**Teresa Giudice Reached Out to Kathy Wakile Before Attempting to Reconcile with Joe and Melissa Gorga**
*Published Oct. 21, 2025, 7:47 p.m. ET*
Teresa Giudice has reportedly reached out to another *Real Housewives of New Jersey* star before deciding to contact her brother Joe Gorga and his wife Melissa Gorga, RadarOnline.com can reveal.
“While Teresa’s out giving interviews about reuniting with Joe and Melissa Gorga, the truth is she reached out to Kathy Wakile a while before she even tried reaching out to her brother and sister-in-law,” an insider revealed.
### The Motivation Behind Reaching Out to Kathy Wakile
As for why Teresa reached out to her cousin Kathy, from whom she has been estranged for some time, the insider provided insight into her motivation.
“Teresa figured that if she made up with Kathy and got her on her side, this would give her an angle for *RHONJ* and, if Joe and Melissa came back, someone to go against them with,” the source shared.
“It’s no secret Kathy has issues with Melissa, as that’s been publicly discussed, so Teresa likely saw an in.”
### Kathy Wakile ‘Stood Her Ground’
According to the source, Kathy Wakile was not interested in rekindling their relationship.
“Kathy is a strong-willed person and stood her ground and had no interest in engaging,” they noted. “Seeing as that didn’t work out for her, Teresa took the next step and went for the Joe and Melissa makeup angle.”
### Teresa Giudice Is Not ‘Coming Off as Genuine’
“None of this is coming off as genuine at all and, as much as she’s purported to not be desperate, it truly reeks of someone who is,” the insider continued.
“It also speaks volumes to how little she truly thinks of Joe and Melissa that they were truly last on her list of people to ‘make up’ with.”
“At the end of the day, the person Teresa cares most about is Teresa. And she will do whatever she thinks she has to do to keep her relevancy and potential spot on the show.”
### No Plans to Film Teresa and Joe’s Reconciliation
As previously reported by RadarOnline.com, even if Teresa and Joe do sit down together, their interaction is not planned to be filmed.
“Producers have made it known they have no interest in capturing Teresa and Joe’s attempt to reconcile,” a source shared.
“This is a storyline production has made it known they’re not interested in capturing,” they reiterated.
“If Joe and Teresa do end up making up and are in a good place, it is, of course, possible production could entertain having them both back on the show, and then fans would get to watch their rekindled relationship.”
### Why Is Melissa Gorga Agreeing to Possibly Make Amends with Teresa?
While Joe has agreed to sit down with his sister, a source expressed skepticism about the genuineness of this gesture.
“He’s being egotistical and wanting to call all the shots like he always does,” they stated, adding Joe wants to “make her beg for an apology so he could sit there and say, ‘let me think about it.'”
As for Melissa, she surprised fans when Joe revealed she was supportive of potentially making up with Teresa.
“Melissa is going along with this because she’s also a bit worried about her spot on the show,” a source previously told RadarOnline.com.
“She’s concerned that if Teresa was brought back and they were still on the outs, she may not have a spot there.”
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