Did Melissa Gorga cheat on Joe with ex Bryan Bowen?

Melissa Gorga was targeted in what became known as “Stripper Gate” on the last season of Real Housewives of New Jersey, and during the upcoming season of the show it looks like she’s going to be dealing with another scandal. The potential skeleton to dance out of Melissa’s closet is courtesy of her ex-boyfriend Bryan Bowen (aka Bulldog) who claims she was still sleeping with him after she married Joe Gorga.

“While the women were taping at the Posche Fashion Show last year the owner of the salon [Penny Drossos] that set up Melissa last season with the whole Stripper-Gate thing again opens her mouth and hints to Teresa Giudice about an affair her sister-in-law had,” a source tells Radar Online. “While the cameras are rolling, Penny gets out her cell phone and calls Bryan directly, although he goes by ‘Mike’ on the show, and while on speakerphone he validates everything — and then some!”

“While on speakerphone ‘Mike’ says that Melissa lied to Joe about why she needed to move in with him after they met. She told him that her female roommate kicked her out and that she had nowhere to go,” the source says. “When in reality, Melissa was living with Bryan and wasn’t even interested in Joe until she saw his house. Once she had him wrapped around her little finger she continued to have a discreet affair with Bryan and he had no problem blowing the lid on it this season.”

^ Fun fact: Bryan is also has connections to another New Jersey cast — he’s friends with JWoww’s fiance Roger Mathews of Jersey Shore.

Prior to her marriage to Joe, Melissa dated Bryan for four years. They even lived together. But, after Melissa met Joe and Bryan started allegedly seeing other women, things went south. Bryan claims that at this point Melissa began “stalking him” and that she threatened to “marry the millionaire” (Joe Gorga) if he didn’t stop stepping out.

Bryan is currently struggling with a recurring brain tumor, which has already required life-threatening surgery. He’s been back in the hospital for the past several days but according to his Twitter account, he’s due to go home tomorrow.

In case you were wondering what Bryan’s been saying on Twitter, here is a summary by Fame Whorgas (He’s been feuding with Melissa’s sisters Kim Pirrella and Lysa Simpson so a lot of the tweets are in response to things they’ve said):

“So I get the phone call today that she says she’s not worried about me making it on the show because my tumor is back and I will be dead.”

“They’re hoping I will just go away ‘NOW’ or like she said, Die from my tumor. We’ll I’m not and I am ALIVE TODAY! Never wake a sleeping Giant!”

“I am back and fourth in NYU great hospital and I have one of the best surgeons in the world. God is in my life, I’ll be just fine  .“

“Didn’t kill me the 1st time, it’s not gonna kill me this time. I am blessed. I was 24 hours away from being paralyzed & blind.”

“Just so this clear, I’m not trying to make anyone believe anything. I just speak the truth! It’s how I roll. “

“I don’t have to look in her mirror or live with her. She has to do that all by herself. I know the TRUTH & so does she.”

“She can’t make me look bad cause I have made mistakes in life and I own up to them. I am not perfect, who is!?I can look myself in the mirror.”

“[She won’t meet you on a show. She will “leak” bs]  She won’t cause I can say too much. I’m the one who has all the answers to everyone’s questions, the TRUTH.”

“I have to say I have chewed tougher steaks then anyone that has every been on the show rhwnj #justsaying. If the time comes I will keep it real, that is a promise. Some things are right some are wrong. I don’t have to proof anything to anyone, but if this keeps up, the best is yet to come & I haven’t even gotten started…always be yourself. Man I always believed in karma but NOW I REALLY BELIEVE!! LOL, ya did it to yourself… Gods puts people in your life for a reason, and removes them for a better reason.  thank god!”

“Right now there thinking how dare he lol, but it’s ok when you do the dirty work to others right!? lol no one knows better than I do.. “

“It’s ok, she’s so desperate to keep her fake image & fake fame, that’s the level she is going to. I’m all good! Xo.”

“I get it, your sisters have your back. I have a sister 2 & we would die for each other, but when 1 of us is wrong, we don’t cosign each others BS.”

“UR family is suppose 2b the people that teach u right from wrong, not support & encourage bad behavior!”

“Maybe if u go on realty TV you should not act as if this were a movie and hurt people doing it.”

“I guess it’s coming out after a year of dealing with this BS that I tried so hard to avoid. I turned people away & changed my number 3 times.”

“Follow the arrows it will all ad up! I have nothing to gain or lose… Didn’t even wanna be involved in this.”

“The Fighter in me will always Be! Never will go away… Guess you took my kindness for weakness. #selfmade.”

“Well considering they claim I’m broke, lets do it lol. They said I wanna ride her coattails, ok, u rode mine long enough.”

“I might have to appear just cause I know now that it’s killing them.”

“That pic u have of her and the dog ‘gucci’ saddens me. She gave him up when she moved in with Joe. She loved him but $ more.”

“I remember the Friday nite u said 2 me, stop seeing other girls or I will marry that millionaire. 3 months Lata you were married Lol.”

“I bought her that cross, it was kind of like giving an exorcism. Lol I tried to help her.”

“What’s funny is she would always tell me her brother in law is a lot like me ‘juicy’ then when I saw him on TV I saw why. He don’t put on act.”

“No bro, you broke up with her 10, I mean 7,  sh!t 5 yrs ago. BAHAHAHAHA lmao: “I just got that haha”.”

“Her definition of Jesus is $, that’s why she always says, Thank u Jesus. sad”

“Funny how all the plotting yas do is behind closed doors and very quietly public now. Hmmm funny… Still 10 steps ahead.”

“Let me set something straight I don’t Hate anyone, it’s not in my heart TODAY! Like I said if confronted I will just tell the TRUTH!  “

“So I hear the new attack on me will be that I am ‘mentally disabled’ cause of my surgery, if I speak lol, that I don’t know what I’m saying.”

“Addiction is also not something to attack people on. So sad! For the record, I live a sober life Today by my own choice!”

“Man talk about the possibility of the “perfect storm” coming… Hmmm I just found some interesting pictures with dates on them.. Hmmm.”

“Now you r doctors too, right!? Teacher, singer, stripped, actress… C’mon, give it a rest already & define ‘cokehead’, people suffer from addiction.”

“Remember I never said she was a stripper or not a stripper, I do know but I have not stated yet. Facts  .“

Real Housewives of New Jersey is currently filming it’s fifth season. No premiere date has yet been announced.