Last night, Teresa and Joe Giudice sat down for with Andy Cohen on Watch What Happens Live for their first interview since being sentenced for fraud.
As expected, Teresa explained that she didn’t understand her plea deal and continued to play the blameless victim role. It was pretty infuriating.
The one time that she came off as the least bit sympathetic or relatable, however, is one she spoke of her relationship with eldest daughter Gia.
The Giudices haven’t told their youngest daughters that they’ll both soon be headed off to prison, so Gia is shouldering the burden on her own. And from the sound of it, so she’s doing as fine a job as could be expected.
Asked by Cohen about the moment when she told her 13-year-old Gia about the sentence, Teresa became choked up with what seemed to be a mix of shame in her actions and pride for her daughter:
“She said, ‘Mommy don’t worry about it. I’ll be there,'” Teresa said.
“I’ll help daddy with the girls. It’ll prepare me for when I’m a mom.”
Gia Giudice has thanked fans for their support via Twitter, and seems to be coping surprisingly well with the fact that she’ll soon lose her mother for over a year and her father for 41 months.
“Family forever.” Gia tweeted over the weekend.
“Such an amazing support system.”
Here’s hoping. As always, you can follow the link to watch The Real Housewives of New Jersey online to see the Giudices in happier times.
