Gorga joined Bravo's reality television series The Real Housewives of New Jersey as a friend of Teresa in 2011.

[16] Her book titled "Love, Italian Style: The Secret of My Hot and Happy Marriage" was published by St. Martin's Griffin in 2013.

[3][20] In late 2015, she opened a clothing boutique called Envy by Melissa Gorga in Montclair, New Jersey, in premises built by her husband, Joe.

[21] In January 2017, the store was temporarily closed due to a dispute with her business partner, Jackie Beard Robinson;[22][23] it re-opened later that month.

[29][30] In December 2021, Gorga launched her own interview and lifestyle podcast with PodcastOne titled "On Display"[31] named after her first single.

She is married to Giuseppe "Joe" Gorga, who also appears on The Real Housewives of New Jersey and is the brother of cast member Teresa Giudice.