‘Long Island Medium’ Alum Theresa Caputo Admits She Can’t Predict the Future: ‘That’s Not What I Do’

Theresa Caputo is clearing the air about her work as a medium.

The Long Island Medium alum, 59, appeared on a recent episode of Kaitlyn Bristowe‘s Off the Vine podcast, where she was asked about the misconceptions surrounding mediumship.

Caputo, who claims to communicate with the deceased in an effort to bring closure to their living loved ones, said the biggest misconception by far is her ability to “predict the future.”

“That’s not what I do,” Caputo clarified after the Bachelor Nation alum, 41, joked about the medium using her abilities to determine things like the winning lottery numbers for a big jackpot prize.

“I get it. Trust me, I’m the first one to say that what I do is crazy. How can someone communicate with someone that has died? I get it,” the former television personality continued. “But the way that I have the souls channeled, there’s no way that I would know certain things.”

Caputo encouraged those skeptical of her abilities to simply “be open.”

“I am not asking people to believe in what I do. I tell people this before every live show,” Caputo stressed. “I give a speech on how I connect with spirit, and I also tell them – I tell people: ‘You don’t have to believe in what I do; I don’t care if you believe in what I do. That’s not why I do the work that I do.”

As for what she wants people to believe in, Caputo said that there’s an afterlife in which they are still very much connected to their loved ones who have passed.

“More importantly, I want them to believe in themselves,” the former TLC star added. “That they still have this connection with their loved one, and that a soul bond will never be broken.”

Caputo first became a television star in 2011, with the premiere of TLC’s Long Island Medium, which followed her as she conducted readings for clients while also giving viewers a look at her family life. The show ran for 14 seasons through 2019 and helped turn Caputo into a household name, who still gives live readings and private ones around the country.

As for what her more than two decades of work has shown Caputo, she told Bristowe that when it comes to death, there’s nothing to be afraid of.

“Listen, I’m not afraid to die. I don’t want to die, but I know that I’m going to be greeted by my loved ones that have gone on before me,” Caputo said.