Dolores Catania seems certain that Teresa Giudice can mend her fractured relationship with brother Joe Gorga and his wife, Melissa Gorga.
The “Real Housewives of New Jersey” star, 51, chatted with Page Six at BravoCon this weekend, revealing a sweet moment fans may have missed during a supersized “Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen” taping that aired Sunday night.
“It was a glimpse of hope when Teresa was on the stage and [Joe] was looking at her and he was clapping, looking up at her,” Catania exclusively told us. “I saw a little softness going on there.”
Giudice’s longstanding feud with the Gorgas reignited this summer after the notorious table-flipper brought up unfounded claims that Melissa, 43, cheated on Joe, 48, with actor Nick Barrotta. (The couple has vehemently denied the allegations.)
An explosive interaction between the trio ensued at a party that was filmed for the Season 13 finale. Given the drama, the Gorgas decided to skip Giudice’s Aug. 6 nuptials to her now-husband, Luis “Louie” Ruelas.
Joe recently told Fox 5 New York that he finds it “devastating” he missed the wedding.
Catania considers this admission to be yet another sign that a reconciliation is indeed possible.
“My reaction to that is there’s hope,” said the Bravolebrity, who has known Teresa and Joe since childhood.
“That’s a glimpse of hope for me. In life, there’s been people that are physically sick beyond the brink of death and come back from it.”
Last month, Catania told Page Six that the Giudice-Gorga feud was “definitely at a high stage of bad.”
However, she also expressed optimism that the two parties would eventually patch things up.
“I wouldn’t say this is terminal yet, if I were to speak in medical terms,” the former surgical assistant explained at the time. “I’ve seen people come back from a lot worse.”
Addressing the infidelity speculation, Catania said she “would never believe such a thing” about Melissa and Joe’s marriage. She also stated that she found the mounting discord “very sad” as she is friends with all involved.
The “RHONJ” cast was split into two panels at BravoCon due to the current conflict between Giudice and the Gorgas.
Saturday’s first “RHONJ” panel at BravoCon featured the Gorgas, Margaret Josephs and her husband, Joe Benigno, and Jackie Goldschneider and her husband, Evan Goldschneider.
Giudice and Ruelas, 47, as well as Jennifer Aydin and her husband, Dr. Bill Aydin, and Catania and her ex-husband, Frank Catania, participated in the second panel.
“Real Housewives” mastermind Andy Cohen said during a Sunday “Ask Andy” panel that it was “better” to keep the Garden State crew separated because of the contention — and to not spoil the show’s forthcoming installment.
“We’re on the precipice for a really great season of ‘New Jersey’ airing, so we’re in a really limbo-y place where if we bring them all out together, they’re in a different place than they were the last time we saw them all as a group,” Cohen told fans.
“It’s a balancing act because you want things to play out on TV, but here we are, and I want to give everyone a good time, so it’s a little bit of a juggling act.”
During his panel, Joe Gorga said in a fiery rant that he believes Giudice never wanted him or Melissa on “RHONJ.”
When Giudice took the stage, she asserted that “fame and money” ruined her family.