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
Melissa Gorga Has 'No Intentions' of Leaving 'RHONJ' After Filming Season 13 Reunion With Teresa Giudice
etonline.comfamily feud and ongoing drama with Teresa Giudice, it appears Melissa Gorga has no plans to depart from .The reality star recently addressed speculation that she might not return to the show after finishing season 13 during a new episode of Gorga's podcast — from PodcastOne.«I have no intentions on leaving,» Melissa said definitively. «I never run away when the going gets tough, that's not my personality.»«Our family has been through ups and downs for so many years on this show,» she added. «I have never left before and I have no intentions on leaving now.»Melissa has long been at odds with her sister-in-law, Teresa, and tensions have been rising over the past year.
This was most evident when Melissa was not asked to be a bridesmaid at Teresa's wedding to new husband Luis Ruelas last year.
In response, Melissa and her husband, Joe Gorga — Teresa's brother — did not attend the wedding at all.Recently, Teresa's daughter, Gia Giudice, revealed during an episode of Teresa's podcast,, that her aunt Melissa even blocked her amid the family's ongoing drama.«She blocked me on my public account, my private account and my clothing line account,» Gia claimed during the episode. «It was just weird.
One day, I guess, somebody told me she posted something about me, so I went to go look, and I was like, 'I'm blocked on everything,' so I'm blocked from everything from her.»Despite all this friction, Melissa has made it clear she's not ready to bid farewell to the show just yet.
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