AFTER years of living high on the hog, “The Real Housewives of New Jersey” stars Teresa and Joe Giudice were finally exposed as phonies in a string of federal fraud indictments.
And now a team of ENQUIRER reporters has gone behind the scenes to uncover the inside story of how the free-spending couple could lose everything.
Sources say the Giudices’ headline-making fall from grace has been coming for years, as they blew big bucks on a flashy lifestyle that was nothing but smoke and mirrors.
“Image is everything, especially where Teresa’s concerned,” said a former bit player on the drama-filled Bravo series. “For years, she and Joe lived well above their means to maintain an illusion of opulence. When they landed on ‘Housewives,’ they ramped up the glitz factor even more.
“But as their legal problems show, it’s been a total sham – a house of cards that’s come down in spectacular fashion.”