"Andy is a misogynist": Fans slam Andy Cohen for wanting to bring back Caroline Manzo on RHONJ season 13

Andy Cohen wanted to bring Caroline Manzo back for RHONJ season 13
Andy Cohen wanted to bring Caroline Manzo back for RHONJ season 13 (Image via Instagram/bravoandy,carolinemanzo)

Bravo host Andy Cohen recently spilled a lot of tea on the housewives with his newly released book The Daddy Diaries: The Year I Grew Up. One of the bombshell revelations was that he tried to invite RHONJ alum Caroline Manzo back to season 13 of the series just a few days ahead of filming the season in May 2022. The host felt it would be an "incredible" moment given that it might be Teresa's last season.

However, fans slammed Andy Cohen for trying to bring back Caroline, who left after a huge feud with Teresa when the latter was already having a hard season, dealing with her strained dynamics with her brother Joe and sister-in-law Melissa Gorga. Twitter user @JandaC5 even wrote that the Bravo host is "a misogynist."

Season 13 of the Bravo series saw the return of OG housewives Teresa Giudice, Jennifer Aydin, Melissa Gorga, Dolores Catania, and Margaret Josephs. They were accompanied by newcomers Danielle Cabral and Rachel Fuda. Jackie Goldschneider and Jennifer Fressler joined as "friends" of the housewives.


Andy Cohen talks about asking Caroline Manzo to return to RHONJ

RHONJ alum Caroline Manzo left the reality series following season 5 after a long-standing feud with fellow castmate Teresa Giudice. In his newly released book The Daddy Diaries: The Year I Grew Up, host Andy Cohen talked about how he wanted Caroline Manzo back on the series. He wrote in his book:

"Did a bunch of work calls on the Long Island Expressway, including a long one with Caroline Manzo about coming back...She is ACTIVATED about Teresa Giudice and feels a 'moral obligation to tell this woman that she can’t get away with her stuff.'"

Andy revealed that he wanted to try bringing the RHONJ alum back despite knowing that wouldn't be back. The Bravo host felt that he wouldn't be able to make a deal with her but still wanted to give it a go.

However, Andy stressed in his book that Caroline's return might bring back the heat between her and Teresa which was left out after season 5. He wrote:

"I think it would be an incredible moment in what could be Teresa's last season, not to mention a major confrontation eight years in coming. I told Shari that I'd call Teresa and I thought she would be okay about it, and then by the end of the night I thought I was an idiot for thinking she would be okay with it."
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Andy further explained that he also was on a "private chat" with Teresa where they talked about the RHONJ housewife's future on the show following a hectic season 13. She was seen navigating her fractured relationship with her brother Joe and sister-in-law Melissa Gorga.

Speaking about Teresa's response, he said:

"She seems over it now, and has for a while. She looked a little misty-eyed having the conversation. I said she might decide to leave and come back in a few years. Hard to get off a train, whether or not you really wanna be on.”

Fans slam Andy Cohen for wanting Caroline Manzo back on RHONJ

RHONJ fans took to the comments section of the above-embedded fan post to slam Andy Cohen. They felt that he never liked Teresa and bringing Caroline just to feud with her when the former was already going through a lot with her family was a bad move.

Fans also felt that the host disliked Teresa and wanted the housewife to move to some other show.


Season 13 of RHONJ is nearing its end. With the season finale happening in the coming week, the cast will try to resolve their issues but only end up with conflicts and broken relationships. Viewers will have to wait and find out how the installment ends.

Don't forget to tune in to the season finale on Tuesday, May 16, 2023, at 8 pm ET on Bravo.

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