Teresa Giudice Reveals Why Joe Gorga Stormed Off During ‘RHONJ’ Reunion: ‘Would Never Put My Brother Down’

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Never a dull moment. Joe Gorga notably walked off the set of The Real Housewives of New Jersey season 12 reunion while his sister, Teresa Giudice, was in the hot seat.“Andy Cohen asked me a question and I gave my answer,” the Standing Strong author, 49, exclusively told Us Weekly on Wednesday, April 27, while discussing the current season of RHONJ. “So, when I gave my answer, my brother’s like, ‘There you go putting me down.’ And I’m like, ‘First of all, I would never put my brother down.

I love my brother.’”During a trailer for the upcoming three-part reunion — which dropped earlier this week — Teresa and Joe, 42, had a tense encounter when the Missouri native, 53, asked her about where they stood. “You gotta stop putting me down,” Joe told his sister before storming off the set, after calling her a moron. “Act like a sister,” he added.“He’s my only sibling.

I absolutely adore him. Like, he’s my baby brother [and] no matter what, I’ll always take the fall for him [because] I’m the older sister,” the Celebrity Apprentice alum told Us on Wednesday. “I’ll take the blame.

I don’t care. Blame it on me. … Andy asked me a question, I answered the question. It was my opinion and he didn’t like my answer.”Teresa — who got engaged to boyfriend Luis “Louie” Ruelas in October 2021 — teased that fans will see the remainder of the conversation during the reunion special, which airs Tuesday, May 3.“I’m not trying to put my brother down,” she insisted. “That’s just how I feel and how I felt like my answer goes the same for Luis. … So, you’ll see it play out on the show.”Elsewhere in the reunion trailer, Teresa and Melissa Gorga — who married the New Jersey native’s brother in August 2004 — discussed her wedding party plans and the