'Real Housewives of New Jersey' star Teresa Giudice free from house arrest; what's next now?

Teresa and sister-in-law, Melissa Gorga. Instagram/TeresaGiudice

"Real Housewives of New Jersey" star Teresa Giudice celebrates her freedom as she is now free from house arrest.

Giudice, who has served 11 months in prison for fraud and was released in December last year, has been freed from house arrest for six weeks. Her lawyer, James J. Leonard Jr., confirmed the news to People, adding that the reality star is no longer wearing her ankle bracelet.

Although Giudice has been granted freedom, she's not totally off the hook just yet.

"The restitution has been paid in full and what remains is a two-year period of supervised release, the terms of which we will remain in full compliance with," Leonard, Jr. explained to People.

Nevertheless, it's still an important milestone for the actress. Her lawyer also told E! Online that Giudice is "very excited and very much looking forward to starting a new chapter in her life."

Now that Giudice is free from confinement, what's next for the New Jersey housewife?

According to NJ.com, the mother of four has started filming for season 7 of "Real Housewives of New Jersey. She reportedly shot episodes with her sister-in-law, Melissa Gorga; her friend and favorite enemy, Jacqueline Laurita; and other newbies of the show. However, Bravo has not confirmed if and when the series will be renewed.

She will also be at Ridgewood's Bookends Bookstore on Feb. 10 at 7 p.m. EST, the bookstore's Facebook page announces. She will be signing her book, "Turning the Tables," which will be out on Feb. 9. She will also be making multiple stops for her book signing at different outlets of Barnes & Noble. Check out her schedule here.

Apart from promoting her memoir, Giudice is expected to spend some quality time with her husband, Joe, who was sentenced to 41 months in prison also for fraud and will begin serving his time this March.

 

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