Teresa Giudiceappears to have reunited with formerReal Housewives of New Jerseycostar and friend Caroline Manzo.
In the clip, Giudice, 47, is seated next to Manzo, 58, at a red table decorated with color-coordinated surroundings as the ladies exchange small talk before filming their scene.
Reps for Bravo did not comment when PEOPLE reached out. Giudice’s lawyer, James J. Leonard, politely declined to comment.
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It’s no secret that Giudice and Manzo arenot fans of one anotherafter falling out onRHONJ.
Giudice had previously accused Manzo and theirRHONJcostar Jacqueline Laurita, who is Manzo’s sister-in-law, of being behind the government’s investigation into her family’s finances. Both have denied those claims.
Most recently, atBravoConin November, Manzo told fans that she had not seen Giudice for six years. And despite their tension, she said she wouldn’t flinch if they crossed paths. “I would say hello to her if I saw her. If I saw her tomorrow, and it’s face to face, you just say hello to each other,” Manzo said. “It’s just human decency.”
Though Manzo and Giudice have not been on good terms, the latter has continued to be friendly with formerRHONJcast member Dina Manzo, who is also Caroline’s younger sister.
During her visit to California, Giudice shared aphotoof herself with Dina.
Giudice’s West Coast trip comes days after PEOPLE confirmed that she and husbandJoe Giudiceseparatedafter 20 years of marriage.
“They discussed their future when Teresa and the girls went to Italy in early November and they agreed that each had to move on. They are doing so amicably and very slowly,” a source close to the family told PEOPLE exclusively on Dec. 17.
The source added that “there are no plans for divorce” at this time, adding that “both of them are focused” on their four daughters: Gia, 18, Gabriella, 15, Milania, 14, and Audriana, 10.
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Teresa and Joe, 49, were childhood sweethearts and got married in October 1999. They have been living apart for nearly four years. Joe began a 41-month prison sentence for mail, wire and bankruptcy fraud in March 2016; Teresa served a little over 11 months in prison for the same crimes, and wasreleasedon Dec. 23, 2015.
Joe was released from prison last year but was held in the custody of Immigration and Customs Enforcement at the Clinton County Correctional Center in Pennsylvania as he fought to appeal a judge’s deportation order. (Though he has lived in the United States since he was a child, he never obtained American citizenship.)
Due to the rough conditions inside the ICE facility, though, Joe requested to go to Italy to await his third and final deportation appeal. He flew to Europe in October, where he’s currently awaiting the final decision in his deportation battle. Teresa previously told PEOPLE the family understood why he chose to leave the United States after seven trying months in ICE custody.
“How could she predict that?” Teresa asked Cohen. “Could she have anything to do with what happened to Joe and I? Is she a rat? With her saying that? Those words would never come out of my life, regarding anybody. Maybe [she called the feds]! Those words would never come out of my mouth.”
source: people.com
