Reality star in town to help launch tequila line
SPARTA “This chapter of my life is all about me,” said Cheryl Caruso, one of the stars of the hit show, “I Married A Mobster,” who signed autographed photos, and bottles of Talero Tequila at Burke’s Wine and Liquors in Sparta on Oct. 14. Caruso, who has a background in the spirits, hospitality, and nightclub industries is a partner in marketing the organic tequila. She is most known for her role on Investigation Discovery on “I Married A Mobster”, and is one of eight women who tells her story about life as a mob-wife. Caruso said she had no idea her husband, Phil, aka “Philly” was part of the mob. She soon discovered her husband was a whole different man than she initially married, and was leading a double life. “I went into something totally blindsided,” she said. While her husband was in jail for racketeering and drug-dealing charges, Caruso ended up raising their two daughters on her own by holding down three jobs. Her youngest daughter has just started her first year of college. “I Married A Mobster” will go into its second season, with a reunion between the mob wives who, off camera, have bonded and formed friendships with one another.