Teresa Giudice claims that she’s unwittingly traded friendship and family for fame as one of the cast members of the Bravo hit, The Real Housewives of New Jersey.

Teresa, 39, exclusively tells Star magazine she’s had falling-outs with castmates Caroline Manzo and Jacqueline Laurita, as well as her brother Joey Gorga, since the show’s popularity made her a full-fledged reality star.

In a shocking development, RadarOnline.com has learned Teresa Giudice's macho husband Joe wasn't the one who put up his dukes first during the big brawl with his brother-in-law over the weekend. It was his mom!

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"There were no punches thrown other than by Joe Giudice's parents," a source, who was at the baptism reception in New Jersey, told RadarOnline.com exclusively.