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REPORT Real Housewives of New Jersey Season 5 cast announced, 2 housewives not returning

ByLindsay

When the fourth season of Real Housewives of New Jersey concluded, one thing was clear — none of the cast seemed to have any desire to socialize with Teresa Giudice. She appeared to put off everyone this season, including her former best friend Jacqueline Laurita and her cousin Kathy Wakile, which presented a huge problem for the show’s producers. How were they going to keep Teresa on the show if no one liked her? Should they add new “Team Teresa” cast members? Or should they just bring Danielle Staub back so Teresa once again becomes the lesser of two evils? According to two separate reports today, Bravo decided to do both!

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REPORT Bravo recruits Teresa Giudice friends for RHONJ Season 5

ByLindsay

Teresa Giudice is in desperate need of a few on-screen allies! After filming wrapped on Real Housewives of New Jersey season 4, Teresa was left with no one. Caroline Manzo and Jacqueline Laurita opted out of their friendships with her and the feud between her and Melissa Gorga got much worse. Even the typically neutral Kathy Wakile distanced herself from her cousin Teresa. Now, with season 5 in the distance, producers are scrambling to even out the playing field with three new potential Team Teresa players to add to the cast!