two T’s in a Pod podcast, Caroline revealed that she is steering away from Bravo’s Actual Housewives universe following an incident whereas filming season 4 of RHUGT the place Brandi Glanville allegedly bombarded Caroline with kisses with out her consent. The incident resulted in each Caroline and Brandi leaving the journey early.

Season 4 of RHUGT was filmed in Morocco. The season additionally stars Vicki Gunvalson, Eva Marcille, Phaedra Parks, Camille Meyer, Alex McCord, and Gretchen Rossi.

When requested if she would ever return for one more Final Ladies journey, Caroline replied, “By no means.”

Caroline famous that she has not spoken to Brandi since they left Morocco, including that the investigation into Brandi’s actions is now over.

She stated that the whole incident was “very traumatic.”

“This can be a actually massive onion with loads of massive layers, and I suppose it’ll play out,” she defined, noting that Brandi’s latest tweets had been “disappointing to me.”

In a series of tweets posted earlier this month, Brandi claimed that the incident between her and Caroline was full “BS” and an “f–king setup.” She additionally alleged that Caroline was “fantastic.”

As for what it will take for her to return to RHONJ, the OG New Jersey Housewife defined, “I do know over time, a number of instances I’ve been requested, this final season being one in all them.”

She added: “It was one thing that I used to be finished with, and joyful to be finished with, and I walked away for a purpose. … For me to return, it must be a quantity that was financially irresponsible to stroll away from.”

Talking of RHONJ, Caroline weighed in on the present drama between Melissa Gorga and Teresa Giudice.

To start out, Caroline says she believes that Melissa and Teresa are finished with one another for good this time round.

“I believe so. I don’t know what occurred. I do know the cliff notes of what occurred. There comes some extent the place you simply gotta be like, like everyone’s gotta be sick of it at this level,” Caroline stated.

Teddi then requested: “Do you suppose it’s Melissa or do you suppose it’s really Joe and Teresa?”

She added, “Like they maintain saying it’s, you already know, it’s Melissa concerned, however for my part once I’m watching it, I’m like, Joe and Teresa are those that actually appear to have the problems.”

Whereas Caroline admits that Melissa has been shady at instances, she believes that the mother of three might solely take a lot of Teresa’s abuse earlier than firing again.

“Melissa’s not unsuitable. Melissa’s not unsuitable. Pay attention, typically she behaves badly and typically while you fireplace again, you may have a misfire form of factor. However, Melissa’s not unsuitable. And pay attention, over time, she’s finished some crappy issues, I’d assume. However how a lot can you are taking earlier than you begin hitting again?”

She then added that years earlier than RHONJ, Teresa would always bad-mouth Melissa and Kathy Wakile.

“However I bear in mind years and years earlier than television that [there] would at all times be one thing stated about Melissa. We had been so conditioned to dislike her once we met her. And I apologized to each her and Kathy as a result of we had been so conditioned, nearly brainwashed to dislike them earlier than we met them. That we handled them poorly after they first got here on the present. I apologized to them each since saying that, you already know, that wasn’t cool, however I used to be conditioned to suppose that manner.”

Regardless of her personal points with Teresa, Caroline admits she was joyful to see Teresa and Jacqueline Laurita mend their friendship.

“I believe it’s nice. I believe that they actually missed one another and that’s the place the venom got here from as a result of it got here from a spot of damage. They actually were very, very good friends. And as you ladies know, the present will get in the best way of relationships loads. And I believe that [their friendship] was a casualty of the present and I’m joyful that they’re again collectively. I hope it stays that manner and I hope that they don’t let the nonsense get in the best way of issues as a result of they honestly had been excellent buddies. I’m joyful for them each,” Caroline defined.

RHONJ airs on Tuesdays at 9 pm on Bravo.