Teresa Giudiceis extra thankfulthis holiday season.
TheReal Housewives of New Jerseystar, 50, tells PEOPLE about her Christmas plans withhusbandof four monthsLuis “Louie” Ruelas.
“I’m hosting Christmas Eve, and Louie’s family is coming over,” says Giudice, 50. “[My daughters] are going to be home, and [Ruelas’s son] Nicholas is coming too.”
Though this marks their first Christmas as husband and wife, Giudice says it won’t feel too different from previous years.
“It’s been special because we spent already two Christmases together. Our first Christmas, I had his whole family at my house. We met in July, and that first Christmas I had his whole family at my house where I used to live. They all came and it was so beautiful,” Giudice recalls. “And I felt like we were married last year ‘cause we were living together.”
“Last year, everyone was here — his brother, sister, everybody came last year — and this year it’s smaller,” she adds. “But I’m grateful that we had last year, that everybody was with us.”
Luis Ruelas and Teresa Giudice.Charles Sykes/Bravo/NBCU Photo Bank/Getty
Giudice and Ruelas, 47, began dating in 2020after meeting at the Jersey Shore andgot engagedin October 2021. A large part of their relationship wasdocumented on season 12 ofRHONJ, in which Giudice fiercely defended Ruelas from her castmates amidongoing rumors about his past.
Bravo cameras filmed the wedding event, which will be featured ona specialexpected to air after the conclusion ofRHONJ’s upcoming 13th season, premiering Feb. 7.
The realitystar previouslyreflected on her favorite momentsfrom her wedding, telling PEOPLE, “When the doors opened and I began my walk down the aisle to ‘Ave Maria’, it was so magical and so surreal.”
“Seeing the people that I love, my friends and family, many of whom were crying and each step getting closer to the altar, seeing the smiles and tears on my girls faces and the smiles on Louie’s sons’ faces and then standing there face to face with the love of my life, the man I am going to spend the rest of my life with, this is my favorite memory from my wedding,” she added.
Teresa Giudice and Luis Ruelas.Teresa Giudice Instagram
Throughout their relationship, Giudice hasn’t been shy to gush about her love and attraction for Ruelas.
In August, Giudice appeared at the Live! Casino and Hotel in Philadelphia for an event alongside alongside fellowHousewivesstarsDorinda MedleyandDolores Catania. During the live Q&A, the mother of four revealed that she and Ruelas hadsex five times a dayduring theirEuropean honeymoon.
“We’re very hot and steamy and I think that’s the way you have to be,” she added. “I’m really so attracted to him, and vice versa, and I love every minute of it. You have to be! Otherwise, why would I get married?”
Giudice also spoke about how she hoped tomake her husband proudwhile competing onDancing with the Starsthis fall.
“My husband is Latino so he definitely has the moves,” she said. “So I definitely have to make him proud. He dances amazing. So I have to make him and his family proud.”
She also credited Ruelas for helping fans see the “real” side of her “and not theTeresa Giudicethat everyone’s trying to trigger.”
“Sort of proud of myself, and thanks to my amazing husband that helped me to get this way. He really calms me down and keeps me very zen, very namaste. So yes, I needed that in my life,” she said. “See, God was looking out for me. He’s totally my soul mate.”
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Season 13 ofThe Real Housewives of New Jerseypremieres Feb. 7 at 9 p.m. ET on Bravo.
source: people.com
