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The Real Housewives of New Jersey has had many cast members spread out across 14 seasons. Some are more memorable than others, but one of the most talked-about is Melissa Gorga. While the show won’t be returning anytime soon, Melissa has kept quite busy with launching Sprinkle by MG, continuing with her successful clothing boutique, and of course, being a doting mother. Now, she’s opening up about expanding her business, what a dream RHONJ cast would look like, and more.
As fans know, season 14 of RHONJ premiered and ended in 2024. Since then, there has been no official word on who will return for season 15 and when cameras may go up again.
Recently, Melissa sat down for an interview with Decider, where she had much to say about the latest events in her life. One of the first topics they covered was the future of Sprinkle by MG, which will now include cakes instead of just cookies. She said about the expansion, “Listen, sprinkles don’t just have to be cookies, right? Obviously, the sprinkle cookies are the mothership, but this cake, I have always wanted to expand the business, and I’m always thinking that way.”
“I’ve created this amazing, buttery – it’s a coffee cake with a crumb streusel on top. Just the perfect amount of sweetness. It’s fun, it’s beautiful, it’s gonna be such a big hit, I think, for Easter, Mother’s Day,” Melissa continued.
She went on to call her endeavor a “feel-good brand” and shared that customers can even put cute messages on the cakes.
The interviewer then highlighted that Sprinkle by MG has brought in $500,000 in revenue in only three months.
Melissa said of this feat, “It’s funny. Throughout the years, I always said to myself, and I’ve been very busy, obviously, with filming the show and with Envy, and I have the podcast, right? And three kids. And Joe. So like, I’ve always had in the back of my mind, like, ‘I need to come out with my own sprinkle cookie.’”
Melissa was also asked about The Traitors in this interview. When asked what she thought of co-star Dolores Catania winning season three, she said, “You know what’s funny? The other two seasons that were on, I don’t know why I don’t think I put enough attention to it. I thought it was confusing. I was like, I don’t understand. Who’s the Traitor? Who’s the Faithful? What’s going on here?”
She continued, “But now that Dolores was on, I really paid attention and watched every single episode, and I thought, ‘If Dolores can’t win this, no one can.’ I mean, who plays Switzerland better than Dolores? And the game is all about Switzerland. It’s all about, like, don’t get them mad at me. I don’t want them to vote me out. I’m like, ‘Oh, if she doesn’t win this, no one’s gonna win it.’ I knew she was gonna win. I knew it. I was like, ‘This is her game.’”
Regarding whether she would ever do a show similar to it, Melissa said, “I would. I think there are some things in the works right now that you might hear about soon.”
However, she then explained her reservations, saying, “But Traitors is not one of them just yet, and I’ll tell you why. I can’t put my phone down for three weeks and have zero communication with Envy or Sprinkle or Antonia or Gino or Joey or Joe. I just can’t. I’m not there yet. You literally cannot – you can’t check an email, you can’t make a phone call. Not yet. I’m not there. I can’t do that yet.”
They then moved on to RHONJ, and Melissa was asked if she’d heard anything about casting. “Listen, Jersey’s a huge franchise. I believe we were like the highest-rated premiere of 2024 of all the Housewives shows. So it’s definitely not laying on the floor. I truly believe it’ll be back. And I think, you know, they’re gonna do exactly what you’ve been hearing, which is some old, some new. But it’s coming. I truly believe in my heart it will be back,” she responded.
She was then asked how she felt about the show potentially not moving forward until 2026. Like many fans, she said, “I do think that’s a little long. But obviously, you know, they’re the boss. They know what to do. So we’re just going to roll with it.”
From there, they talk about specific cast members. Specifically, the interviewer asked about her dream cast, comprised of people who have already been on RHONJ. She revealed, “I like Caroline Manzo. She gave something that other Housewives don’t give. She was very unique in her own way, and she is really what Jersey is about as well. So I would bring Caroline.”
“I know that you need someone to ruffle the feathers. Believe it or not, I thought Danielle Staub, as much as she would come for me or whatever it was, I didn’t care, like, I actually thought she was some kind of great TV. I really did. So, I would choose her, too,” Melissa added.
Finally, she said, “I think Margaret’s great TV. Dolores, Rachel, Danielle. I love everyone. Jen Fessler. That would be a really great cast. I think that would be an awesome cast.”
The interviewer then wanted to know if Melissa and Teresa Giudice could be on a cast together. She responded, “I think the ship has sailed. Yeah, I mean, I think you guys got that last season. Fans didn’t like it, I don’t think.”
The topic of Joe Gorga and which of the other men from the show he still sees came up. According to Melissa, “Obviously, we see Frank Catania the most. They were at my house yesterday, drinking Johnnie Walker Blue on a Sunday while I was making them pasta. My house on a Sunday is a revolving door. It’s insanity. There’s just food and wine, and that’s always the Gorga household on a Sunday.”
She added, “So Frank was over yesterday and we actually made the funniest TikTok. It was so funny. It’s ridiculous. But the guys have so much fun together. And Frank Catania lives around the block from me. And of course, Joe sees John Fuda, Joe Benigno. We see everybody. We pretty much see them all.”
Finally, when asked about upcoming projects, Melissa revealed, “There are definitely some projects I’m working on, and the biggest thing for me right now is my sprinkle coffee cake. This is taking over my world right now, and it’s gonna take over your world too once you taste it. It’s gonna take over your mouth. And there’s definitely some talks going on, and so there’s more to come, for sure. ”
Fans can watch Melissa in old episodes of RHONJ on Peacock.
