‘RHONJ’ Star Rachel Fuda Teases Season 13 And Reveals Why Teresa Giudice Didn’t Give Her ‘A Fair Shot’ (Exclusive)

When The Real Housewives of New Jersey returns for season 13 connected February 7, fans volition get to conscionable promising newbie Rachel Fuda. The 31-year-old joined the amusement arsenic a adjacent person of Melissa Gorga‘s, which enactment her successful an awkward concern with Teresa Giudice because of the years-long drama that’s gone connected betwixt the Gorgas and Giudices. So erstwhile Rachel appeared connected the latest occurrence of HollywoodLife‘s Real Housewives podcast, Pay Attention Puh-Lease!, she gave EXCLUSIVE intel astir her “unfortunate” friction with Teresa that fans volition spot play retired connected the caller season.

“I don’t cognize if Teresa gave maine a just changeable due to the fact that I’m friends with Melisa,” Rachel told us. “I don’t needfully blasted her, due to the fact that I don’t cognize if I would beryllium welcoming maine with unfastened arms either,” she added. “But it’s unfortunate due to the fact that I consciousness similar I could person perchance connected with her connected a deeper level.”

Rachel Fuda; Teresa Giudice (Photo: Andrew Eccles/Bravo)

Rachel, who shares three children with her hubby John Fuda, explained that she could’ve bonded with Teresa implicit the information that her four daughters are astir the aforesaid property arsenic Rachel’s teenage son, Jaiden. But due to the fact that of Rachel’s adjacent relationship with Melissa, who is not adjacent speaking to Teresa anymore, that was ne'er going to happen.

“She wasn’t icing maine retired oregon thing similar that,” Rachel clarified astir Teresa, 50. “I conscionable consciousness similar we could’ve decidedly had much speech and gotten to cognize each different amended had I been Jennifer Aydin‘s friend.”

The ‘RHONJ’ play 13 formed (Photo:Andrew Eccles/Bravo)

As for the RHONJ cast arsenic a whole, Rachel confirmed that it’s a “divided” radical this season. That was evident past twelvemonth at BravoCon which took spot aft the play finished filming. There were 2 abstracted panels astatine the NYC lawsuit for the Jersey ladies: 1 with Teresa, Jennifer, and Dolores Catania, and another with Melissa, Margaret Josephs, and Jackie Goldschneider.

“It’s divided. And it sucks,” said Rachel, who is one of 3 play 13 newbies, alongside Danielle Cabral and Jennifer Fessler. “We weren’t similar that. It wasn’t similar that. We’re formed and we’re doing this amusement unneurotic and we’re experiencing things unneurotic that different radical don’t acquisition ever successful life.”

Rachel besides said connected the podcast that the “polarized” dynamic betwixt the formed happened instantly. “I’m similar what the hellhole happened present guys? Where did everyone go? It’s similar we’re implicit here, and they’re implicit there,” she said. “It sucks. It’s truly sad.”

Season 13 of The Real Housewives of New Jersey premieres Tuesday, Feb. 7 astatine 9 p.m. ET connected Bravo.

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