'Real Housewives Of New Jersey' Season 7: Budgets Slashed, Teresa Giudice's Salary Revealed [VIDEO]
While fans and Teresa Giudice’s family await her prison release, her earnings on Bravo’s The Real Housewives of New Jersey don’t look as promising as she might have hoped.
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An insider revealed Wednesday that the network “cut the ‘RHONJ’ budget in half.”
The reasoning is said to be because Giudice’s spinoff Teresa Checks In didn’t do so well.
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“They used to spend around $6 million on Jersey. Now they are spending less than $3 million.”
But it’s not entirely bad news for Giudice as she is said to be the highest earner for season seven, with her sister-in-law Melissa Gorga close behind.
“Teresa is getting $1 million, and Melissa Gorga is getting $750,000. They have their contracts and have signed in.”
Jacqueline Laurita, who briefly returned to The Real Housewives of New Jersey for season six, is also said to be making a good salary for the new episodes. But she wants to make sure she’s not shortchanged.
“Jacqueline is getting $750,000, but she is fighting over this number with the network still. She is trying to hold out for a little bit more, but will probably give in and go for the $750,000. Jacqueline is the only one who hasn’t signed yet. They are just going over the details and finishing up the loose ends.”
There are also part-timers coming in like Robyn Levyn and Christina Flores. They’re only bringing in $40,000 combined.
Famous matchmaker Siggy Flicker is also joining as a “friend of Jacquelne’s,” but she won’t be paid for her appearances yet.
