REALITY TV NEWSMelissa Gorga Leaves Joe in Shocking New 'Wife Swap' Trailer After Insisting They're 'the Last Couple on Earth' That Would Participate in the Show
Melissa Gorga is seen leaving Joe Gorga in a shocking new trailer for 'Wife Swap.'
Sept. 16 2025, Published 1:02 p.m. ET
Real Housewives of New Jersey star Melissa Gorga picked up and left Joe Gorga for a new family — in Wife Swap: Real Housewives Edition, that is.
On September 15, a trailer for the new show — which features Gorga, Real Housewives of Orange County star Emily Simpson, Real Housewives of Potomac star Wendy Osefo and Real Housewives of Salt Lake City star Angie Katsanevas — dropped, showing the ladies getting out of their comfort zone.
Joe Gorga makes an inappropriate joke to Melissa Gorga when she returns home.
Joe Gorga Gave Melissa a Pillow With His Face on It Before She Left
Joe Gorga gave Melissa a pillow with his face on it when she left home.
“Can you imagine swapping lives with someone else?” Katsanavas asks in the teaser, as viewers see the women packing their bags to swap their extravagant lives with common folk. “Who would do that?”
Before taking off on her journey, the entrepreneur insists she and Joe Gorga are “the last couple on earth that would swap.” After saying she hates sleeping without him, Joe presents Melissa with a parting gift — a pillow with his face on it.
Angie Katsenavas Has to Change a Toilet in Her New Home
Angie Katsanevas is decked out in full glam when she arrives at a trailer for her 'Wife Swap.'
Emily, for her part, admits she’s doing the swap that sees her placed in New Jersey to make her husband, Shane, “so uncomfortable.”
After Wendy tells her children they’re “getting a new mommy,” viewers are shown some of the common women, who are now “going to live the life of a Real Housewife.”
Naturally, they're seen having problems with their new husbands, children as they adjust to their new households.
Angie is then shown arriving at her trailer, decked out in designer wear and full glam. “I’m definitely overdressed and underprepared,” she exclaims, before she scrubs a toilet with her hand over her nose.
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Emily Simpson Breaks Down Over Her Struggles
Emily Simpson broke down crying after her swap.
In other parts of the preview, Wendy is seen shouting to her new family, “Welcome to Wendy’s world,” in addition to Joe confessing Melissa is “not his wife” tonight and he likes Michelle, his new wife.
Emily, who has had a tough time with her son Luke’s health, is seen breaking down in tears, saying she feels “so overwhelmed” by everything.
“We have the same struggles,” the woman she swapped with replies.
Joe Gorga's Inappropriate Joke to Melissa
Joe Gorga makes an inappropriate joke to Melissa Gorga when she returns home.
The trailer ends with Joe making one of his characteristic sexual jokes while their daughter, Antonia, glares at them.
“I’ve been vegan for 48 hours,” he tells Melissa. “You know how long I’ve been waiting to give you the meat?”
Wife Swap: The Real Housewives Edition premieres on Bravo on October 14.
