1. Besides appearing on the show, Giudice wrote multiple New York Times bestseller cookbooks and was featured on Donald Trump's The Celebrity Apprentice 5.
25 Facts About Teresa Giudice
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Teresa Giudice is known for her extravagant lifestyle and highly publicized financial and legal troubles leading up to her felony conviction and prison sentence.
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Teresa Giudice's ex-husband, born Giuseppe but called Joe, began his 41-month sentence in March 2016.
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Teresa Giudice studied fashion marketing at Berkeley College in New Jersey.
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Teresa Giudice has been a cast member of The Real Housewives of New Jersey since season 1.
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Teresa Giudice created Fabellini, a line of bellini cocktails, as well as a haircare line with Jerel Sabella named after Teresa Giudice's daughter Milania.
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In 2012, Teresa Giudice joined the cast of The Celebrity Apprentice 5, and ultimately raised $70,000 for her selected charity, The NephCure Foundation.
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Teresa Giudice was fired in episode 12, after placing fifth.
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Teresa Giudice is a committee member for Project Ladybug, a charity founded by fellow RHONJ co-star Dina Manzo.
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Teresa Giudice starred in The Real Housewives Ultimate Girls Trip, a spin-off featuring various women from The Real Housewives franchise, which premiered on Peacock in November 2021.
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On September 8,2022, Teresa Giudice was announced as a contestant on season 31 of Dancing with the Stars.
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Teresa Giudice is an Italian citizen born in Saronno, Italy, and brought to Paterson, New Jersey, by his parents when he was a one-year-old.
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Teresa Giudice worked as a construction builder and restaurant owner in New Jersey.
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Teresa Giudice was pregnant with Audriana while taping the second season of the show.
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Teresa Giudice filed for divorce a few months later, and in September 2020, a rep confirmed the divorce had been finalized.
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In July 2020, Teresa Giudice started dating Luis "Louie" Ruelas, and they became engaged in October 2021.
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Teresa Giudice Gets Married, featuring the couple's wedding, aired on Bravo on May 23,2023.
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The indictment charged Joe Teresa Giudice with failing to file tax returns for 2004 through 2008, during which time he allegedly earned nearly $1 million.
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Joe Teresa Giudice stood trial on November 19,2013, on separate state charges that he used marriage and birth certificates belonging to his brother to fraudulently obtain a driver's license in 2010.
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On October 2,2014, Teresa Giudice was sentenced to 15 months in federal prison; Joe was sentenced to 41 months, followed by his potential deportation to Italy.
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Teresa Giudice began her sentence first on January 5,2015.
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In December 2014, Teresa Giudice filed a $5 million lawsuit against her bankruptcy lawyer, James Kridel, for failing to meet with her before filing bankruptcy documents.
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Teresa Giudice will pay restitution to the New Jersey state department of treasury and the IRS.
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In October 2019, Teresa Giudice voluntarily returned to Italy to await a decision on the appeal of his deportation case rather than remain in federal custody.
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Teresa Giudice moved to the Bahamas in 2020 and works in the construction industry.