For years, we've known Teresa Giudice and Melissa Gorga as stars The Real Housewives of New Jersey, sisters-in-law, and, well, kind of enemies.
When Melissa was introduced on the Bravo series in season three, effectively invading Teresa's turf, relations between the pair (and their husbands Joe) were strained at best. It was brutal three seasons spent watching actual family bicker and brawl, but it seems like Teresa's time behind bars has had a positive effect on things because, as the ladies tell it, they're sticking together in season seven.
"People were getting in the way before. A lot of stupid s--t. A lot of nonsense. We're just past all that and we're just happy to be together again," Teresa told E! News as the ladies sat down to preview Sunday's big premiere. "Sometimes when you go through hard times, it just makes you forget about everything else and you just move on and you just pick up where you left off. And this is how we always were...Everything's all good."
"We are very family-driven people. Family's the first thing that matters to us very much," Melissa added. "We both decided at the same time to put the nonsense behind us."
It's been quite some time since the ladies of RHONJ have been on our TV screens, and they've felt your pain as you've waited patiently for their return. "I'm pretty excited. I'm ready. It's been almost two years since we've been on TV," Melissa said. "I think the fans are waiting anxiously. We just get right back into it. We're ready to go."
Teresa added: "They miss us. I see it on Twitter and Instagram…They're having separation anxiety."
As you sit down to watch the premiere, the pair warned, you might want to have a box of tissues handy. "I mean, it's when I come home. I see my four daughters for the first time after 11 and a half months. My husband. I'm in my own home," Teresa previewed. "It's just an incredible moment…You're gonna cry."
For more from Melissa and Teresa on their big return and their repaired relationship, be sure to check out the videos above. And to hear more about that emotional first episode, press play on the video below. Lastly, for all things RHONJ leading up to Sunday's big episode, be sure to stick with E! News.
The Real Housewives of New Jersey returns Sunday, July 10 at 8 p.m. on Bravo.
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