Melissa Gorga

About

One of The Real Housewives of New Jersey who joined the show with her husband in the third season to start a series of memorable fights with her sister-in-law.

Before Fame

She worked as a cocktail waitress in a strip club to put herself through college. This is disputed, however, as Teresa Guidice has claimed she was a stripper, not a waitress.

Trivia

She signed on as the spokeperson for Voli Light Vodka, called "the world's first low-calorie vodka."

Family Life

She has three children, Antonia, Gino and Joey, with Joe Gorga, a successful real estate developer whom she married in 2004. She has sisters named Lysa and Kim.

Associated With

Danielle Staub was another Real Housewife of New Jersey. Like everyone else on the show, the two have argued about their differences.