According to a source, Teresa Guidice, who is currently serving a prison sentence for fraud, and Melissa Gorga will return to RHONJ. Jacqueline Laurita is also likely to return, a source close to production revealed to Entertainment Tonight.
As for Amber Marchese, Teresa Aprea and Nicole Napolitano – who joined in season six – have not been officially asked to come back.
Dina Manzo, who returned as a full-time castmember last season, will not return. Kathy Wakile and Rosie Pierri will be back as "friends of the housewives."
Rumors have swirled that the wife of former NFL star Tiki Barber, Traci Johnson, had been approached to appear on The Real Housewives of New Jersey, though she has not officially signed on.
There's also been rumors that Jersey Shore star Nicole "Snooki" Polizzi and Geraldo Rivera's wife Erica Levy have been in talks to join the cast. Levy declined.
In the past months, Melissa Gorga has been spotted hanging out with Nicole "Snooki" Polizzi and Traci Johnson.
The season seven cast is expected to be finalized by the end of September, and filming will begin shortly afterward. Cameras will also be rolling when Giudice returns home from her prison sentence on Dec. 23.
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