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or three short and bittersweet
months, Teresa Giudice, her
husband, Joe, and their four
daughters were all living under
oneroof,enjoyinglifeasanormalfamily.
But on March 23, Joe went to prison for
fraud (Teresa served nearly a year for
fraud in 2015) and the reality star quick-
lyhadtoadjusttohernewlife.Now,eight
months since Joe began his 41-month
sentence, things haven’t gotten much
easier. “We email constantly and we
speak on the phone every day,” Teresa
told In Touch’s Jaclyn Roth at the Bklyn
Rocks Fashion Show in November. But,
she admits, “It’s not the same.” Here, the
Real Housewives of New Jersey
star, 44, opens up about how Joe, 44, is
faring behind bars, how she and her
daughters (Gia, 15, Gabriella, 12, Mila-
nia, 10, and Audriana, 7) are coping
with …
Teresa
Giudice
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focusing on work
“I was glad to be working,” says Teresa
(at the season seven reunion), who had
taken a hiatus from filming while
serving time. “I took a break and was
happy to come back.”
QT with her girls
The hands-on mom tells
In Touch her four daughters
“keep me busy — they do a lot
of activities, [which] makes
the time go by quick.”
practicing yogA
Teresa (striking a pose with former RHONJ
co-star Danielle Staub) became such an avid
yoga fan in prison she’s becoming an
instructor! “I will probably get my
certification in January,” she says.
thebiginterview
The Real Housewife
of New Jersey talks
about how she’s
copingwhilehusband
Joe serves time What’s your
guilty
pleasure?
Edy’s Mocha
Almond Fudge
ice cream.
What was your childhood
nickname?
Tre.
Least favorite food?
McDonald’s … And Burger King!
Most
treasured
piece of
clothing
or
jewelry?
That’s a hard
one. My
wedding band.
It makes me
feel close to
my honey.
On a lighter
note …
Teresa answers
some silly questions!
without him and of course, the latest in
Housewives’endlesssupplyofdrama.
How are you doing with Joe away?
TG: I’m taking it day by day. I miss him
every second of every day, but you can’t
just hide in a corner — you have to live
yourlife.
Are you able to see him often?
TG:Everyweek.Andwesendcardsand
letters. I send him books, educational
ones on finance and all different kinds
ofthings.
How are the girls adjusting to him
being away?
TG: They don’t like to talk about it too
much, but they are dealing with it the
besttheycan.They’reprettyamazing.
How is Joe doing?
TG: He is doing as good as can be ex-
pected. He is down to 180 pounds and
helooksreallygood.
Wow — what is he doing to lose
weight?
TG: Running, burpees, everything. He
isdoingyoga.Hedoesitall.
Let’s talk RHONJ! You and Jacqueline
[Laurita] didn’t end the season on
good terms. Would you ever accept an
apology from her?
TG:I am so done with her. That chapter
isclosed.
But what happens next season, when
you have to film?
TG: I don’t know, maybe the other girls
could film with Jacqueline. I really
don’twanttoxicpeoplearoundme.
How are things with you and your
sister-in-law, Melissa [Gorga]?
TG:The show got in the way of our rela-
tionship for a while, but we are back to
howwealwayswerebeforetheshow.
Nice. There’s talk of former castmate
Danielle Staub returning to show.
TG: I have no problem with her coming
back. She never tried to hurt in me in
anymaliciousway.
What are your holiday plans this year?
TG:We’lldoChristmasEvewithMelis-
sa and my brother Joe, and Christmas
Day with Joe’s family. I just want to be
withfamilyandhaveagoodtime! ◼
MyLifeWithoutJoe
happier times
“I want him here with me,”
Teresa says of her husband of
17 years, who faces possible
deportation after his scheduled
prison release in early 2019.
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Who’s your
celebrity
crush?
Growing up, I
had a crush on
Jean-Claude
Van Damme.