Joe Giudice Opens Up To 'Entertainment For Tonight' Before Starting Prison Sentence

NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) -- Joe Giudice opened up this week about family, prison, and possible deportation in an exclusive interview with "Entertainment Tonight."

The "Real Housewives of New Jersey" star became emotional as he opened up about his crises. He was sentenced to 41 months in prison for bankruptcy fraud and is set to begin serving his term this month.

Afterward, he could possibly be deported back to Italy upon release since he is not a U.S. citizen.

He met exclusively with ET's Jennifer Peros alongside his wife, Teresa, the Renwick Hotel, 118 E. 40th St.

"Anything can happen, you know? There is nothing in life that is certain," Joe Giudice told ET. "We will deal with that when I get out."

Teresa Giudice recently finished her sentence, also for bankruptcy fraud. She served 11 months of a 15-month sentence.

She had some advice for her husband about life behind bars.

"After everything we've been through, the biggest thing is don't trust anyone. I think that's the easy part going to jail. I think it's what they put you through before you go," Teresa Giudice said. "They try to mentally and physically break you down -- that's the hardest part of everything."

Joe Giudice said he and his wife's legal troubles have weighed hard on their four daughters who, despite their young age, understand the situation their father is facing.

"They go on computers, they know everything," Joe Giudice told ET when asked if their kids knew why he was going to be away from home for the next 41 months. "I mean my daughter Milania tells me, 'You're going away for a lot more months than mommy.'"

Meanwhile, Teresa Giudice was candid about what she would miss the most by not having her husband at home.

"I'm going to miss sleeping with him at night and cuddling with him," Teresa Guidice told ET, jokingly adding: "I'm going to miss the passion, and I can't say any more than that."

The Giudices admitted hiding assets from bankruptcy creditors and submitting phony loan applications to get some $5 million in mortgages and construction loans.

A judge had staggered the couple's sentences so that one of them could be home with their daughters at all times.