Teresa Giudice takes her marriage vows seriously.
The Real Housewives of New Jersey star is standing by her husband, for better or for worse. In the second part of Bravo's Watch What Happens Live special, Teresa and Joe Giudice come clean about pleading guilty to fraud charges—and their looming jail sentences—in an interview with Andy Cohen.
Andy argued that most women would resent their husbands for putting them in a similarly precarious position. Joe implicated his wife in his various schemes, but Teresa doesn't hold a grudge. "I don't think he meant to hurt me in any way," she said. "I think it' a learning lesson for both of us, right honey?"
She added, "Since [the sentencing], he's been feeling bad and keeps coming up to me and hugging me. All I can keep saying to him is...what do I keep saying?" she asked. Joe said, "Take care of my daughters."
"That's all I want you to do," Teresa told him.
Andy then asked Joe if he feels guilty for involving his wife. "I do, but at the same time, what am I going to do?" the father of four said in defeat. "I did everything I could to get her out of it, but it didn't work."
During the sentencing, Joe's lawyer argued that his client should be sent to rehab to address alcohol-related issues. Asked point blank if he has a drinking problem, Joe told Andy, "Before [Teresa] started this Real Housewives stuff, I think I only used to drink on the weekends. Now I drink everyday. Just wine. I mean, I don't drink anything else really. I might have a little problem. Yeah, I'm not going to lie."
Teresa added, "It's gotten worse from his dad passing."
How much does Joe drink? "I could easily do two, three bottles—four bottles easily, you know, with another person. Sometimes two by myself. One bottle is like sucking a bottle of milk. It's like nothing."
"Well, he says it helps him sleep," Teresa said.
"It does help me sleep," Joe agreed. "It's either that or I gotta take a pill, and I don't want to take a pill."
Teresa will begin her 15-month jail sentence on Jan. 5, 2015. Joe, meanwhile, will spend 41 months in jail after Teresa is released. Joe also faces the possibility of deportation after his sentence is finished.
The second part of Bravo's Watch What Happens Live special airs tonight at 9 p.m. ET.
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