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Housewife's ring really was 'fugazi'

When the 10th wedding anniversary of “Real Housewives of New Jersey” couple Teresa and Joe Guidice rolled around, Joe was seen on the show, joking about giving his wife with a ring that was “fugazi” (Italian slang for fake). As it turns out, the yellow diamond ring he ended up giving Teresa to celebrate their decade together was a fake. “It’s not real,” Teresa said on “The View”

When the 10th wedding anniversary of “Real Housewives of New Jersey” couple Teresa and Joe Guidice rolled around, Joe was seen on the show, joking about giving his wife with a ring that was “fugazi” (Italian slang for fake). As it turns out, the yellow diamond ring he ended up giving Teresa to celebrate their decade together was a fake. “It’s not real,” Teresa said on “The View” on Monday. “I love costume jewelry.” The Guidices filed for bankruptcy last fall, and Teresa said on “The View” that initially Joe kept their dire financial situation from her, but regardless, she wasn’t living beyond her means, and now she’s watching her finances by not using credit cards. “I am not jet-setting. I don’t have gold toilets,” she said. “I watch my money.