Teresa Giudice | |
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Born |
Teresa Gorga May 18, 1972 Paterson, New Jersey, U.S |
Residence | Montville, New Jersey, U.S |
Alma mater | Berkeley College |
Occupation |
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Years active | 2009–present |
Television | |
Spouse(s) | Joe Giudice (m. 1999) |
Children | 4 |
Relatives |
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Website | www |
Teresa Giudice (/ˈdʒuːdaɪs/; née Gorga; born May 18, 1971) is a reality television cast-member, 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, Joe, began his 41-month sentence on March 23, 2016.
Teresa Giudice was born in Paterson, New Jersey, to Italian immigrants. Born Teresa Gorga, she and her younger brother "Joey" Gorga were raised in the Catholic faith. She studied fashion marketing at Berkeley College.
Giudice worked for Macy's as an associate buyer. She has been a cast member of The Real Housewives of New Jersey since season 1, and since starring on Housewives, Giudice has co-authored three successful cookbooks that include recipes handed down from her mother: Skinny Italian (May 4, 2010),Fabulicious (May 3, 2011), and Fabulicious!: Fast & Fit (May 8, 2012). All three books have been New York Times Best Sellers. Giudice also created Fabellini, a line of bellini cocktails, as well as a haircare line with Jerel Sabella named after Giudice's daughter, Milania.