Jennifer Fessler announced on Tuesday’s Bravo episode of The Real Housewives Of New Jersey that she has had a sexual relationship with the late actor James Gandolfini.
The 52-year-old “friend” of the cast revealed during a group trip to Ireland that she became a talent agent after a short stint at drama school.
“How many people did you sleep with?” asked her friend Margaret Josephs, 56.
‘Really? …Well, James Gandolfini. That’s a fact,” Jennifer said.
“You had sex with James Gandolfini?” asked Melissa Gorga, 43, in disbelief.
Sexual relationship: Jennifer Fessler announced on Tuesday’s Bravo episode of The Real Housewives Of New Jersey that she has had a sexual relationship with the late actor James Gandolfini
“Where have you been?” Jennifer joked.
“Who gets to fuck Tony Soprano?” Melissa said in a confessional.
Jennifer was peppered with questions about Gandolfini, who died of a heart attack in 2013 at the age of 51 after gaining fame for his portrayal of Tony Soprano on HBO crime drama The Sopranos.
“I met James Gandolfini before The Sopranos. I was obsessed,” Jennifer said in a confessional. “He actually took me to an S&M bar. It was crazy and we hung out and we drank and we went back to his apartment and we shagged.
Jennifer told the women that Gandolfini had “sex appeal” and that she was furious when he died.
She said her husband Jeff needed to remind her that she was not in a relationship with Gandolfini.
“So he was the one who got away, but he was also the one who was never really there. But he was absolutely inside me. That’s a fact. More than once,” Jennifer said, laughing in a confessional.
Gandolfini was married to Marcy Wudarski from 1999 to 2002 and later married Deborah Lin in 2008.
TV star: “I met James Gandolfini before The Sopranos. I was obsessed,” Jennifer said in a confessional
Escaped: “So he was the one who escaped, but he was also the one who was never really there. But he was absolutely inside me. That’s a fact. More than once,” Jennifer said, laughing in a confessional
Sopranos star: “Who gets to fuck Tony Soprano?” Melissa Gorga said in a confessional
Multiple questions: Jennifer was peppered with questions about Gandolfini, who died of a heart attack in 2013 at the age of 51 after being best known for portraying Tony Soprano on HBO crime drama The Sopranos
Irish Castle: The women stayed at one of Ireland’s most magical castles to celebrate a bachelorette party for bride-to-be Teresa Giudice
The Season 13 episode, titled The Italian Invasion, focused on the group traveling to Dublin, Ireland, for a bachelorette party for Teresa Giudice, 50, just two weeks before Teresa’s wedding to Luis “Louie” Ruelas, 47.
Teresa and her sister-in-law Melissa got along well when they arrived in Ireland, where Dolores Catania, 52, arranged for them to stay at a castle.
The simmering tension between Melissa and Teresa heated up during a group dinner honoring bride-to-be Teresa, who wore a white dress.
Jennifer asked Teresa why she asked Jennifer Aydin, 45, and Dolores to be bridesmaids after refusing to ask her sister-in-law Melissa to be part of her bridal shower.
“These two were really big supporters of Louie and me. They really have. It means a lot to me,’ Teresa said.
Teresa said she was “nervous” to ask her because she didn’t want to have another issue with her brother Joe Gorga, 43.
She then accused Joe of making it an issue after Teresa failed to extend wedding invitations to Melissa’s family, including her mother, Donna Marco.
“I swear if he had told me I would have said, ‘Oh my god, yes. Thank you for telling me No problem,’” Teresa said.
Group Dinner: The simmering tension between Melissa and Teresa heated up during a group dinner honoring bride-to-be Teresa, who wore a white dress
Melissa pointed out that Teresa previously said she didn’t invite her family over because of the bad history with them.
Teresa later claimed she simply forgot.
‘I am not perfect. Like, I make mistakes. I wasn’t even thinking, you know? Like I thought, if you invite one person, you have to invite everyone,” she said.
Teresa blamed Joe again, repeating that she just hadn’t thought of it.
“My sister-in-law’s mother is invited to everything. Everything. So Donna Marco not being invited to the wedding at all is problem number one,” show newcomer Rachel Fuda, 31, said in a confessional.
“The number two problem is the gasoline flowing here by Teresa doubling down,” she added.
Teresa at dinner then accused Joe of trying to throw her “under the bus.”
“I always cover for him. I’m his older sister,’ Teresa explained.
Good point: Melissa pointed out that Teresa previously said she didn’t invite her family over because of a bad history with them
Several problems: “My sister-in-law’s mother is invited to everything. Everything. So Donna Marco not being invited to the wedding at all is problem number one,” show newcomer Rachel Fuda, 31, said in a confessional
“He’s the worst, you’re the best,” Melissa said sarcastically.
Teresa said it was the “happiest time” of her life and Melissa de-escalated the situation.
“I’m trying to stop. She doesn’t stop,” Melissa said, while Teresa went on to claim that she would never throw her brother under the bus.
Teresa then accused Jen Fessler of bringing it all up in the first place.
“I blame her. Blame your friend over there. Blame your friend,’ Teresa said.
Melissa said in a confessional that Teresa had “zero accountability.”
“It’s always my fault. It’s never Teresa’s fault. It’s actually delusional, that’s it,” she said.
The Real Housewives Of New Jersey will return on Bravo next week.
Blame shift: Teresa then blamed Jen Fessler for bringing all of this up in the first place
Zero Accountability: “It’s always my fault. It’s never Teresa’s fault. It’s actually delusional, that’s it,” she said