Teresa Giudice of " The Real Housewives of New Jersey" has a lot on her plate right now.
Despite having to juggle caring for her children and worrying about her upcoming sentencing, the reality television star is reportedly making the most out of any of her RHONJ co-stars for season six.
Teresa Giudice will reportedly be getting a salary of $700,000 while new RHONJ cast members Teresa Aprea, Amber Marchese and Nicole Napolitano make $60,000 and Melissa Gorga pulls in $250,000, according to Examiner.com.
Although her paycheck is quite hefty, Giudice will reportedly be using that money for legal fees due to her upcoming sentencing.
"Despite that huge paycheck, most of that money is going to pay for Joe and Teresa's legal fees. There will also be expected fines assessed to the couple when they are finally sentenced in September, and Teresa has been told that could be up to $250,000," a source stated on July 17.
Teresa Giudice and her husband Joe are currently awaiting their September 2014 sentencing after they were indicted on 39-counts of fraud last July and plead guilty to many of them in March of this year, according to Examiner.
"The family has hardly any other income coming in, and everyone knows that Teresa has been the sole breadwinner for some time. The problem is that Teresa hasn't scaled back on shopping sprees, especially for their daughter," the insider for the gossip website added.
Although the drama on RHONJ is always entertaining, season 6 has been bringing in the show's lowest ratings yet.
The ladies brought in their lowest viewership for a single episode last Sunday, according to RadarOnline.com. The July 20 episode reportedly only brought in 1.6 million viewers, the New Jersey franchise's lowest ratings ever.
As ratings drop, Teresa Giudice might be the first to go on the cast, according to the gossip website.
"Teresa was notified by Bravo on Friday that her appearance on Sunday's show was being canceled," a Bravo Insider told Radar.
The source added, "Bravo bosses are starting to think that Teresa just isn't worth keeping around if her diva behavior continues. The network is very sensitive to the fact that she is facing a looming prison sentence, and has tried to work with her during this difficult time."
