Teresa Giudice Claps Back at Startling 'RHONJ' Filming Update - lulu

Teresa Giudice shut down rumors that the “Real Housewives of New Jersey” has been filming without her.

“Obviously they’re not, because if they were filming, it would actually be out there. So it’s just speculation and people putting stories out there,” the OG of “Jersey” told “Entertainment Tonight” on Tuesday.

“You really can’t believe anything you read unless Bravo is saying it,” she added, noting that no “actual pictures” of anyone filming have been released.

Teresa Giudice

Teresa Giudice shut down rumors that the “Real Housewives of New Jersey” has been filming without her.Getty Images

Teresa Giudice

“Obviously they’re not, because if they were filming, it would actually be out there. So it’s just speculation and people putting stories out there,” the reality star said on Tuesday.Andrew Eccles/Bravo

When asked if she could provide any more information about the upcoming season, her response was to “DM [direct message] Andy Cohen.”

A Bravo spokesperson told Page Six that “no official casting decisions have been made.”

Reports of “RHONJ” filming without Guidice first surfaced on Sept. 4 when a source told Us Weekly that “there are potential new cast members who filmed with Margaret Josephs, Dolores Catania and Melissa Gorga in mid-August.”

“They want to see how the new girls work on camera with some veteran cast members from the show,” the insider further explained.

Rachel Fuda, Jennifer Aydin, Teresa Guidice and Dolores Catania

Reports of “RHONJ” test filming without Giudice came out on September 4.Ralph Bavaro/Bravo

Gia Giudice, Teresa Giudice and  Dolores Catania

“There are potential new cast members who filmed with Margaret Josephs, Dolores Catania and Melissa Gorga in mid-August,” an insider said.Ralph Bavaro/Bravo

However, despite not being involved in the test shoot, Guidice, as well as Jackie Goldschneider and Jen Fessler, “are still in consideration to be part of the new season.”

Guidice’s comment comes days after her co-star Danielle Cabral teased a “RHONJ” return date, calling it “a fresh start.”

“They’re putting the pieces of the puzzle together, if that makes sense, and I can almost guarantee ‘Jersey’ fans will not be disappointed. So just hang tight, and I promise you ‘Jersey’ will deliver,” Cabral, 40, told Page Six exclusively on the VMAs red carpet.

Teresa Giudice, Jennifer Fessler, Jackie Goldschneider and Rachel Fuda

The source noted that Giuduce, as well as Jackie Goldschneider and Jen Fessler, “are still in consideration to be part of the new season.”Ralph Bavaro/Bravo

Danielle Cabral

Danielle Cabral recently teased a “RHONJ” return date, saying it will be “a fresh start.”

“I think it’s gonna happen a lot faster than what you guys think, and I really hope to God it’s back to the good, ol’ days: Christmas, Halloween, the holidays. So hang tight. Wait a little longer, I promise!”

Although she could not confirm if she would be returning for Season 15, she was confident that “they’re going to get it right this time.”

Giudice, 53, has always been a Bravo favorite while starring on all 14 seasons of the franchise. In fact, the network even halted production when she went to prison for almost a year in 2015.

Teresa Giudice

Giudice has been on the Bravo franchise for all 14 seasons, with the network even halting production when she went to prison in 2015.teresagiudice/Instagram

Teresa Giudice with her daughters

Page Six exclusively learned that the series was put “on pause” in 2023.Ralph Bavaro/Bravo

In 2023, Page Six exclusively learned that the series was “on pause” after Giudice’s years-long feud with her sister-in-law and costar, Melissa Gorga, had come to a head.

Although the show resumed for Season 14, relations among the cast got so contentious that their reunion was shut down entirely.

In July 2024, Andy Cohen confirmed that “RHONJ” was getting a reboot with “fresh faces” after weeks of speculation.

Rachel Fuda, Jennifer Aydin, Teresa Guidice and Dolores Catania

After Season 14’s hectic end, Andy Cohen confirmed that “RHONJ” was getting a reboot with “fresh faces.”Ralph Bavaro/Bravo

Season 14 cast of "RHONJ"

Cohen gave an update in June, revealing that production was actively casting to find new Jersey “Housewives.”Andrew Eccles/Bravo

The Bravo exec’s most recent update came in June, when he revealed that production was actively casting to find new Jersey “Housewives.”

“We are doing casting on ‘Jersey,’” Cohen said on “The View.” “It was really on a deep pause and we are actively there, casting and looking at the future of what that will be.”

He reiterated that he and Bravo believe “RHONJ” is “a great franchise and we love it.”