Teresa Giudice

Teresa Giudice (born May 18, 1972) is an American television personality known for her role in The Real Housewives of New Jersey. She gained fame for her appearances on the show and went on to author multiple New York Times best-selling cookbooks. Giudice also participated in The Celebrity Apprentice 5 in 2012, which was hosted by Donald Trump. In December 2015, she was released from prison after serving 11 months of a 15-month sentence for fraud. Giudice's extravagant lifestyle and well-publicized financial and legal troubles leading to her prison sentence have attracted significant media attention. She was born Teresa Gorga in Paterson, New Jersey, and is of Italian descent. Giudice studied fashion marketing at Berkeley College.More