Melissa Gorga Slams RHOC’s Jen for Controversial Remarks on Her Appearance

Melissa Gorga has expressed her frustration with Jen Armstrong for allegedly misrepresenting her cosmetic enhancements to the public.

“It was incredibly awkward when she displayed my face on a screen, showing the before and after images,” Gorga, 47, shared exclusively with Us Weekly on Wednesday, April 15. She was speaking at the launch event for Bovita Health, a premium colostrum-based wellness line, held at Ludlow House in New York City.

The former star of The Real Housewives of New Jersey recounted how Armstrong, 46, used an “after” image of her transformation where she was heavily made up, to the point of being unrecognizable.

“I’m thinking, ‘Wow, does anyone understand how it feels to have someone scrutinize your face so closely, like tracing down your nose?’” Gorga admitted, describing a video Armstrong posted about her in September 2024. “It’s so messed up that someone would do this.”

Among those who have openly discussed their experiences with cosmetic procedures such as breast augmentations, chin implants, and liposuction are Kyle Richards, Teresa Giudice, Brandi Glanville, and Tamra Barney.

The clip in question was posted by Armstrong on YouTube and to her social media platforms as part of her “Celebrity Review” series.

Armstrong, a cosmetic dermatologist, captioned the video, “You requested and I listened … the long awaited Celebrity Review: Melissa Gorga. I think she looks stunning in both photos! Let’s take a closer look 👩🏼‍⚕️🔎✨.”

Armstrong proceeded to break down Gorga’s potential plastic surgery history based solely on two photos. She claimed that Gorga had a rhinoplasty a.k.a a nose job and a brow lift among other procedures to improve her face. Armstrong called Gorga’s before chin a “very stark” pointed chin that allegedly was “toxed” to soften the feature.

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Gorga told Us that on top of feeling so publicly exposed by Armstrong, the Real Housewives of Orange County alum wasn’t correct in her assessment.

“She was saying, ‘[Melissa] definitely did something here to her chin.’ I’ve never touched my chin in my life,” Gorga clarified. “She was saying, like, ‘She definitely has done something with her eyebrows.’ I never did my eyebrows.”

Gorga pointed out that Armstrong was “very kind” during some points of her assessment, but she still felt awkward that her face was being picked apart by someone she didn’t know very well.

“She was like, ‘Melissa’s doing it right, whatever she’s doing, she’s doing it very subtle.’ So she was throwing some nice little curve balls,” Gorga explained to Us. “But I was like, this is just so weird that someone has my face on a screen and she’s just pinpointing what I’ve done.”

The reality star added, “I guess that’s like the ups and downs of being in the spot[light]. But watching it I was, like, I’m so uncomfortable.”

While Gorga shut down some of Armstrong’s assumptions about her body, she told Us at the Bovita Health launch that she isn’t afraid of getting work done.

Gorga — who previously spoke about getting a nose job on RHONJ — revealed that the “wildest” health treatment she’s done was recently injecting “exosomes into my scalp.” The Bravolebrity explained that an exosome comes from the placenta and helps hair growth.

Saying goodbye. Real Housewives of Orange County stars Noella Bergener and Dr. Jen Armstrong left the franchise, they revealed in separate heartfelt statements. “After a wild season of ups and downs, I will not be returning to The Real Housewives of Orange County,” Bergener, 36, wrote via her Instagram Story on Friday, July 8. “Thank […]

According to dermatologist Dr. Mona Gohara, exosomes help with calming inflammation and repairing damaged tissue while increasing collagen production. “Think of them as a high-tech signaling system that coordinates skin regeneration,” she told NBC News earlier this month.

While Gorga has tried her fair share of beauty products and health crazes, she told Us that having a salmon sperm facial — an anti-aging treatment using PDRN (polydeoxyribonucleotide) extracted from salmon seminal fluid — is not one of them.

“It’s kind of strange, but I have not tried that yet. But I hear amazing things,” she shared, adding that she got Botox one day before the NYC event.

Us Weekly has reached out to Armstrong’s rep for comment.