Andy Cohen can imagine Teresa Giudice or Melissa Gorga leaving ‘RHONJ’

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Andy Cohen gives Us a Bravo State of the Union – start with what Teresa Guidice And Melissa Gorga‘s feud could mean for their future The Real Housewives of New Jersey.

When asked if he could imagine a scenario where Teresa, 51, or Melissa, 44, don’t return for season 14 of RHONJCohen, 55, told exclusively Us weekly“I can imagine anything.”

The talk show host then admitted that it is “difficult” to imagine the reality series without both Bravolebrities. During the Season 13 reunion, which aired last month, Teresa told her sister-in-law that she couldn’t “wait to never see your damn face after today,” adding, “You’re leaving.”

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Melissa – who married Joe Gorga in 2004 – previously denied that she has any plans to leave RHONJ. “I’m not going to leave,” she said during a May episode of her “On Display With Melissa Gorga” podcast.

Cohen, meanwhile, told it Us of the couple’s “level of hatred” for each other during the reunion was “out of a 10”, and said watching the sisters-in-law spar was “one of” the saddest reunion moments of his career.

The Gorgas and the Guidices have had their share of ups and downs over the years, but the family drama came to a head during the year last year. Stand strong the author’s alleged claims that Melissa cheated on 43-year-old Joe — and the Gorgas’ subsequent decision to cancel Teresa’s August 2022 wedding to Luis Ruelas.

In addition to commenting on the RHONJ drama, Cohen teased how filming for season 13 of The Real Housewives of Beverly Hillswhich began production earlier this year, went without Lisa Rina. (The former soap star, 59, announced her departure from the franchise in January after eight seasons).

“[It] went great. It’s fresh, it’s new, it’s fun,” he shared.

Rinna, for her part, spoke out about her negative experience filming season 12 of the Bravo series during a conversation in January with Interview magazine.

“I hated this year. For many reasons. My mother died, we all know that,” she told the outlet of her mother Lois’s death in November 2021. “But that’s not the main reason. The story just wasn’t told as two-sided as I would have liked. How about that?”

She continued: “Something has come into the housewife universe from what is going on in the world, and it is reflected in the way the fans are reacting to the world of housewives. And I just think it’s unhealthy. It didn’t work for me. It was not good for me.”

As the Rinnovation author leaves her housewives days later, six women get ready to begin their journey with the franchise. The cast for the upcoming reboot of The Real Housewives of New York – which will premiere next month – was announced at BravoCon in October 2022.

“Once we started shooting with the women, I thought, ‘Oh, we’ve cast the right group,'” Cohen said. Us of newcomers Sai de Silva, Ubah Hassan, Erin Dana Lichy, Jessel Tan, Jenna Lyons And Brynn Whitfield. “I love that people get to know them, and I think if people hear their backstories as well, it’s really powerful.”

The Emmy winner also commented on the biggest Bravo story of the year: Vanderpump Rules stars Tom Sandoval And Rachel Levissaffair, which took place while the TomTom co-founder, 40, was dating Ariana Madix.

“I think we’re all on permanent hiatus,” Cohen said of the scandal, which unfolded during the series’ season 10 finale in May. As for whether Leviss, 28, will return to the show next season, the Dad diaries author said he “cannot speculate” on what is best for the former pageant queen, who admitted herself to a mental health facility in April. “It sounds like she’s taking care of herself and that’s what she should be doing,” he said.

In addition to distancing himself from Scandoval, the Boston University alum is also distancing himself from Jen Shahmoney laundering scandal through a gift from the Real Housewives of Salt Lake City star, 49. (Shah was sentenced to six-and-a-half years in prison in January after pleading guilty to conspiracy to commit wire fraud).

“I donated it,” Cohen said Us of a baby Dior dress that the Utah native gifted his 13-month-old daughter Lucy.

While Cohen has been “working really hard” lately between his Bravo duties and his Sirius XM radio show, he is looking forward to taking a break in early July to spend more time with Lucy and son Benjamin, 4. The New York native will also have more time to make cocktails with his favorite mixer, FRESCA®.

“I’ve always been the number one FRESCA mix fan,” said Cohen. “A new pack of vodka spritz flavors has come out with mango, mixed berry, citrus and pineapple citrus. I like the mango. This is pretty much my best kept secret that I have been mixing FRESCA with alcohol for so long, and we encourage people to share their secret [recipes] bee frescamixed.com and they can win a trip for four to the Hamptons – which is big – or a virtual kiki with me and we can just gossip and I’ll tell them what they want to know.

With reporting by Christina Garibaldi