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The previous Actual Housewives of New Jersey star Joe Giudice has been within the information fairly a bit in 2025. This is because of his daughter, Gia Giudice, being open about wanting to search out methods to get him again into the nation following his jail stint. Now, he’s opening up about Teresa Giudice becoming a member of the present, how a lot she was paid, and if he needs to reconcile together with her.
Joe, 53, appeared on RHONJ alongside Teresa, 53, for a lot of the present’s run, ranging from the start. Sadly, the 2 introduced their separation in 2019, and their divorce was finalized in 2020. It’s additionally value noting that the top of their relationship got here as he was deported to Italy after getting out of jail in March 2019. Joe now lives in The Bahamas.
Joe was not too long ago on an episode of Gia’s Informal Chaos podcast. Through the episode, Gia requested Joe about Teresa’s begin on RHONJ. He acknowledged that a lot of it was “like an enormous blur” after they signed the contract. He then mentioned of the present, “It was like, I feel the primary 12 months, we had that huge social gathering in my nice room. I feel that present value me $150,000 the primary 12 months.”
From there, they mentioned what Teresa made throughout her first season on RHONJ. “We obtained paid nothing the primary season,” Joe mentioned. “I’ll even say it was like $25,000. I imply, it was ridiculous, however no matter.”
Later, Gia requested her dad if he regretted something he mentioned on the present. In keeping with him, “Yeah. A couple of episodes, just like the one up the place we have been on the winery or one thing. I known as your mom one thing. I do know it wasn’t very good.”
He went on, “I imply, however that was simply out of pure, you understand, ingesting wine, and sufficient was sufficient. You realize what I imply? We have been caught there for like per week, I feel, on this home, simply ingesting wine day-after-day. I couldn’t even take a look at wine anymore. And I feel it was Caroline’s birthday. And we have been simply on the point of go away, too, I feel the subsequent day or two days earlier than leaving.”
Joe was almost definitely referring to the time when he known as Teresa his bi*** spouse, in addition to when he known as her a c***. He acknowledged that he doesn’t use the phrase and didn’t perceive why he mentioned it in that occasion, past the wine.
Elsewhere within the podcast, Gia requested Joe if he would ever contemplate getting again along with Teresa if issues with Luis Ruelas didn’t work out.
He acknowledged, “Effectively, hear, I’ll all the time be your mother’s pal, it doesn’t matter what. You realize what I imply? So it doesn’t matter.”
Joe then mentioned, “I imply, I’ll all the time be the identical together with her, it doesn’t matter what. However I don’t know. I imply, hear, you’ll be able to by no means say by no means. I imply, however perhaps if we’re nonetheless alive once we’re 90, I don’t know, we’ll see.”