Over 14 seasons Real Housewives of New Jersey –And this is only the second time in history Real Housewives The franchise never brought its stars together for a reunion special after the season finale.
Instead, The cast of the Bravo reality show is divided On Monday, we reunited, in a way, at Rails Steakhouse in Towaco, New Jersey, for a sort of viewing party to watch the final episode together. variety It was reported on Wednesday.
The event was reportedly unusual in many ways. Andy Cohen Despite having hosted every reunion special in the show’s history, he was not in attendance and the cast did not watch the final episode together.
Instead, they split into two groups and watched the Season 14 finale in completely separate rooms, especially as their relationship as step-sisters had become so divided and torn apart. Teresa Giudice and Melissa Gorga.
Theresa had her friends in her room. Jennifer Aydin and Jackie Goldschneider, former enemy turned friend.
Meanwhile, Melissa is joined by Margaret Josephs, Daniel Cabral, and Rachel Huda. Reportedly, cast members Dolores Catania I remained impartial and spent time going back and forth between the rooms of both groups.
In June, ET confirmed that the Real Housewives of New Jersey won’t be taking part. The customary reunion episode never materialized, mainly due to major disagreements within the cast. Cohen later clarified the matter. SiriusXM Reality Check with Kiki Monique.
of Watch Andy Cohen Live The host revealed that the decision was made after producers saw the final cut of the season’s final episode.
“I think if you watch the final episode, everything will make sense. Jersey It’s going to be a finale that people will be talking about for a long time to come,” Cohen said.
He emphasized the importance of the final episode as a season conclusion and reunion rolled into one: “When all of us producers saw the final cut of the final episode, we each made the decision individually and then discussed it.”
Bravo executives described the finale as an epic, dramatic event, like “the Last Supper” for the New Jersey housewives.
“This is a shocking and dramatic Jersey There was a final epic group showdown, which was like the Last Supper. Jersey“It’s shocking, it’s dramatic, it’s great television, and I think if you watch it, you’ll be pleased, I really do,” Cohen explained.
Cohen reassured fans that Bravo has plans to fill the void after the traditional reunion ends, alluding to so-called watch parties.
“Bravo is planning something in lieu of a reunion, which will be announced,” he suggested at the time.
A source told ET in June that the cast was recently informed of the network’s decision not to film the reunion for Season 14. Another source with knowledge of the situation told ET, “There’s supposed to be a resolution to the reunion, and with the season finale it’s clear that there’s no way forward with that setup.”
In May, Bravo released the trailer for season 14, Another explosive table fightThe scene begins with Dolores sitting alone at a table amid a smattering of broken glass on the floor of Rail’s Steakhouse — the same restaurant where the cast gathered for this week’s watch party event.
ET’s Brice Sander spoke with Gorga ahead of the season 14 premiere, and she said her relationship with Giudice has reached a point of no return.
“Unfortunately, I finally accepted it,” she said. told ET “I’ve been fighting for other people for years, and to be honest with you, I’ve been fighting for my family, my husband, my kids more than I’ve been fighting for myself, and I’ve realized it’s not worth fighting for, that in fact I’m not doing them any favors,” she said over video chat.
As for the future Ron, Cohen He previously told ET Bravo is this season’s New Jersey It’s “probably” not sustainable, a sentiment Gorga agrees.
“I don’t care what Bravo does,” she said when asked what will happen in Season 15. “I don’t make demands. I just come to work. I have such a strong connection to this show, so regardless of who they decide to cast or not cast, I’m going to walk my own path with my family and my kids and deal with it when I have to.”
Real Housewives of New Jersey It airs Sundays at 8pm ET/PT on Bravo, with episodes streaming the following day on Peacock.
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