'I think he'll make a great president': Real Housewives of New Jersey star Teresa Giudice endorses Donald Trump after serving nearly a year in prison for fraud (too bad she can't vote for him)

She has not been out of prison long, but Teresa Giudice says she already knows who she is voting for in the upcoming election.

The Real Housewives of New Jersey star - who came in fifth place on Celebrity Apprentice in 2012 - did not flinch when asked who she was endorsing on Watch What Happens Live this week.

'Of course I'm gonna vote for Donald Trump,' she told host Andy Cohen.

'I think he's amazing. I think he'll make a great president.'

Unfortunately, Giudice appears to be misinformed about her voting rights. As a convicted felon, she won't be able to cast a vote in any election until she finishes her parole. 

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'Of course I'm gonna vote for Donald Trump': Teresa Giudice in one of her first interviews since her release

Candid conversation: Chat show host Andy Cohen (pictured) grilled Teresa about her time in a federal prison, and expressed shock when she said she intended to vote for Donald Trump 

Giudice was released from prison on December 23, after spending 11 months behind bars on several fraud convictions. She was released early, and was recently let off house arrest, but she still has two years of parole before she'll be allowed to register to vote again in February 2018.

Giudice's answer seemed to take Cohen aback. Giudice then asked who he would be voting for.

'I haven't decided yet, but I'm pretty sure I'm not voting for Donald Trump,' he said.

'Oh, my God!' Giudice exclaimed.

It was the 43-year-old's first interview with Cohen since getting out of prison, which she said was the hardest thing she has ever had to do.  

'I felt like I was dying, in reality, that's how I felt,' she said on Tuesday night, the first of the two-part interview. 

One more vote: On top of other questionable celebrities who have recently endorsed him - such as Tila Tequila - Donald Trump has got another endorsement, this one from Teresa Giudice

The boss: Guidice (front row, second right) was a contestant on Celebrity Apprentice in 2012 and came fifth in Donald Trump's show 

'I was numb, I was going through the motions, when you first get there, they strip search you, you have to bend down, cough, I felt humiliated,' confessed the 43-year-old reality star of her first days behind bars.

While she praised her fellow inmates as 'really nice' she described some filthy conditions.

'There was urine stains and blood stains on the mattress, it was disgusting. The other girls helped me make my bed, I was exhausted,' complained the reality star who has just served an 11.5 month sentence at a federal prison in Danbury, Connecticut.

She was incarcerated after pleading guilty in 2014 to multiple offenses, including conspiracy to commit wire fraud and bankruptcy fraud.

Previously she had told her husband Joe, 43, that the prison was like a 'low budget spa' where she had time to 'work out every day'

'I really just told him that so he wouldn't worry,' said the brunette, who left behind four daughters: Gia, 15; Gabriella, 12; Milania, 10, and six-year-old Audriana.

'It wasn't really like that,' she backtracked.

Giudice was released from prison on December 23 and was kept under house arrest until last Friday.

She wore a burnt orange jumpsuit to the interview.

'I thought you'd never want to see another jumpsuit,' joked Cohen, 47, who is executive producer of the colossal Real Housewives franchise.

Giudice was on the show to tout her new book Turning The Tables.

New book: The reality star was promoting her new book, Turning The Tables: From Housewife to Inmate and Back Again

Talking of the amount of 'lady banging' that was happening in the prison she said she'd nicknamed one area the 'boom boom room'.

She even had a message for her former convicts.

'I love you girls, I miss you,' she cooed, blowing kisses to the camera.

Mother of four: Teresa left behind four young daughters when she went to prison

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'I hope they're watching,' she said, while noting that the Bravo channel was played in the prison 'all the time'.

Still unwilling to admit that she knew about her husband's large scale fraud she said: 'I'm going to make sure I understand fully before signing any other papers in the future'.

'No one is perfect in life, we all fall down,' she frowned, while claiming that she 'never' felt resentful of her husband, who committed the crimes and is due to serve his sentence next.

'I live with the man. I know he didn't mean to harm me in any way,' she said.

No resentment: Andy asked Teresa if she resented her husband Joe (pictured) and she said that she didn't

She then rebuffed all rumours that Joe had been cheating on her – noting that one 'friend' of theirs had framed her husband with 'a blonde girl' in order to sell the story.

'We found out that he was having money problems,' she explained.

'So you didn't believe any of the reports?' asked Cohen.

'No…If I didn't want to be with Joe I wouldn't be with Joe,' she said.

On release Giudice had come home to a new Lexus from her husband – a flashy move that had caused some controversy with viewers.

Special guest: Teresa was appearing on a two-part special One-on-One on Bravo

The car was decorated with a giant red bow.

'He [Joe] didn't put the bow on it…Lexus did it, they knew a lot of paparazzi would be there so they got a lot of publicity out of that,' she said calling the car makers 'smart'.

The TV personality said that watching the spin-off show Teresa Checks In was traumatic for her.

The miniseries documented how her family was managing while she was locked up.

'Breaks my heart,' she sniffed, wiping her eyes.

'I prayed for them every day,' she breathed, while noting that her husband 'did good' at looking after everyone in her absence.

Constant prayer: The reality star said she constantly prayed for her family while incarcerated

Cohen described his interview with her sister Melissa Gorga – where she said she hadn't been approved for a visit.

'Things weren't the greatest between us,' admitted Giudice, while conceding that she loves her brother 'and Melissa' and appreciates the help they offered to Joe and her children.

While inside Giudice said she crocheted a Jewish star onto a bookmark as a gift for Cohen.

'I didn't get it,' he complained.

After eating basic food in the clink she said she was thrilled to have lobster for her first meal as a free woman.

The second part of Teresa One-on-One will air on Wednesday on Bravo.