RHONJ’s Jackie Goldschneider and Jennifer Fessler dish on the dramatic season 14 finale and the franchise’s future amid reboot rumors.
Jackie Goldschneider reveals that things would have to change within the Real Housewives of New Jersey cast for her to return for season 15.
“You know, this season was particularly toxic,” Jackie Goldshneider told Access Hollywood on September 11. “Of course, I love the show. I think if a few things changed I would definitely come back. But I just hope overall that the show comes back.”
“It’s a very divided group right now,” she said of the RHONJ cast before confirming that she is still on good terms with half of the cast following the dramatic season 14 finale.
“I talked to, I was texting with Dolores [Catania] today,” she said. “I do a podcast with Jen Fessler, I was just texting with Teresa on the way here. So like I talk to, you know, pretty much half the cast.”
“I think that on Jersey the fights just go a little too far they get a little bit too dark and deep so that you can’t come back from them and that’s what’s hard,” she added.
The 47-year-old then admitted that she doesn’t have a bad word to say about her RHONJ co-stars, even Melissa Gorga and Margaret Josephs, with whom she remains at odds. Instead, she is focusing on forgiveness.
“I have to say, I really don’t have a bad word to say about any of my castmates,” she explained. “I wish everybody really well and I just you know I hope that if [the show] does come back that we can lighten up a little bit.”
Meanwhile, Jennifer Fessler chatted with Us Weekly at the MTV Video Music Awards, where she admitted that she had zero regrets about walking out of the RHONJ season 14 finale dinner.
“I knew what I signed up for with Housewives but for me glass gets thrown and things are breaking, I gotta go,” Jenn confessed, adding that she doesn’t regret leaving “one bit.”
When asked about the status of her friendship with Jackie Goldschneider, Jennifer said, “We’re good. We have our podcast.” She then noted that their friendship isn’t a factor in her relationship with Margaret Josephs.
“It doesn’t [cause any issues] hoenstly [for] neither one of them. They don’t ask me to make a choice. [It’s not a factor] especially now since we’re not all interacting as a group, [it] certainly [is] much harder when we’re all together. But one has sort of nothing to do with the other,” she explained.
She also touched upon getting close to Teresa Giudice during season 14 of RHONJ and gives an update on her recently rekindled friendship with Rachel Fuda.
“I don’t regret anything. I did the best I could in every situation. Sometimes I made people happy. Sometimes I didn’t make people happy, but I did what I thought was the right thing to do,” Jenn said of her attempts to build a friendship with Teresa Giudice.
Speaking of the RHONJ OG, Jennifer then reveals if she thinks Jackie and Teresa’s friendship is genuine.
“I think it developed into a genuine friendship. I definitely don’t think it started off as genuine, but I think they both said that.”
“We’re good, Jennifer said of her and Rachel before admitting their friendship still isn’t back to where it previously was, but noted, “It’s okay.”
“Things change, and she’s pregnant. Things are so exicting with everyhting that is happening for her. And I’m thrilled about it,” she added.
When asked about her predictions for season 15 of RHONJ, Jennifer said, “I predict it comes back with at least some of the current cast. I predict new people.”
As for whether or not she thinks Melissa and Teresa will ever end up on screen together again, the 54-year-old said, “I would not rule that out. Like in 5 years, they’re gonna be doing the Ultimate Girls Trip family edition. Will they ever actually be in a good place with each other? I don’t think so. It’s sad.”
