Since 2009, Teresa Giudice has been giving everything she has to the Real Housewives of New Jersey. The OG has shown every aspect of her life, including the birth of her fourth daughter and going to jail. Along the way, Teresa has put the Bravo franchise on the map thanks to her table-flipping antics. But love or hate her, you can’t deny that she has had that special spark in reality TV. At this point, I think she deserves a spot in the Smithsonian between Judy Garland’s ruby slippers and Julia Child’s actual kitchen.
Teresa Giudice’s best misquotes
If there is one thing I will never forget about Teresa, it is her hilarious quotes. Bravo recently gifted Trehuggers a montage of some of the OG’s best one-liners. The video started with Tre yelling, “I swear to God I’m gonna f*cking blow my casket, I really am!” But, in actuality, she meant to use the word gasket. The Season 3 reunion was a gift from the heavens. Teresa had several stumbling moments when it came to phrasing her attacks. Perhaps my favorite was when she tried to say uneducated, but it came out “Unducated.”
Who could forget Season 4, when all Teresa wanted to do was blast her former friend, Jacqueline Laurita? During a particularly funny confessional Tre quipped, “She’s looking sad, then another minute she’s attacking me, she’s like Hekyll and Jyde!” Clearly, Teresa was trying to conjure up the image of Jekyll and Hyde. Even Teresa’s advice to her daughters has been skewed as she once told Milania Giudice during Season 13 “There’s always a light at the end of the rainbow.”
Teresa Giudice’s funniest insults
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I do not doubt that Teresa’s insult from Season 1 still haunts Danielle Staub. Tre lost control as she screamed, “Prostitution whore. You were f*cking engaged 19 times!” while flipping over a dinner table will forever live rent-free in fans’ minds. But perhaps one of my all-time favorite insults to come from Teresa was when she said, “I respect the elderly,” about Kim G. Teresa also had a perfect insult shortly before she chased Danielle around a New Jersey country club when she asked, “Is b*tch better?”
During an earlier reunion, Teresa found herself fighting once again with Melissa Gorga. As usual, Tre had felt personally victimized throughout the season. But when she was called out after Joe Giudice allegedly called Melissa “Raccoon face,” she quickly clapped back, saying, “He was talking about Kathy.” Oh, the sweet irony that was Teresa. Early Teresa was great, but perhaps the insult that stuck the most was the one aimed at Caroline Manzo when Tre wrote, “She’s as Italian as the Olive Garden.” Ouch!
Teresa Giudice’s best battles on RHONJ
I don’t think there is a person that Teresa hasn’t fought with. No one is off limits for the OG, who, in her mind, is always right. The first Off the Rails episode way back in Season 5 was a doozy. Tre was fighting Jacqueline after the two had tried to get their friendship back on track. The Las Vegas native asked to talk to Tre one-on-one, but the OG snapped, saying, “You don’t tell me what to do.” And the rest is history. Kathy Wakile was quite the foe for Tre over the year. It all started during the Christening of Melissa’s son when Kathy kindly escorted the children out of the ballroom.
Tre took offense and felt that her cousin was implying she was a bad mom for leaving them unattended. Kathy and Tre argued again on the cast trip, which left Kathy no other choice but to call her cousin “Coo-coo.” Teresa loved a good scrap, and while most of her fights were pointless, all of them were entertaining.
For 14 seasons, Tre has been the gift that keeps on giving. She has always been TV gold without having to try. Teresa has remained the same since day one, which is why so many fans can’t help but love her.
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