This week — on Monday, July 15, to be exact — the irreparably divided cast of “ The Real Housewives of New Jersey ” convened at Rails Steakhouse in Towaco, N.J. to film a very different kind of reunion for Season 14.
In fact, it wasn’t a reunion at all, but a watch party, in which they convened under one roof to watch the finale, for what is likely their last gathering together, given the toxic split in this cast. Practically from the start of the season in May, “Real Housewives” executive producer Andy Cohen has made no secret of the fact that this once-beloved part of the Bravo franchise will be heading for a reboot after it concludes on Sunday, Aug. 4.
(A spokesperson for Bravo declined to comment.) Monday’s caucus was unusual in every way, given that only one previous “Real Housewives” season — the disastrous 13th season of “The Real Housewives of New York City” in 2021 — hasn’t had a reunion. Nor was Cohen in attendance, even though he’s hosted every reunion of the show since Bravo began the powerhouse franchise in 2006 with “The Real Housewives of Orange County.
” Instead, two groups from the cast viewed the finale in separate rooms. Anyone who has watched the the tortured past few seasons of “The Real Housewives of New Jersey” can imagine what the split was, but yes, the groups were divided between sisters-in-law Teresa Giudice and Melissa Gorga. Team Teresa comprised full-time cast member and loyal collaborator, Jennifer Aydin, a.