Teresa Giudice Recreated This Iconic Moment For House Of Villains Season 2

Season 2 of the E! Network's House of Villains is back with an iconic cast of villains — including The Real Housewives of New Jersey's Teresa Giudice. Teresa is the face and ultimate backstory of the hit Bravo reality TV series, but has slowly become the villain of most dynamics. A spot on the roster of House of Villains was the perfect next step for her reality TV career.

After 14 seasons on RHONJ, Teresa has had plenty of villainous moments. The mother of four has been diabolical in her feuds with her sister-in-law, Melissa Gorga, Margaret Josephs, and former castmate Caroline Manzo. One of Teresa's biggest moments in the franchise was a small glimpse at the true villain deep inside, which she recreated in a promotion for the second season of House of Villains.

Teresa Giudice Brought A Little Bit Of New Jersey To House Of Villains

At the end of Season 1 of The Real Housewives of New Jersey, Teresa Giudice did one of the most legendary things in the franchise that's still talked about to this day: she flipped a table.

While out to dinner with the Housewives and their families, Teresa got into a heated exchange with fellow villain, Danielle Staub. Teresa questioned Danielle's chaotic past, which forced Danielle to tell Teresa to "pay attention."

Teresa didn't like that Danielle was questioning her intelligence, prompting her to stand up and flip the table angrily. Food and drinks flew while cast members tried to hold Teresa back from lunging at Danielle. All the while, the group's children watched in horror. While Teresa had peaceful and angelic moments in the series, this was a new side to Teresa that fans hadn't seen before.

Giving the crowd what they wanted, Teresa flipped yet another table in a promotional shoot for Season 2 of House of Villains. E!'s Instagram account shared the video of Teresa happily flipping a table with the caption, "The tables are flipping in ONE week! #HouseOfVillains returns October 9th on E!"

Ironically, Danielle was a part of Season 1 of House of Villains as a guest. And while Danielle is no longer on either series, she goes down in history as one of The Real Housewives' biggest villains.

• Danielle Staub had a dark past that involved kidnapping, drug dealing, and extortion.
• She had gotten into physical altercations with many of the Housewives, causing bodily harm.
• The former Housewife disparaged Bravo's "daddy," Andy Cohen, publicly blaming him for not protecting her from the other women during RHONJ's reunions.

Now that Teresa Giudice is a part of House of Villains, it subtly proves what Teresa has always denied during her tenure on RHONJ: she can be a villain. In an interview with People, Teresa mentioned the correlation.

When I'm pushed to be a villain, I become one.

Teresa and her castmates are competing for a chance to win $200,000 and the title of America's biggest villain.

Teresa Giudice Has Slowly Become RHONJ's Super Villain

In the early seasons of The Real Housewives of New Jersey, Teresa Giudice was a young mom, light-hearted, and friends with everyone. As the series went on, members of her family were added to the Real Housewives roster, shedding more light on the skeletons in their closets.

Things took a nosedive for Teresa once her sister-in-law, Melissa Gorga, was added as a friend in Season 2. Teresa's brother (Melissa's husband), Joe Gorga, became a prominent figure in the series, sharing conflicting stories about Teresa. Eventually, Teresa's cousins and close friends were added to the series, causing even more chaos.

Some of Teresa's Biggest Villain Moments

• One of the biggest arguments between Teresa and Melissa was Teresa's part in a nasty rumor revolving around Melissa. In Season 4, it was eluded that Teresa set up false stories about Melissa's past — primarily that she was a stripper.
• Teresa shared multiple times that she heard Melissa cheated on her brother, even while married.
• In Season 10, Danielle Staub pulled Margaret Josephs' ponytail when an argument got out of hand. By the end of the season, production revealed that Teresa told Danielle to do it.
• Teresa has fat-shamed many of her castmates, including Caroline Manzo and Margaret.
• The mother of four shared a vicious rumor that Jackie Goldschneider's husband was having multiple affairs. The rumor had no merit or evidence but tarnished Jackie's relationship.
• When former Housewife Jacqueline Lauritta's son was diagnosed with autism, Teresa said it was "karma" for the way she had been acting.

Arguably, one of the most villainous things Teresa did was plead guilty in 2014 to bank, mail, wire, and bankruptcy fraud, as reported by Bravo TV. During her time on the series, Teresa mainly paid with cash and stated multiple times that money was no object. Everything caught up to her when her ex-husband, Joe Giudice, failed to pay taxes, leading to an extensive investigation.

• Teresa served 11 months in prison after being sentenced to 15 months.
• Joe served 41 months in prison and was deported directly after to his native Italy: the deportation and the separate prison sentences led to the couple divorcing after being married for 20 years.

Despite 14 years of evil activities, behaviors, and one-liners, Teresa remains the face of the series. She's an original Housewife who carries a lot of weight regarding who's on the series and who's not. She also has a close bond with executive producer Andy Cohen.

Because of Andy and Teresa's friendship, it would be a massive conversation in the Bravo world if Teresa got the boot. Back at BravoCon 2023, fans even chanted "Fire Teresa!" when Andy talked about the cast of RHONJ, as reported by Entertainment Tonight.

Andy ignored the chants and said, “I think that’s what is refreshing about the season, and I actually kind of found it refreshing last season, is they’re not even pretending." He continued, "I mean, they just hate each other. So it’s like once that’s out the door, it actually kind of takes the energy out of the whole thing and then you can move on and tell other stories, which is what is happening this season.”

Season 15 is set to start filming in 2025, but as of this article's publishing, no cast members have publicly joined the cast as of yet.