They have shared many a private moment with the world via reality television.
And so it was only natural that the end of Teresa and Joe Giudice’s marriage was caught on camera for Real Housewives Of New Jersey.
Sharing the clip he claims showed the moment he realised they were over to Instagram, Joe called it : ‘My ‘AHA moment!”
Joe Giudice reveals the ‘aha moment’ he realized his marriage to Teresa was over… while on camera for RHONJ
Awkward: In the tense exchange at her hotel, Teresa questions if he was ‘expecting’ that she would let him into her bed
The clip showed Teresa refusing to share a bed with her husband of 20 years, after the were reunited in Italy following four years apart.
‘That was my moment of insight,’ he explained on Instagram. ‘I felt rejected. This is the first time while filming a scene, I had severe anxiety and grief. I was [locked] up for four years, any human would have a psychological impact of prison life. This was the moment, I knew deep in my heart she was being difficult with me for a reason.
‘My wife has never said no to sleeping with me. I had to walk away. I don’t have resentment against her (her emotions are justified). It was off guard should have been private. I realized I must be responsible for only my kids that’s what matters.
‘I want to provide, encourage, embrace them with my love in limited time together. ‘
Broken marriage: In a sneak preview for an upcoming episode of The Real Housewives of New Jersey dropped Friday, Teresa and Joe Giudice’s marital troubles are on full display.
‘I mean, we got 20 years in our marriage,’ Joe tells his wife after she suggests he stays with one of their daughters
The scene was showed as part of a trailer for an upcoming episode of The Real Housewives of New Jersey.
Before announcing their separation in December 2019, the 47-year-old visited her husband for the first time since he was deported to Italy.
In the tense exchange at her hotel, Teresa questions if he was ‘expecting’ that she would let him into her bed, which took an awkward turn.
‘I mean, we got 20 years in our marriage,’ Joe replies after she suggests he stays with one of their daughters.
Making it work: The pair share daughters Gia, 19, Gabriella, 16, Milania, 15, and Audriana, 11
Too far: The clip posted to BravoTV.com, shows the reality TV veterans navigating life before his final deportation appeal, which has forced him to live in Italy away from his family
‘We haven’t been together in almost four years, so it’s kinda weird,’ the reality star explained while unpacking her suitcase. ‘I don’t know. It’s been a long time, you know? You need to slow it down.’
The former childhood sweethearts looked exhausted, as Joe held his face and made a crestfallen expression.
Upon his departure he pleads with Teresa, saying: ‘Listen, by the end of this trip, things could change. Who the hell knows?’
The clip posted to BravoTV shows the struggling pair navigating life before his final deportation appeal, while living on another continent from daughters Gia, 19, Gabriella, 16, Milania, 15, and Audriana, 11.
‘I’ve known for like a long time,’ the Bravo beauty told PeopleTV late last month. ‘Just because we’ve been apart for so long. Like, we’ve been apart for a really long time’
While filming took place before their public decision to part ways, Teresa revealed their separation was a long time in the making.
‘I’ve known for like a long time,’ the Bravo beauty told PeopleTV late last month. ‘Just because we’ve been apart for so long. Like, we’ve been apart for a really long time.’
She added: ‘It’s just been a build-up…but I do wish him well and I just want him to be happy.’
Teresa spoke to the outlet along with pal Dolores Catania amid a new Real Housewives of New Jersey episode in which she revealed to her brother Joe Gorga that it was ‘hurtful to hear’ Joe Giudice say, ‘I feel nothing for you.’
Girls first: Teresa said she told both Joe and her daughters that for the sake of them, she would happily support Joe in any new relationship he begins
She told People the remark, which Joe made while behind bars, ‘I think where he was, he was really angry, just because of the situation and everything. And I think he just took out a lot on me.’
On the show, Teresa told her brother that her estranged husband told her that he wouldn’t be mad if she found somebody else.
Teresa also said she told both Joe and her daughters that for the sake of them, she would happily support Joe in any new relationship he begins.
‘I even told the girls … and him this,’ she said. ‘When [he’s] with someone, I’ll even come and hang out with you with her and with our daughters because I want to make it good.’
She added: ‘I want to make it good for my daughters because if I’m good with it, then they’ll be good with it.’
Teresa made clear she and Joe remain on fond and cordial terms.
Co-parenting: The pair remain on cordial terms and Joe even included her in a throwback picture wishing his daughters a Happy Valentine’s Day
‘I will always have a special place for him in my heart,’ she said. ‘He texts me all the time that I love you. I adore you. You’re the best wife, best mother.’
She continued: ‘We want the best for each other, I want him to be happy. He wants me to be happy. And that’s it. We’re going to be the best parents we could to our four daughters.’
The pair both faced 2014 convictions in connection with mail, wire and bankruptcy fraud.