Teresa Giudice may return to television earlier than fans anticipated.

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Although the Real Housewives of New Jersey star will remain behind bars until Dec. 23, a number of reports have surfaced recently, claiming Giudice will be featured on her husband Joe's upcoming Bravo spinoff.

"Teresa Giudice has figured out a way to make crime pay, because Bravo has opened its checkbook to her family for a special in which she makes guest appearances ... from the slammer," TMZ reported on Sunday. "We've learned Teresa will appear by jail telephone on a 2-part special, showing how Joe is caring for their 4 kids while his wife is serving out her 15-month sentence."

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The series, which will follow Joe and their children, Gia, Gabriella, Milania, and Audriana, will air prior to the seventh season of The Real Housewives of New Jersey, and chronicle the hardships faced by Joe and the children as their wife and mother, Giudice, remains incarcerated.

While Giudice will be unable to shoot scenes for the show, a couple of sources have confirmed her phone calls with ther children and Joe will be heard.

"Viewers will hear her checking in and talking to her family," a show source told E! News on Monday.

Giudice is currently serving a 15-month prison term at the Federal Correctional Institute in Danbury, Connecticut. Once her term is fulfilled, Joe will begin a 41-month term.