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NeNe Leakes Admits She ''Was Surprised'' by Teresa and Joe Giudice's Post-Sentencing Interview—Watch Now!

''It's just one of those things that you have to go through to know how you will really feel," the Bravo beauty dished to E! News

By Alyssa Toomey Oct 09, 2014 1:07 AMTags
Watch: NeNe Leakes on the Giudices' Post-Sentencing Interview

While NeNe Leakes is busy making headlines for her booming career—she will soon be making her Broadway debut and she's currently filming the final season of Glee—some of the star's fellow Housewives, including Teresa Giudice, have been the talk of the tabloids due to their legal troubles.

The Real Housewives of New Jersey star and her husband Joe Giudice were both sentenced to time in prison on fraud charges last week. Teresa received 15 months while Joe was sentenced to 41. Then, just days later, the parents of four appeared on Watch What Happens Live where they spoke at length about their struggles and admitted to being "shocked" when the judge read the verdict. 

But was it appropriate for Teresa and Joe to speak out about their sentencing so quickly after their final court date? E! News caught up with the always-fabulous NeNe Leakes on Wednesday, who weighed in on the couple's decision to chat with Andy Cohen and also shared her reaction to the couple's sentencing (more on that later!).  

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"I was surprised," the 46-year-old Bravo beauty admitted. "When I heard it, I was surprised that they were interviewing. It's just one of those things that you have to go through to know how you will really feel. So I can't really say how I would feel. Just thinking if that happened to me, I would be like ‘Oh my gosh, just nobody talk to me'…I'm thinking I would be that way, but I don't know? She maybe just said, 'Look, it's over.'

Leakes continued, saying that while the sentencing was devastating for the family, it at least offered the couple some closure. 

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"I do know that a big weight was lifted off of their shoulders...Like, the wait was over of, 'Are we going to go to jail? Are we not going to go to jail?' spending all this money on attorneys—the weight is lifted," she said. "We know what we're doing now, so you can start your life over after this. So it was a weight lifted off their shoulders. Maybe they felt like, 'Ugh, we can breathe. I'm gonna go to jail, you're going to go to jail. We can breathe, so maybe we can do interviews.'"

She added: "I mean, I don't know. I don't think I could do it." 

Leakes also shared her reaction to Teresa and Joe's sentencing and she even dished on the recent reports claiming she's the highest paid Bravo reality TV celebrity.

So be sure to tune in to E! News tonight at 7:00 and 11:00 p.m. for lots more scoop from the sweet and sassy NeNe! 

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