If you were worried about RHONJ being drama-free since the ousting of the certifiably insane, Danielle Staub – have no fear, Melissa Gorga is here!  Gorga, the sister-in-law of BRAVO Housewife, Teresa Giudice, has joined the New Jersey mob – er – cast and certainly wastes no time stirring the pot.

According to sources, Teresa and Gorga, who is married to Giudice’s younger brother Joe, just can’t seem to get along. Although the two used to be close, (Teresa was even a bridesmaid in their wedding!) years of one-upsmanship have driven a wedge between them.

In a leaked clip from Season 3, Giudice blabs about her now “strained and competitive” relationship with both Joe and Melissa,

He was like my best friend… [But that changed] after her got married.  Melissa’s my sister-in-law and we’re not exactly best friends.

And that’s putting it nicely.  Later in the preview we see a heated exchange between Teresa, Joe and Melissa, (at a Christening of all places) during which Joe calls Teresa “garbage”.  Ouch.

This season we’ll also meet Kathy Wakile, Teresa’s cousin and hopefully see a few of the Manzo kids move out of Mommy’s house, but I’m not holding my breath.

Season 3 premieres on BRAVO with an extended 90-minute episode, Monday, May 16^th at 9/8c.

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