An emotional Teresa Giudice broke down as she sipped red wine with a friend on Friday afternoon.
The outing came as the Real Housewives Of New Jersey star faced up to the fact that her husband Joe Giudice will not be released from prison next week as originally scheduled.
Teresa, who has ditched her wedding ring in recent days, sat in a New Jersey restaurant with her friend, sharing a bottle of wine as she talked, tearfully.
Taking the occasional phone call, the mother-of-four looked distressed and unhappy.
Not good news: Teresa Giudice breaks down as she sips wine in New Jersey on Friday after ditching wedding ring... as Joe's prison release is cancelled ahead of deportation ruling
Teresa's 46-year-old husband Joe's release date had been scheduled for March 14, but the Federal Bureau of Prisons has now listed the date as 'unknown', as his deportation appeal hangs in the balance.
Giudice is currently serving a 41-month sentence for fraud, and as part of the ruling he was ordered to return back to his native country Italy after serving his time.
However, the Executive Office now say Giudice's deportation case is actually under review - leaving him likely to remain behind bars until a decision can be reached.
Uncertain future: Teresa, who has ditched her wedding ring in recent days, sat sharing a bottle of wine as she talked, tearfully
Teresa's 46-year-old husband Joe's release date had been scheduled for March 14, but the Federal Bureau of Prisons has now listed the date as 'unknown', as his deportation appeal hangs in the balance
'The custodial aspect of Mr. Giudice’s federal sentence does in fact expire on or about March 14, 2019,' Teresa Giudice’s attorney James J. Leonard Jr. told
