RHONJ’s Jackie Goldschneider talks friendship with Teresa Giudice
Jackie Goldschneider gets candid about her friendship with Teresa Giudice after a rocky road.
When asked to describe her friendship with Teresa, 51 Real Housewives of New Jersey star, 47, told exclusively We weekly that their bond was “new, growing and mutually respectful… unexpected.”
“It was really organic,” Jackie said Us at BravoCon on Saturday, November 4. “It was like we were just talking at a party and then we talked some more, and then we started calling each other and then we hung out and started cuddling. We like each other. Yes, it really grew organically.”
During season 11 of RHONJTeresa and Jackie’s friendship was tested after Teresa claimed that Jackie’s husband… Evan Goldschneider, had an affair. After the season premiered in February 2021, Jackie reflected on the moment during an episode of the “Getting Real with the Housewives” podcast.
‘She doesn’t even know who told her. I don’t even think anyone told her. I think she pulled it out of her ass,” Jackie said. “I was really blown away because I expect the best from people and I really thought she would make it right.”
Ahead of the 2021 season, Jackie revealed Us that the drama almost caused her to leave the show, but she ended up staying.
“My family will always come first and if something threatens that, I’ll take the time I need to make sure it’s for me,” she said at the time. “I don’t want to end up as a statistic. I don’t want to be another housewife who ended up divorced.”
But now the couple seems to be on better terms. In September, Jackie spoke exclusively Us that she was in a good place with Teresa.
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“All these things are in our past and we both acknowledge that we have been through this,” she said at the time. “We know that’s true and that neither of us have been very nice to each other, and that’s okay. It’s OK. We are through it.”
At BravoCon, Jackie also gave Us an update on her friendship with Margaretha Jozefsand she said it was “very surprising” to her that they are not in the best place.
“Sometimes friendships evolve. It’s coming to an end,” she said.
In September, Margaret, 56, hinted there was tension between the couple.
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“I really love Jackie and her book just came out. It’s powerful. I’m grateful that she says so many great things about me in the book, and we are connected and we have a bond,” she told Us. “For whatever reason it’s not the same right now, but I’m sure it will be.”
The same month, Jackie released her memoir, The weight of beautiful, where she discussed her battle with an eating disorder for nearly two decades. For her part, Margaret said she was “moved” by Jackie’s “raw” and “inspiring” story.
Reporting by Christina Garibaldi