The Real Housewives of New Jersey star Teresa Giudice shared the candid prologue to her upcoming fifth book, Standing Strong, exclusively with Us Weekly. Check out the full excerpt — titled “My ‘Glamourous’ Life” — below, and pick up Standing Strong when it hits bookstores on Tuesday, October 3! It was just before midnight, and I could barely keep my eyes open. I was absolutely exhausted. I was drained physically, emotionally, and spiritually.

Before making it big in Hollywood, many A-list stars got their start as a Mouseketeer on The Mickey Mouse Club. The variety show — which was created by Walt Disney himself — began in 1955 but was rebranded and revived several times throughout history. When the Disney Channel was launched in 1983, reruns of the original show began to air and grew popular amongst young viewers. The Mickey Mouse Club‘s resurgence led to the creation of the most notable revival, the 1989 installment titled The All-New Mickey Mouse Club, also known as MMC.

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