Bravo's ladies in the Garden State return for season 8 of "The Real Housewives of New Jersey" on October 4^th with a supersized 75-minute premiere episode. It was previously announced that housewife Jacqueline Laurita would not come back for the upcoming season. Returning housewives Teresa Giudice, Melissa Gorga, Dolores Catania and Siggy Flicker will be joined by a new housewife, Margaret Josephs.

Josephs is a self-proclaimed "powerhouse in pigtails," who's thrown into the Jersey scene for another roller-coaster ride of a season. This also includes the much-anticipated return of "prostitution whore" (Teresa's famous words) Danielle Staub from seasons 1 and 2. Staub is in full forcer to reopen old wounds and armed with new secrets to reveal.

"This season on "The Real Housewives of New Jersey," the women are faced with new trials and tribulations that test their close-knit friendships. In the midst of their newfound familial peace, Melissa is thrown a curve ball when Joe and Teresa decide to open a family restaurant without consulting her. Dolores has finally found the man of her dreams, but when her ex-husband asks to move back home, it jeopardizes her own romantic future. After finding overwhelming success with her book and speaking engagements, Siggy decides it's time to take her career to the next level. Ironically, this causes relationship issues of her own as her husband questions her commitment to work-life balance. Meanwhile, as Teresa comes to terms with life as a single parent with Joe in prison, her world becomes further fractured by the heartbreaking and sudden death of her mother," from the Bravo Media press release.

Season 8 of "The Real Housewives of New Jersey" premieres with a supersized episode Wednesday, October 4 at 9 pm ET on Bravo.

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