Fans react to Louie and Teresa's hot mic moment on The Real Housewives of New Jersey

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'You know we're filming, right?' A conversation between Louie and Teresa ends up being more revealing than they intended

Louie and Teresa on The Real Housewives of New Jersey, Luis Ruelas, Teresa Guidice
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The family feud between Teresa Guidice and her brother Joe Gorga is well-known, but Louie and Teresa's hot mic moment from this week's episode of The Real Housewives of New Jersey season 13 shows how deep the sibling division goes. 

Teresa's impending nuptials to Luis Ruelas are fast approaching — yes, the fiancé will officially become one of The Real Housewives of New Jersey husbands by the end of the season — and it was actually on the way to Teresa's surprise bridal shower that one of the couple's most awkward onscreen moments yet occurred. 

While driving with her two daughters to a restaurant where Teresa's friends and female family members were awaiting her arrival, Louie called the reality star to discuss a dinner he was planning in Manhattan as a pre-wedding event. Going over their guest list, Louie tells her: "I'm going to send texts out for next Thursday night at Avra. So who am I sending a text to? Dolores plus one, Margaret plus one, Jennifer plus one, Jackie plus one, those people, just put the invite out to all of them...except Melissa and Joe. I'm not inviting them."

Teresa looks worried during the conversation, cutting Louie off to tell him: "You know the camera's on? We're filming, right?" Teresa tells him. "Oh sh*t, okay," he responds. She quickly takes him off speaker phone, saying: "You have to invite everyone, you can't just do some and not the others."

Despite Teresa's quick save, the hot mic moment isn't the only on-camera slight against the star's brother and sister-in-law. During her bridal shower speech, the bride-to-be thanks her friends, bridesmaids and Louie's sisters for being there for her during her wedding journey, but fails to acknowledge Melissa. 

"I mean, could she just not say, 'I'm just so happy my sister in law is here and we're moving on in a good way,'" Margaret says about the speech. "It feels very intentional and if I was Melissa, I would feel like I'm not very wanted." Even Teresa's trainer Nicole sympathizes with Melissa, telling her: "I feel for you. You gotta mention your sister-in-law." Melissa's response to Teresa's lack of acknowledgement: "I mean, I don't even look for it anymore."

Fans react to that Louie and Teresa RHONJ moment:

RHONJ viewers were shocked by the hot mic moment and how blatantly "calculated" Teresa and Louie's estrangement from the Gorgas seems to be. Here's what fans are saying on social media:

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Christina Izzo
Christina Izzo

Christina Izzo is the Deputy Editor of My Imperfect Life. More generally, she is a writer-editor covering food and drink, travel, lifestyle and culture in New York City. She was previously the Features Editor at Rachael Ray In Season and Reveal, as well as the Food & Drink Editor and chief restaurant critic at Time Out New York. 

When she’s not doing all that, she can probably be found eating cheese somewhere.