Teresa Giudicemay not be flipping tables this season, but she is cooking up some drama already.
She also took time on the show to put to bed rumors that she didn’t give newcomer Rachel Fuda a “fair chance.”
“When I first met Rachel, I definitely gave her a fair chance, but you’re gonna have to see how the season plays out, to see where that falls,” Giudice told Rubenstein. “But I just wanted to put that out there.”
Jennifer Aydin and Teresa Giudice.Michael Loccisano/Getty; Lars Niki/E! Entertainment/NBCU Photo Bank via Getty
While the premiere didn’t touch upon Giudice and Fuda’s supposed arguments, theseason 13 trailerteased a fight between the two at some point in the season. Giudice told Rubenstein she wants Fuda, 31, to know that despite what Fuda may believe, any trouble between them was not there from the beginning.
“What I love about Danielle is that she’s a leader. She’s definitely not a follower,” Giudice said. “I brought [her] on as my friend, but, like, she’s not my bestie yet…meaning, she made her own opinion [on the others].”
She continued, “She got to know the whole group and I respect that so much about her — that she made her own opinion based on how she met everyone. So it’s not like she’s like, ‘I’m gonna be Teresa’s friend only, and that’s it.'”
Of course, there’s one Giudice storyline fans are anxious to see more of: Thedrama in Giudice’s family, notably tension with her brother,Joe Gorga, and his wifeMelissa Gorga.
Teresa Giudice (left) with Joe and Melissa Gorga (right).Jill Zarin/Instagram; Brian Ach/Getty for Republic Records
Melissa, 43, was notably not asked to be a bridesmaid inGiudice’s August wedding, and the couple ultimately did not attend the event or, later, Giudice’s 50th birthday party. On Tuesday’s episode, the Gorgas expressed their hurt over Giudice’s choice to exclude Melissa.
In a confessional, Melissa said of the bridesmaid snub, “Picking one person, who is your only brother’s wife, and saying ‘I’m gonna exclude you,’ is a big f— you.”
“That day, she showed how she really feels about both of us,” Joe, 43, said of his sister. “It’s sad.”
On the PEOPLE Every Day podcast, Giudice kept any insight into the ongoing feud to herself.
“I wished them well. I wish, you know, my brother and his family, just, I wish them well,” she offered. “I guess you’re gonna have to watch the season to see how it plays out.”
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