With Teresa Giudice in jail, Bravo execs in charge of "Real Housewives of New Jersey" have to choose whether or not to delay continuation of the show until she is released or replace her.
If they go with the latter, which it seems might happen, Traci Lynn Johnson, wife of former New York Giants running back Tiki Barber, is a top option.
The NY Daily News reports that producers have tapped Johnson, a former "TODAY Show" correspondent and current Maxim model, to potentially replace Giudice and add a spark to a stagnant cast of newcomers.
"They don't know where it stands with Teresa doing the show or not doing the show or when she's getting out," a source told the NY Daily News. "So they're prepping for either way."
According to the report, contract negotiations with Johnson have already begun. It's not yet known if Barber would appear on the reality show.
Johnson would fit right in on the series. A source told the NY Daily News she is a "big, over-the-top personality."
Famously, Johnson married Barber eight days after his divorce in 2012. The two met while working on "TODAY," and shortly after Barber left his wife who was eight months pregnant.
