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Teresa Giudice and Jacqueline Laurita are Real Housewives from New Jersey.

They'll soon be try their hand at real acting, as well.

Sources have confirmed that these reality stars will portray themselves in an upcoming episode of the NBC drama Mercy.

According to Entertainment Weekly, this will be the set up:

Giudice and Laurita come up against Michelle Trachtenberg’s character of Chloe in a New Jersey bar.

“It’s not a warm and fuzzy encounter by any means,” said an insider on set.

On the June 16 season finale of The Real Housewives of New Jersey, Jacqueline Laurita stood up for Danielle Staub. The former came to the defense of the latter during a contentious, table-flipping fight with her co-stars.

But those days are over, as Laurita makes it clear in the latest issue of Us Weekly that she and Staub no longer speak.

"I am not friends with Danielle," Jacqueline said, adding that Staub doesn't have permission to see new baby Nicholas. "She has never seen the baby, nor will I ever show her. I learned my family was right about her all along."

Man. We're almost starting to feel sorry for Danielle. Is anyone else?

Jacqueline Laurita has given birth to a baby boy.

The Real Housewives of New Jersey welcomed Nicholas Francis Laurita - who weighed weighed in at 8 lbs. and 8 oz. - into the world Thursday morning. Nicholas is the third child for Laurita, who has a son, CJ, 6, with her husband Chris and Ashley, 17, from a previous relationship.

As previously reported, Jacqueline Laurita is pregnant.

Viewers of last week's premiere of The Real Housewives of New Jersey understand why this is such big news: during the episode, Laurita and her husband, Chris Manzo, openly discussed their struggles to add to their family.

The hour included a visit to Jacqueline's doctor, where we learn she's had five miscarriages over the last seven years.

"I'm due early next month," Laurita told E! News this week. "I'm 50 pounds heavier. I'm ready to pop. I'm like Jiffy Pop."

The reality star and her doctors credit a daily baby aspirin and progesterone therapy for her successful pregnancy.

But while she's excited about the impending baby, Jacqueline isn't set on putting the birth on camera.

"There may have been talk about it, but we're not really sure," she says. "I don't know if I want people to see me like that."

The Real Housewives of New Jersey doesn't premiere until May 12.

But one of its stars is already making news.

Jacqueline Laurita is pregnant with her third child. The new reality star appeared visibly knocked up at the Bravo upfront presentations in New York City earlier this week, where the network promoted its upcoming summer and fall schedule.

Laurita has a 6-year-old son, CJ, with her husband Chris, and a 17-year-old daughter, Ashley, from a previous marriage.

The Real Housewives of New Jersey will be a family affair.

The latest edition of this Bravo franchies debuts on May 12 and a pair of sisters, who married brothers, along with their sister-in-law.

Let's meet all five of the new Housewives now...

• Jacqueline Laurita: Former cosmetologist. Has a teenage daughter from a previous marriage and a son with her husband Chris.

• Teresa Giudice: Married to Joe, who owns construction company. Has three daughters. In a shocker, she adores spa treatments, shopping and spending time at her beach house on the Jersey Shore.

• Danielle Staub: Single mother of two daughters. Brags about being one of the first female American Express Black card members in New Jersey. Jacqueline are friends.

• Dina Manzo: Founder of the nonprofit charity Project Ladybug, which assists children with cancer. Her husband Tommy works with his brother (Caroline’s husband) at their family’s catering business.

• Caroline Manzo: Mother of three. Own sa real estate firm and a line of children’s accessories. Wed to Albert Manzo, brother of Dina’s husband Tommy.

Click on the pics below for larger images of each new Housewife...