Tables were tossed, secrets were revealed, but at least the love bubble remains in tact.
Never has the phrase “love bubble” felt so menacing.
ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY: How are you and Luis now?
Luis Ruelas and Teresa Giudice on ‘The Real Housewives of New Jersey’ season 12.Danielle Del Valle/Bravo
Are you still in your love bubble?
TERESA GIUDICE:Oh yes, thank God.
I mean, thank God.
Margaret Josephs, Teresa Giudice, and Gia Giudice on the season 12 premiere of ‘The Real Housewives of New Jersey’.Eugene Gologursky/Bravo
If anything, I mean, we were fine before.
I love how he is.
And I kept telling her, “just stop.
I don’t care about his past.”
Listen, he could have judged me on my past.
And that was the thing, too, I wasn’t trying to hide anything.
There’s nothing to hide.
From now on, I’m going to let Louie answer everything, because there’s nothing to hide.
And I’m like, “You know what?
You’re right.”
And here I was trying to protect him because here he is coming in my world.
You know what I mean?
It’s not like I went into his world.
Imagine I went to his world and then all these people start attacking me.
I would’ve felt bad, too.
But when he speaks, listen, he makes mouths drop.
So are you guys planning your wedding now?
How’s that going?
It’s going amazing.
It’s going good.
Yeah, it’s going really good.
Do you have a date set yet?
Yes, we do.
Do you want to share it?
But, I can’t tell you.
Will it be on camera?
Not sure… not sure.
I’m not sure yet.
And how did you feel seeing Gia?
It feels like she’s like a Housewife now.
She has her own confessional.
She’s getting into it with the ladies.
How did you feel seeing her grow into that role?
I love how she handles herself.
But you know what, she’s going to school to become a lawyer.
I really want her to focus on becoming a lawyer.
I think she’ll be so powerful.
So would you not approve of her becoming more of a Housewife?
And she needs to be married to be a Housewife.
She’s not married yet.
She’s got to slow it down.
She’s only 21.
She’s got a long time for that.
And where are you now with Marge?
Are things still rough between you two?
Yes, we did not make up at the reunion.
How was the reunion?
Was it hard to film?
I was sitting right across from her and I was just so hurt.
I just wanted to say to her, “Why did you have to do this to us?”
All season long for three to four months it was just sad.
Here I thought that we were friends.
And what did she say?
I got her hair pulled.
No, I didn’t get her hair pulled.
I didn’t pull her hair.
Danielle [Staub] asked me, “Should I pull her hair?”
I’m like, “Yeah, do it.”
First of all, I didn’t pull her hair.
She poured wine on her.
She poured water on her.
She threw her husband in the pool.
So she did a lot of things to Danielle, but I didn’t pull her hair.
You know what I mean?
I never maliciously did anything to hurt Margaret in any way.
And I know deep down in her heart, she knows that.
She knows what bang out of person I am.
I am a good person.
And okay, I was just hurt by it.
So that’s why.
But yeah, the reunion, it just, I mean,Louie did amazing.
I can’t wait for you guys to see how Louie is.
He’s absolutely amazing.
It didn’t come off that way.
I know my real friends in life.
I still have friends from high school that I’m very close to.
They would never treat me the way she did.
I was just trying to protect Luis.
And I wanted his first year to be a fun experience.
And I have to say his first year was not a fun experience thanks to Margaret.
Where did you leave things off with the rest of the ladies after the reunion?
Well, everything, it was pretty much just Margaret and [me].
I’m fine with Melissa.
Obviously, with my family.
She’s always going to be my family.
Jackie, we’re fine.
I’m good with Dolores and I’m good with Jennifer.
I keep hearing how people respond to you differently from theUltimate Girls Tripthan they do toJersey.
Which do you think is a more accurate reflection?
I want them to show more of that Teresa than fromNew Jersey.
So you think theUltimate Girls Trip, that reflection is more accurate than theJerseyone?
I would say, well, you know what?
Because I feel like theUltimate Girls Trip, we were lifting each other up.
That’s what we’re supposed to do in life.
You’re supposed to lift each other up, not knock each other down.
You’re going to stand up for yourself, correct?
And it’s just, oh, my God, trust me, it does get tiring.
So after all these years, do you still enjoy being a Housewife?
Yes, because you know what?
I’ve been doing it now for so long.
I hate getting attacked every season.
It’s like all right, already.
Can I have a good season for once?
I mean, maybe season 13.
The number three, my mother put out there, the number three is my lucky number.
So hopefully, season 13 will be a good season for me, God willing.
And it’s the year I’m getting married too.
The first part ofThe Real Housewives of New Jerseyreunion airs May 3 at 8 p.m. ET/PT on Bravo.
