Originally appeared on E! Online
This girls trip hit its first bump in the road.
Indeed, Vicki Gunvalson and Teresa Giudice quickly butted heads during the premiere episode of The Real Housewives Ultimate Girls Trip: Roaring 20th while reminiscing about 20 years of Housewives drama—which has included more than a few legal sagas.
“The past 15 years, I know everybody thinks ‘I’m on TV and it’s so fun,'” Giudice told the confessional cameras during the Aug. 9 season six premiere. “It’s not fun.”
The Real Housewives of New Jersey star looked back on her 11 months while chatting with costars Porsha Williams, Kyle Richards and Luann de Lesseps about their journeys on Bravo.
“I’ve gone away,” Giudice explained during a yacht ride in Orange County. “I signed a refinance that my ex-husband told me to sign, he used my credit. Never in a million years did I think I was going to go to jail for that.”
As she recalled it was financial decisions made by now-ex Joe Giudice—who served 41 months before being deported to Italy—while running a construction and mortgage business that led her to face “mortgage fraud.”
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As she put it, “He didn’t pay taxes for 10 years. So the government came knocking on our door.”
And while most of the Skinny Italian author’s costars expressed empathy for Giudice’s side of the story, Gunvalson had a different take. Especially as the reality star prides herself on running her life insurance company, Coto Insurance.
“I never want to know any of this!” Gunvalson remarked amid a physical reaction to Giudice’s explanation. “I pay my taxes on time, all the time, no penalties, no interest, no nothing.”
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In fact, the Real Housewives of Orange County OG offered to school Giudice for her future business endeavors, adding, “You might have a financial lesson later sometime this week.”
And while Gunvalson was resolute in her opinion, she ultimately found common ground with Giudice. After all, the RHOC personality once faced serious allegations due to ex-partner Brooks Ayers‘ admittedly showing forged medical documents on RHOC.
“I get what she’s saying. You were the product of what happened,” Gunvalson conceded. “But it gets complicated when there’s a business involved, and you always have to file your taxes.”
As for whether Giudice and Gunvalson can past their awkward moment on the rest of the road trip, the Special Forces alum confessed she wasn’t entirely convinced.
“If Vicki keeps poking the bear,” Giudice said, “who knows I might be flipping her off this boat. We don’t know.”
UGT airs Sundays at 9 p.m. ET.
To see where Giudice, Gunvalson and more sit on E!’s ranking of the best Housewives to grace Bravo, keep reading.
175-178. The Real Housewives of D.C.
Bravo’s ill-fated attempt at highlighting our nation’s capital brought together four women so forgettable you’d be forgiven for erasing them from your memory—though their names are Mary Amons, Lynda Erkiletian, Cat Ommanney and Stacie Scott Turner—and one so desperate for fame that she gate-crashed a party at the White House. More on her later.
174. Kimberly Bryant, The Real Housewives of Orange County
173. Tammy Knickerbocker, The Real Housewives of Orange County
172. DeShawn Snow, The Real Housewives of Atlanta
Once upon a time, DeShawn starred on the same TV show as NeNe Leakes. Surprising, we know.
171. Elizabeth Lyn Vargas, The Real Housewives of Orange County
This one-season Housewife brought nothing to the Orange County table.
170. Jennie Nguyen, The Real Housewives of Salt Lake City
169. Quinn Fry, The Real Housewives of Orange County
Her defining trait was “cougar.”
168. Jen Armstrong, The Real Housewives of Orange County
The Orange County doctor was never a source of drama during season 16 and her brief marriage troubles with eternally shirtless husband Ryne (or Ryan?) were less than riveting. However, we will never forget Dr. Jen getting absolutely wasted on wine during the Dubrows’ insanely awkward—yet wildly entertaining—dinner party.
167: Annemarie Wiley, The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills
The nurse anesthetist’s flop first season can be summed up in one cringe-worthy word we hope we never hear again: Esophagus-gate.
166. Katie Rost, The Real Housewives of Potomac
Katie loved to talk about her charity work, but…didn’t do much else on screen. She was one and done, only to come back and not contribute much as a friend. Leaving the cast trip early? A Housewives no-no.
165. Charrisse Jackson Jordan, The Real Housewives of Potomac
Her marriage problems were on full display the two seasons she was a full-time Housewife…that and her champagne room are the two memorable things about Charrisse.
164. Shamari DeVoe, The Real Housewives of Atlanta
A one-and-done Housewife, Shamari was at least fun?
163. Peggy Sulahian, The Real Housewives of Orange County
While it was nice to see some diversity in the lily-white O.C., Peggy ultimately proved to be a frustrating presence in season 12. The fights she chose to pick were bizarre, and often involving someone using a word she simply didn’t understand, and her decision to simply hide out in her room for an entire day during the trip to Iceland proved that she wasn’t really cut out for this Real Housewives life.
162. Nneka Ihim, The Real Housewives of Potomac
Instead of bonding with fellow Nigerian costar Wendy Osefo during season eight, Nneka’s first season storyline centered entirely around her allegedly accusing Wendy’s mom of being a witch (yes, seriously). We wish we could have seen the two bond over their shared culture rather than fighting with no resolve.
161. Noella Bergener, The Real Housewives of Orange County
Noella spun through season 16 like a tornado of frantic energy. While her personal struggles were somewhat compelling (her husband James up and left the country and asked for a divorce right before filming started), it was her constant drama with queen bee Heather Dubrow that helped her not land completely at the bottom of the list. Maybe with more time and another season, we’ll warm up to Mrs. Bergener.
160. Siggy Flicker, The Real Housewives of New Jersey
From peacekeeper in her first season to unrelenting complaints about a thrown cake and unfounded claims of anti-Semitism in her second (and last) season, we’re not sure we’ve ever seen a quicker Real Housewives fall from grace than this one.
159. Amber Marchese, RHONJ
Everything Amber and her husband Jim did seemed to reek of desperation. Plus, he was involved in more of the drama than she was. Not a good look.
158. Karent Sierra, The Real Housewives of Miami
All we remember about Karent is that she was a dentist and none of her co-stars seemed to like her at all. Next!
157. Cristy Rice,The Real Housewives of Miami
This was a real person with a show on Bravo. We promise.
156. Jules Wainstein, The Real Housewives of New York City
As one of RHONY‘s more recent one-and-dones, Jules’ tenure was too brief to rank any higher. However, she sure did deliver her fair share of drama.
155: Amanda Francis, The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills
Hate is a strong word, but it’s hard to remember anyone who was as swiftly disliked by Bravo fans as RHOBH‘s season 15 newbie Amanda Francis.
The author, financial advisor and self-professed “Money Queen” rubbed not only her castmates the wrong way, audiences were also put off by Amanda’s obsession with material things and questionable career advise.
But it was her refusal to engage in any sort of confrontation with her castmates that truly signaled she wasn’t made out to be a Housewife. It’s a hard job, and not everybody is meant to do it…which is why she exited after just one season.
153-154. Teresa Aprea and Nicole Napolitano, RHONJ
So unnecessary they couldn’t even get individual taglines.
152. Nina Ali, The Real Housewives of Dubai
Much like co-star Sara Al Madani, Nina exemplified a multidimensional, successful Arab woman who is blending modern life with centuries-old cultural traditions. She avoided most of the season one drama and was sometimes overshadowed by her co-stars’ bigger, louder personalities.
151. Taleen Marie, The Real Housewives of Dubai
Taleen was a nice addition to RHODubai‘s sophomore season, but we only have one season to judge her on.
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