After spending just about a year in prison, Teresa Guidice of Bravo TV’s "Real Housewives of New Jersey," finally makes her debut back in the real world. And, of course, she came out nails painted, hair done, and with those sparkly rings on her hands. After multiple accounts of fraud, Guidice and her husband Joe Guidice, were both sentenced to prison for different periods of time. Teresa Guidice just completed what was supposed to be a 15-month sentence and Joe will soon be going to prison to complete his 41-month sentence.
In an interview Guidice [Teresa] did with Catt Sadler for "E! News," Guidice tells about her time in prison and the friends she made. She talks about her closest girl friends and how it hard it was to say “goodbye” to them. She mentions that one of her inmate friends so graciously offered to straightened her hair for her before being released.
Now, she is back at home with her four girls who are all under the age of 15. Joe took care of the girls while Teresa was completing her time and Teresa will return the favor while Joe completes his close-to-four-year sentence.
Former RHONJ stars, Teresa and Joe bragged and put on a show of their lavish lifestyle portrayed in the reality TV show. It is nothing but sparkly and perfect now.
I’ll admit… I was actually a huge Guidice fan when watching RHONJ. Despite her table flipping nature, I was a full Teresa supporter. However, I’m a little unsure of how sorry I feel for them right now.
Since leaving prison, Teresa has spoken on multiple accounts of her time in prison to people from US Magazine, "E! News" and more. She laments about her time away from her family, speaks about her lack of alone time with her husband while doing her term, and boasts about her marriage that she mentions is “stronger now.” While behind bars, Guidice wrote her book, "Turning the Tables: From Housewife to Inmate and Back Again." Sure, I bet it was hard and she probably came out a stronger person with a new perspective on life. But, it’s just a tad hard for me to take pity on a family that could have had it all.
If it weren’t for the family’s dishonesty, they probably could have avoided the world of trouble they are in right now. With one parent in prison for a year and another in prison for the next three and a half, their children will be growing up in an environment that is anything but stable. Not to mention, their early childhood years were spent behind the camera and their personal lives were aired on Bravo TV.
As heartwarming and touching as her interviews are on her “friendships made in prison” and her “confusion on why she was even there,” I’m not too sure how to feel about it. Should the world take pity on Teresa Guidice and her family? You tell me.
