A “Dancing With the Stars” season 31 contestant revealed that she was sad that manufacturing determined to air a pre-performance package deal about her time behind bars forward of her week one dance.
“Real Housewives of New Jersey” star Teresa Giudice opened up about her emotions on the matter on the September 28, 2022, episode of her “Namaste B$tches” podcast. Giudice, who was eradicated from the show after having low scores and never sufficient votes in the course of the second week of the competitors, defined that she ended up getting very upset as a result of the package deal that was proven earlier than she hit the ballroom for the primary time highlighted her jail sentence.
Giudice served 15 months behind bars after being convicted of fraud, based on ABC News.
Giudice was paired with professional Pasha Pashkov and realized her dance in simply 10 days. She referred to as the expertise very laborious — and whereas she managed to get her nerves to subside, Giudice could not get her head proper after watching the reel that was put collectively forward of her efficiency.
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Giudice Said She Was ‘Upset’ While Performing Her Week 1 Dance
Giudice stated that she was feeling “assured” earlier than dancing in entrance of the reside viewers, however as soon as she watched the video package deal that performed, she form of misplaced her cool.
“I wasn’t nervous,” she stated, explaining that she form of received all of the nerves out throughout digital camera blocking. “I knew all my steps, I actually did. So I felt very assured. What threw me off is that I heard on my package deal that is proper earlier than I am going on and so they talked about me going to jail and that upset me,” she continued.
Giudice stated that Pashkov warned her to not hear or take note of the package deal however she stated it was laborious to tune it out and it actually “upset” her.
“I feel that modified my entire temper,” she stated. “Cuz I received upset, cuz it is like, right here I’m on ‘Dancing With the Stars’ and I do not need individuals to guage somebody simply by that,” she continued.
She stated that she “gave it [her] all” however, however the judges wished her to show extra “ardour” and to have a “larger” presence on the ground.
Giudice Said She Understands Why Her Prison Sentence Was Mentioned
While she wasn’t thrilled that her previous got here again to hang-out her on DWTS, Giudice admitted that she understands why manufacturing determined to incorporate that a part of her life within the package deal.
“I used to be listening to it after which I carried out. … It was proper behind me, after which I went on,” Giudice recalled. “I used to be like, ‘Stay centered, Teresa. Don’t hearken to it,'” she remembered considering to herself. When her podcast co-host Melissa Pfeister requested if she stated something, Giudice stated that she did.
“Well, I did say one thing, . But I feel, they’re like, it is identical to the elephant within the room… simply needed to get that out of the best way… Listen, I get it. It is a part of my previous. But I simply need America to not decide me based mostly on that,” she defined. The podcast was recorded earlier than Giudice was eradicated.
“I’m going to place this on this week’s dance,” she stated, referring to Elvis week. Giudice and Pashkov scored a 23 out of 30 week two, coming in second to final.
