Rachel Fuda didn’t expect her week to end with an emergency exorcism.
The “Real Housewives of New Jersey” star, 32, explains in an exclusive chat with Pvnew why she immediately called on a priest to help rid her home of any unfriendly spirits after hearing an eerie voice in the background of a video she filmed for TikTok.
“I was petrified when I heard it,” Fuda says, recalling the bone-chilling moment that occurred while editing a simple clip showing her applying makeup in her luxe closet, while also answering fans’ questions.
“I did not hear the voice last night, I only heard it this morning when I went to edit the video,” she elaborates.
“I have never heard any sounds or noises like this in my house or my videos before.”
Fuda recapped the terrifying incident in a separate TikTok, telling her followers that she was “freaking out” over the spooky sound — which can be heard loud and clear, even if the message isn’t fully legible.
“The No. 1 comment on my TikTok was that I needed to call a priest,” she tells us, noting that she phoned her family’s go-to minister “three times before 10 a.m.” to perform a purification ritual at his earliest convenience.
“I called him this morning and he was at my door within a couple hours,” adds Fuda. “He was pretty shocked by what he heard in the video.”
The Bravolebrity, who joined “RHONJ” in 2023’s Season 13, says she escorted the priest to her closet where he proceeded to sprinkle the room with holy water.
“And he recited some prayers along with giving me some faithful guidance and reassurance,” she continues. “He did a special blessing for me, blessed the kids’ rooms and then blessed the house with holy water.”
The mom of three — who shares young daughters, Gianella and Giuliana, and parents adopted son Jaiden, 16, with husband John Fuda — says that her little ones are unaware of the paranormal activity or the priest’s involvement in expelling it.
“The girls had no idea any of this was going on and were napping the entire time the priest was here,” she says, mentioning that she and John, 35, planned to have him bless their Garden State manse but were waiting until the new build was completely finished.
“This priest has been in the Fuda family a long time. He married John and I, he’s blessed all of our children,” Rachel explains.
“However, we were waiting to have our house finished before we had it blessed by the priest. But that changed today.”
The reality TV personality, who was raised in the Catholic Church, admits that she also consulted a psychic in the wake of her frightening encounter with the supernatural. In a welcome twist, the soothsayer provided an assessment that put the Fudas at ease.
“I showed the video to my psychic and she said it was my [late] grandfather saying, ‘I love you,’” she says, acknowledging that she shared this information with her priest.
“The priest agreed that it sounds like a voice,” Rachel says, emphasizing that she wasn’t judged for stepping outside of her faith for extra consolation. “He said it must be very validating for me that the psychic said it was my grandfather.”
Following the priest’s swift benediction, Rachel says she feels “serene” in her house. “I feel relieved,” she tells us, “now that it’s been blessed.”
Still, the brunette beauty admitted on her TikTok page that the experience left her “emotionally drained” and scared to step back inside the space where the ghastly missive was made.
“I’m about to sell my house now,” she joked, saying elsewhere, “I hope this doesn’t happen to any of you guys because I don’t want to go in my closet.”
