Teresa Giudice (born May 18, 1972) is a reality television cast-member and fitness competitor, best known for starring in The Real Housewives of New Jersey.
Besides appearing on the show, Giudice has written multiple New York Times bestseller cookbooks and was featured on Donald Trump's The Celebrity Apprentice 5 (2012).
On December 23, 2015, she was released from federal prison after serving 11 months of a 15-month sentence for fraud, while her husband and four daughters resided in the Towaco section of Montville, New Jersey. She is known for her extravagant lifestyle and highly publicized financial and legal troubles leading up to her prison sentence.
Her husband, born Giuseppe but called Joe, began his 41-month sentence on March 23, 2016
Teresa Giudice will 'never step away' from RHONJ despite growing family feud
dailymail.co.ukDespite her perpetually fracturing family feud, Teresa Giudice has absolutely no intention of ever stepping away from her lucrative gig starring on Bravo reality show The Real Housewives of New Jersey.'I would never step away.
I started the show. I'm never going to give that to anyone because I'm the one that started the show,' the 50-year-old mother-of-four told People on Thursday.'Other people are trying to put that out there, like, "Oh, Teresa wants to leave." It's so crazy to me how people are trying to plant the seed that Teresa wants to leave the show...the games that people play.
No. I started this. I'm not walking away until Bravo wants me to walk away.' 'I would never step away': Despite her perpetually fracturing family feud, Teresa Giudice has absolutely no intention of ever stepping away from her lucrative gig starring on Bravo reality show The Real Housewives of New Jersey (pictured Sunday)Teresa was reportedly paid $80K for the first season of RHONJ back in 2009, and she was cast more easily thanks to her longtime friendships with Jacqueline Laurita, Caroline Manzo, and Dina Manzo.In 2019, Radar Online reported that Giudice (born Gorga) earned $1.116M - or $62K per episode - to appear in the 10th season, so one can only imagine how much she was paid for the upcoming 13th season.By contrast, her estranged sister-in-law Melissa Gorga reportedly earns $750K per season having joined the show in season three in 2011 thanks to her marriage to the Namaste B****es podcaster's younger brother Joe Gorga.
The 50-year-old mother-of-four (L, pictured in 2009) told People on Thursday: 'I started the show. I'm never going to give that to anyone because I'm the one that started the show...I'm not walking away until Bravo.
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