Teresa Giudice recalls meeting Taylor Swift in VIP area at Coachella – after their selfie went viral: ‘I’m such a Swiftie now’

Teresa Giudice recalled meeting Taylor Swift at Coachella during Tuesday’s episode of The Talk — after the duo’s selfie went viral last month.

The RHONJ star, 51, gushed that the singer, 34, was a ‘total sweetheart’ as she detailed the chance encounter in the festival’s VIP area.

Teresa said it was her husband Luis Ruelas, 49, who first spotted Swift and her boyfriend Travis Kelce, 34.

But with Swift being among the most famous people in the world, it was an opportunity that Teresa couldn’t pass up.

Swift also happens to be her BFF Jennifer Aydin’s favorite star.

‘I was like, “I’m gonna do this for Jennifer Aydin [because she] loves Taylor Swift,”‘ she declared.

When Teresa finally worked up the courage to approach Swift, she was happy to learn that the multi-Grammy Award-winner knew exactly who she was.

‘I asked her, “Do you know who I am?” And she said, “Yeah,”‘ Teresa recalled with a smile.

It was then that Teresa asked to take a picture with the Pennsylvania native.

‘I said, “Can I take a picture with you?” And her bodyguard moved [out of the way] and then we took a picture together.’

After taking the photo, Teresa’s husband Luis uploaded it to Instagram and it instantly went viral as fans marveled at the unlikely duo.

Teresa said that she’s a ‘Swiftie’ now and that Taylor was a total ‘sweetheart’ to her.

‘I have to say, Taylor Swift was so sweet. I’m such a Swiftie now. I’m such a fan. She was such a sweetheart. She really was,’ she told the show’s co-hosts.

Teresa said it was her husband Luis Ruelas , 49, who first spotted Swift and her boyfriend Travis Kelce, 34; Swift and Kelce seen at Coachella on April 13

‘All of a sudden, Taylor and her boyfriend [Travis] start walking by and pass us, right next to us, and my husband is like, “Babe, that’s Taylor Swift!” And I’m like, “Oh my God,”‘ she said

Teresa told The Talk co-host Jerry O’Connell that she typically avoids asking celebrities for their photo because ‘I don’t like to bother them.’ But with Swift being among the most famous people in the world, it was an opportunity that Teresa couldn’t pass up

Swift also happens to be her BFF Jennifer Aydin’s favorite star. ‘I was like, “I’m gonna do this for Jennifer Aydin [because she] loves Taylor Swift,”‘ she declared; Aydin and Giudice in 2022

Also in the VIP pit was Teresa’s favorite singer Justin Bieber.

But the Bravolebrity was too nervous to ask the Baby hitmaker, 30, for a selfie.

‘I wanted to ask him [for a photo] and then I just didn’t because I didn’t want to bother him,’ she explained.

Teresa added that Justin, like Taylor, is a ‘sweetheart.’

Her selfie with Taylor has racked up over 14,000 ‘likes’ on Instagram.

Luis, who wed the Bravo star in 2022, shared the photo with fans on April 14.

‘Two absolute QUEENS, Taylor Swift and my stunning wife,’ he captioned the image before adding hashtags ‘#GirlPower,’ ‘#Queens,’#Blessed’ and ‘#Coachella.’

Swift wore a dark jacket and a green backwards baseball cap over her blonde locks, which were styled with face-framing bangs.

Meanwhile, Teresa was clad in a pink cowboy hat. She added a knit, netted, white cardigan with specks of yellow throughout.

When Teresa finally worked up the courage to approach Swift, she was happy to learn that the multi-Grammy Award-winner knew exactly who she was; Taylor seen in February

‘I asked her, “Do you know who I am?” And she said, “Yeah,”‘ Teresa recalled with a smile

Teresa had nothing but nice things to say about Swift and even said that the meeting turned her into a ‘Swiftie’

Teresa and Luis pictured at Coachella in April

Teresa’s BFF and Real Housewives co-star Aydin was among the first to comment.

She wrote underneath the post: ‘Ok- [I’m] finally jealous of something!!’

Teresa and Taylor both attended the festival’s first weekend in Indio, California, where the likes of Lana Del Rey, Tyler, The Creator and Doja Cat headlined.

Taylor and Travis, who have been romantically linked since summer 2023, made a surprise appearance at day two of weekend one as they were spotted watching Ice Spice’s Coachella set.

The power couple stayed at the exclusive The Madison Club in La Quinta, California as a last hoorah before Swift embarked on the European leg of her Eras Tour in May.

Teresa and Luis called their 2024 Coachella experience ‘unforgettable experience’ as they documented their time in the desert on Instagram.