Teresa Giudice Sentencing Date: 'Real Housewives' Star Salary Revealed As Hearing Draws Closer [VIDEO]
Teresa Giudice's salary for the current season of Bravo's The Real Housewives of New Jersey has been revealed and she definitely received a pay boost.
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Radar Online reported recently that Giudice is slated to make $700,000 for the sixth season. But she won't be able to enjoy a majority of it as she still has to pay off money she used to cover her and her husband, Joe Giudice's, court costs related to their fraud scam.
An insider told the site, "Despite that huge paycheck, most of that money is going to pay for Joe and Teresa's legal fees. There will also be expected fines assessed to the couple when they are finally sentenced in September, and Teresa has been told that could be up to $250,000."
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The source also revealed that Teresa is the one who is bringing home a majority of the family's resources. But their slight money woes haven't stopped Teresa from keeping up an expensive lifestyle.
"[They] hardly have any other income coming in, and everyone knows that Teresa has been the sole breadwinner for some time. The problem is that Teresa hasn't scaled back on shopping sprees, especially for their daughters."
Still, she is working to bring in as much money as possible as fast as she can.
The source continued and said, "Teresa stays up late at night when the girls and Joe are asleep and tries to come up with ideas to make a quick buck. She feels very limited in the paid promotional appearances she can do with the sentencing date approaching.
"It can't appear that Teresa is trying to capitalize and profit from the bankruptcy and fraud charges that she plead guilty to. The idea of losing her home and lifestyle is just too much for her to deal with."
Gorga is the second highest earner of the cast and makes $250,000 for the season while Dina Manzo earns $100,000. The new girls, Nicole Napolitano, Teresa Aprea and Amber Marchese make $60,000 each.
Tune in to The Real Housewives of New Jersey Sundays at 8/7c on Bravo.
