Teresa Giudice, who made her grand bodybuilding debut over the weekend, has never felt more confident.
“I feel like I look sexier,” the “Real Housewives of New Jersey” star, 46, told Us Weekly. “This is the most confident I’ve felt after my kids. This is the best I’ve ever felt since having Gia.”
Giudice, and imprisoned husband Joe, have four daughters — Gia, 17, Gabriella, 13, Milania, 12, and Audriana, 8.
On Saturday, she placed third in the NPC South Jersey Bodybuilding Championships swimsuit competition.
“I love the way my arms and back look,” she added. “All my clothes are big on me. My body drastically changed because of yoga, but this was even more extreme. It debunks the myth that if you’re over 40, you can’t look good.”
As Teresa explains, Joe wasn’t initially on board with her quest to become a bodybuilder.
“Joe used to always say, ‘You’re not doing that.’ I don’t think he wanted me on stage in a bathing suit. Then he recently said, ‘You know what, you should do it.’ He’s been so supportive, he’s so happy for me.”
Up next, Teresa will try landing first place at her next competition.
“I’m very competitive,” she said. “I want to win next time.”