Straight out of an episode of “Orange is the New Black,” Teresa Giudice revealed that she was suspected of hiding a cell phone while in prison.
Following Sunday’s debut of Bravo’s three-part “Teresa Checks In” special, the “Real Housewives of New Jersey” star told husband Joe in a preview for next week’s episode, “I got shaken down.”
The incident went down after the 43-year-old reality star asked daughter Gia to Tweet a thank you message to her fans. The Bravo star is granted unlimited email access behind bars and 300 minutes of phone time, but not access to the internet.
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Following the thank you Tweet, guards at the Federal Correctional Institution in Danbury, Connecticut, suspected that Teresa was in possession of a phone and was physically searched by guards.
The reality star is able to talk on the phone for around 10 minutes a day and ran out of her allotted time during the first month in the first two weeks.
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On Sunday’s special, Teresa’s family revealed that she has taken a job in the prison’s kitchen and is also leading workout classes for the inmates.
Teresa is expected to be released on December 23.
— Jesse Spero
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