Teresa Giudice Has Been Working on Controlling Her ‘Italian Temper’ Ahead of ‘DWTS’: ‘I’m Proud of Myself’

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Feeling zen. Teresa Giudice hopes that competing on Dancing With the Stars will allow viewers to see a different, calmer side of her than the one she usually shows on the Real Housewives of New Jersey.“I really want America to really get to tap into the real Teresa Giudice and really get to know the real Teresa Giudice and not the Teresa that … everyone’s trying to trigger,” the reality TV personality, 50, told Us Weekly on Thursday, September 8. “I do have that Italian temper, but I’ve been working on myself.

You guys will see [some of that] next season. … I’m proud of myself.”Giudice credited her husband, Luis Ruelas, with helping her find a sense of peace. “[It’s] thanks to my amazing husband that he helped me to get this way,” the New Jersey native explained. “He really … calms me down and keeps me very Zen, very ‘namaste.’ I needed that in my life.

See, God was looking out for me. [Luis is] totally my soulmate.”The Standing Strong author added that she hoped to make both Ruelas, 47, and her four daughters — Gia, 21, Gabriella, 18, Milania, 16, and Audriana, 12, whom she shares with ex-husband Joe Giudice — proud with her performances on the dance floor with pro partner Pasha Pashkov.

She even got some words of wisdom from her youngest daughter, who is a competitive dancer herself.“[Audriana] said, ‘Make sure you have fun.