Melissa Gorga is an American TV star and businesswoman best known as a cast member of . She appears on the Bravo hit series alongside her husband Joe Gorga.

Early Life & Education

Melissa Gorga was born on March 21, 1979, in Montville, New Jersey, the United States of America, to father Anthony John Marco and mother Donna Marco.

She was raised in Toms River, New Jersey by her parents along with her two siblings; sisters Kim Marco Pirrella and Lysa Marco-Simpson.

She is of American nationality, Italian descent and belongs to white ethnicity. Melissa has studied at the New Jersey City University and she was living in Bayonne, New Jersey while attending college.

Career

Melissa Gorga joined  along with her husband Joe Gorga. The couple joined the Bravo hit series in its third season in April 2010.

She appeared on the show alongside Dina Manzo, Danielle Staub, Caroline Manzo and Teresa Giudice, who is her sister-in-law.

Melissa and Teresa had a series of unforgettable fights. Mellisa worked as a cocktail waitress in a strip club while she was in college but Teresa claimed that she was not a waitress but a stripper in the club. This started a dispute between the two on the show.

Besides being a television star, Melissa is also a musician. She released her single  on iTunes on August 13, 2011.

She then released two additional singles on iTunes;  in April 2012 and  in June 2012. She released her fourth song,  in September 2012.

Being also a businesswoman, Melissa introduced a jewelry line on HSN TV in 2014. Later in late 2015, she opened a boutique, , in Montclair, New Jersey. The store was briefly closed following a dispute with her business partner, Jackie Beard Robinson.

Melissa also owns a restaurant, Gorga's Homemade Pasta & Pizza, along with her husband Joe and sister-in-law Melissa.