'RHONJ's Melissa Gorga Claps Back at 'No Storyline' Claims and Sounds Off on Jennifer Aydin Drama (Exclusive)

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Melissa Gorga has proven herself to be an asset to  -- whether the audience always recognizes that or not. Season after season, the veteran 'Wife is faced with criticism that she «doesn't have a storyline» or that her «storyline» is «talking about everyone else.» «I always think that's so funny, even [Real Housewives executive producer] Andy Cohen always says it, he's like, 'Where did this whole storyline thing come from?' I'm like, 'The fans made it up!'» Melissa remarks to ET over video chat. «The fans think unless your husband's cheating on you, or you're Erika Jayne, or you're going to jail or you robbed a bank, then you shouldn't be on the.

So they just want all villains, they don't want any normal people to have a normal life and show their family. It's, it's not, like, !»«It's become habit for people to say that and so, we're fine with it, whatever you have to do,» Melissa adds. «When I do have a storyline that they 'want,' that means I'm losing.

So I'm good.»Season 12 is Melissa's 10th as a cast member on , her tenure marked by the roller-coaster ride that is her and her husband, Joe Gorga's, relationship with his sister, OG star Teresa Giudice.

But because Teresa's been on the show since its inception — and many seasons have centered around her struggles, from cheating allegations to a criminal trial and prison sentence — some viewers judge every other cast member against what Teresa's brought to the table (table flip, included). «What is so confusing about showing that I have three kids, I have a life, I have a husband, I have struggles creating my small businesses, I have a sister-in-law that I battle with?» Melissa asks.