Teresa Giudice, Melissa Gorga and Jacqueline Laurita 'almost certain' to return to RHONJ... and famed matchmaker is 'in talks' to join cast

By Dailymail.com Reporter

Published: 18:23 EST, 22 September 2015 | Updated: 19:46 EST, 22 September 2015

The last episode of season six aired in November last year.

And fans eagerly awaiting the next installment of Real Housewives Of New Jersey can start their countdown as the Bravo show is set to start shooting sometime around mid-November.

Some familiar faces are looking very likely to return, including jailbird Teresa Giudice, Melissa Gorga and Jacqueline Laurita. 

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Coming back: Melissa Gorga, Teresa Giudice, and Jacqueline Laurita (pictured in 2013) are 'almost certain' to return for season seven of Real Housewives Of New Jersey

Coming back: Melissa Gorga, Teresa Giudice, and Jacqueline Laurita (pictured in 2013) are 'almost certain' to return for season seven of Real Housewives Of New Jersey

Giudice, 43, is due to be released from prison around the holidays to re-join her husband Joe and four daughters.

As well as Giudice, Gorga and Laurita, E! Online has revealed that New Jersey matchmaker and TV personality Siggy Flicker is in talks to join the reality show, with a source saying 'there has been a meeting,'

Flicker's dating guide Write Your Own Fairy Tale is due to be published September 29.

Retired NFL star Tiki Barber's wife, Traci Lynn Johnson, had been rumoured to join for season seven but an insider has revealed to E! 'it just didn't work out,'  

Newcomer? New Jersey-based matchmaker Siggy Flicker is reportedly in talks to join the cast

Newcomer? New Jersey-based matchmaker Siggy Flicker is reportedly in talks to join the cast

No thanks: Tiki Barber's wife Traci Lynn Johnson will not be joining the show, despite rumours, with sources saying 'it just didn't work out'

No thanks: Tiki Barber's wife Traci Lynn Johnson will not be joining the show, despite rumours, with sources saying 'it just didn't work out'

Dina Manzo, an original cast member who returned to the show last season, has said she won't be returning. 

Gorga's college friend Amber Marchese and Nicole Napolitano and Teresa Aprea - twin sisters and pals of Marchese, joined the cast last year.

Meanwhile, before RHONJ hits airwaves again, Giudice's husband Joe will feature in a three-part Bravo special; The Real Housewives of New Jersey: Teresa Checks In.

The program will document Joe's daily life as he looks after the couple's girls and will feature regular phone check-ins from Teresa.

Prison time: Teresa, 43 (pictured August 2014), will likely be out of jail around the holiday and should be able to join filming which is set to sta sometime around mid-November

Prison time: Teresa, 43 (pictured August 2014), will likely be out of jail around the holiday and should be able to join filming which is set to sta sometime around mid-November

Mr mom: Joe Giudice has been looking after the couple's brood while Teresa sits in jail. The family have also also been filmed for a three-part Bravo special The Real Housewives of New Jersey: Teresa Checks In

Mr mom: Joe Giudice has been looking after the couple's brood while Teresa sits in jail. The family have also also been filmed for a three-part Bravo special The Real Housewives of New Jersey: Teresa Checks In

Her sister-in-law Gorga and her husband Joe are also set to appear in the special which airs October 11.

Teresa is currently serving her 15-month sentence for bankruptcy and conspiracy to commit wire and mail fraud at Danbury Correctional Facility in Connecticut. 

Once she is released, Joe, 43, will start his 41-month stint for similar charges. 

Locked up: Teresa's phone calls the Danbury Correctional Facility in Connecticut will be featured in the new reality show

Locked up: Teresa's phone calls the Danbury Correctional Facility in Connecticut will be featured in the new reality show

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