Teresa Giudice Recalls Interaction With Taylor Swift: 'Do You Know Who I Am?'

Teresa Giudice has spoken out about the viral snapshot featuring her alongside Taylor Swift at Coachella, describing the singer as "the sweetest person ever."

"I didn't want to ask her for a photo because I didn't want to bother her," Giudice said on E! News, explaining that her husband, Louis Ruelas urged her to go up to Swift at the festival.

"Jennifer Aydin [who's] on my show, she loves her," the reality star said of her Real Housewives of New Jersey costar. "I'm like, 'Alright, I'm doing this for Jennifer Aydin.'"

Giudice also asked Swift the question on many fans' minds — "Do you know who I am?" to which Swift responded that she did, leading to a shared photo moment.

She also shared the anecdote during an episode of The Talk, which aired on Monday, May 7, expressing, "I'm such a Swiftie now" following their interaction. She further emphasized, "She's such a sweetheart. She really was."

"I'm all about that. Listen, we should all be amazing to each other, lift each other up," Giudice continued on E! News. "She touched my heart. There are some people that I have met — I'm not going to say who — that act like who they are and I love that [Swift] was so down to earth."

Several Bravo-Swifites were loving this unusual collab when Ruelas posted the photo via Instagram in April. "Two absolute QUEENS, Taylor Swift and my stunning wife @teresagiudice 💖," he wrote as the caption, adding in hashtags like "#girlpower" and "#queens".

"Best pic i've seen come out of coachella," one Instagram user commented. "This is so iconic," another wrote. Another user on X (formerly know as Twitter), wrote "​​Hang this in the louvre."

Even Aydin, whom Giudice cited as a motivating factor for approaching Swift, chimed in on the photo. "Ok- I'm finally jealous of something!!," she exclaimed.

Correction 5/9/24, 11:40 a.m. ET: This article was updated to properly reflect the spelling of Taylor Swift's name.