The are famous for their reunions. Now, 14 seasons in, the annual post-finale gathering of the Jersey castmembers has raised the stakes for what viewers have come to expect from the -hosted gatherings. So, it’s no surprise that news of the current season canceling its reunion, for the first time ever, is making waves throughout the Bravo-verse.
Ever since the May 5 premiere, stars Teresa Giudice, Melissa Gorga and the rest of the cast once again found themselves to be the subject of viral gossip about cast division. Soon, reports followed that the reunion show had been nixed because animosity between the cast had reached a fever-pitch, and that a major cast shake-up was on the horizon. On June 3, executive producer and host Andy Cohen confirmed the reunion news, explaining that the finale functions as a season-ender.
“It is one of those classic Jersey finales that people will be talking about for a long time to come,” he said on . “When all of us producers saw the last cut of the finale, we all came to the decision separately, and then we talked. We all had the same thought, which is the finale is kind of the finale and the reunion all in one.
” Along with currently estranged sister-in-laws Giudice and Gorga, the cast includes Jennifer Aydin, Dolores Catania, Margaret Josephs, Danielle Cabral and Rachel Fuda, along with “friends” of the cast Jackie Goldschneider and Jennifer Fessler. “This final epic group encounter feels like the Last Supper and is just so Jer.
