The director of “Fuhgeddabout Christmas”: it was the casting of “A dream come true” Teresa Giudice (exclusive)

theresa leads50, was a fan favorite in Real Housewives of New Jersey since the launch of reality show Bravo in 2009, which is why director and screenwriter Justina Valentino wanted the iconic ‘Queen of Jersey’ for their new VH1 Original Christmas movie, ‘Fuhgeddabout Christmas’, which opens tonight at 8pm. The ‘Wild ‘n Out’ star wrote, directed and produced the holiday movie, set in his hometown of New Jersey, and said hollywood life in an EXCLUSIVE interview because Teresa was at the top of her casting list. I’m a fan of Teresa. I always tell her, “You’re the Queen of Jersey.” She is amazing. She is a good person in real life. And she’s so funny.”

“The film is a mockumentary, and we have confessionals, and we all know that if anyone shines in a confessional, it’s Teresa,” Justina continued. “I just needed her to stop and be herself and who better than Teresa Giudice to be herself, she embodies the role. And it was great for her to show up because she actually she was filming “Housewives” the same day that she was filming for me. She’s been busy and busy, but she’s made time to come and it’s been so sweet.”

Teresa wasn’t the only “busy” star making time for the hilarious Christmas movie: Cannon, 42, also fits filming into his busy schedule. “Nick is always the type, he’ll always have your back,” Justina said of the ‘Wild ‘n Out’ creator. “I think because he’s a tycoon, I think when he sees the people he’s taken under his wing start doing things like that, he’s happy. He definitely thinks it’s crazy to see us go off on our own and leave the nest. When I asked him to do it, he said, “Yeah, I got you,” but I didn’t know if I’d be physically able to fit it into his schedule of him between all of his TV shows, all of his kids, all of his business ventures. he. all your works Sai, Nick, Cannon from “Holding a Job”. That man is working. So the fact that he was able to physically cancel his schedule for me to see and cameo, I’m so thankful for that. And you know, he’s the real St. Nicholas.

Nick will be very busy this holiday season being Santa to his 11 children, with another one on the way any minute. But luckily he has a seemingly endless list of concerts, including several The Masked Singer to keep all your socks full. As Nick’s fans know, he’s not only a host, actor and producer, he’s also a singer and rapper, a skill he brought to the set of “Fuhgeddabout Christmas.” In a purely impromptu moment, the “If I Was Your Man” singer freestyled in front of the cameras. “We actually got a little rap from Nick there,” Justina shared. “He also played a little freestyle. He stopped on set, we figured that’s what it was about and then he just put in his little flavor of nick cannon and shredded it.

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