'Real Housewives' star Teresa Giudice shows off muscles at bodybuilding competition

Canoe.com - Expect to see a totally different Teresa Giudice when you tune into season nine of Real Housewives of New Jersey.

The reality star is now a full blown bodybuilder much to the surprise of her fans. She competed in the NPC South Jersey Bodybuilding Championships on Saturday, showing off her new physique and toned arms while wearing a glittery purple bikini and Lucite heels.

According to Page Six, a source said the 46-year-old “has been training since December for five or six times per week” and has “drastically” changed her diet.

Giudice’s focus on fitness is a far cry from her previous day-to-day life which cost her 15 months behind bars for mail, wire, and bankruptcy fraud before being released in 2015.

She doesn’t have any plans to compete in the future for now as “[she] just wanted to challenge herself physically,” but after finishing in third in the 40-plus division, that might change.

On hand to witness her impressive finish in the competition was her brother, Joe Gorga, and trainer, Tara Zito.

As for her husband, Joe Giudice, he’s still serving a 41-month sentence for the same charges.