Teresa Giudice Dating the Pool Contractor? Rumors Surface in Wake of Divorce News

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Teresa Giudice has always been defensive of her now-ex husband Joe Giudice. Since rising to fame with the beginning of 'The Real Housewives of New Jersey' back in 2009, she has notoriously stood by his side no matter the circumstance. From he was accused of using gay slurs to his reported infidelity, Teresa managed to keep it together and try to maintain their relationship to the best of her ability. However, that effort could have only been maintained for so long.

When Teresa's mother, Antonia Gorga, passed away in 2017, it made Giudice reevaluate her relationship with her husband. who she claimed was responsible for her not being able to spend the time she wanted with her mother prior to her death. She also felt anger towards the fact that her then-husband never took the time to accept responsiblity for the crimes that sent them both to prison. Once Joe was deported to Italy following a stay at an ICE facility, Teresa finally split from her husband of two decades.

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Although much of her tenure on the popular reality show tended to focus on her former husband's infidelity, rumors of Teresa cheating began to circulate during season 9 of the show.

Her many co stars began to speculate that the famed personality had begun to see a younger man. Following this, paparazzi managed to capture a series of photos that depict Giudice out and about with a younger man, which only further substantiated the claims that she had moved on from her husband.

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In season 10, the rumors were furthered when Giudice was filmed flirting with her pool contractor and former high school boyfriend, Anthony Delorenzo. The two spoke about their prior relationship during the filmed encounter and Giudice even went as far as to make references to his physique while they were talking, a clear indicator of flirting.

Later on in the season, during an outing to the Hamptons, Giudice doubled back on Delorenzo by showcasing shirtless photos of him to her friends.

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Despite all of these indicators, the reality star has remained fairly quiet about her divorce, with the only official indicator of its existence coming at the end credits of the last season of the show. On the other hand, ex-hisband Joe has been plenty vocal on the subject online, despite now living thousands of miles away in Italy.

"No matter how much energy and time I devoted to trying it failed. I did my best and put all efforts into making this a great experience for my family. I did try to address issues in the relationship that bothered me throughout the years in return [cameras] portrayed it as Criticism!" He wrote to his Instagram page.