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Meanwhile, Teresa Giudice has graciously gifted us a shining example of Photoshop finesse—or lack thereof—while posing for a bikini snap with Larsa Pippen.
On July 6, the 52-year-old star of Real Housewives of New Jersey decided to get artsy with a digitally altered picture in celebration of Pippen’s half-century mark. Unfortunately, the result looked more like a postcard error than a sunny beach day, as Giudice’s photo-editing skills seemed to have gone on vacation.
Viewers were quick to capitalize on the moment, with many of Giudice’s 2.3 million followers hilariously critiquing the evident Photoshop blunder. One charming soul quipped, “It’s giving Zoom background,” while another chimed in with, “This is the kind of beach trip I can afford!” Clearly, the digital ocean has room for humor.
Fans continued to unleash their creative genius upon the photo, artfully relocating Giudice and Pippen to locales as diverse as the Pyramids of Giza and the Love Island villa. Honestly, who wouldn’t want their underwhelming Photoshop journey to be immortalized at Buckingham Palace?
In a glare of lovely irony, Giudice started to share these fan-made masterpieces on her Instagram Story—it’s like giving a nod to creativity while standing in the rubble of digital catastrophe. Podcast host Christian Gray Snow joined the fun, creating a carousel of the dynamic duo “traveling” from the Eiffel Tower to the Great Wall of China, captioning it with utter cheekiness: “Larsa & Tre Round the World.” A socio-political commentary disguised as a vacation diary, anyone?
As Giudice prepares for Season 14 of RHoNJ—a show she graced since its genesis in 2009—let’s not forget her little detour behind bars. After a scandalous fall from grace involving 39 federal counts of fraud, her ex-husband Joe enjoyed a bit of an extended vacation himself. Following their 2019 divorce, he made a hasty exit from the US; perhaps he learned to Photoshop better while residing in the Bahamas.
