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Gia Giudice shared her thoughts on being referred to as “mini-Teresa” during an interview Wednesday.
At the same time as she reveals whether she will be open to joining The Real Housewives of New JerseyGia, 25, revealed her future tagline and admitted to having “trauma” from past episodes, served at her new restaurant, Teresa Giudice‘s role, and the second season of Next Gen NYC.
“Over the past year, there have been a lot of milestones in my life that have really shaped me into ‘This is Gia Giudice as an individual and as a brand’ rather than ‘She’s a mini-Teresa,'” Gia shared during a June 24 interview with Elite daily. “Obviously, I don’t take that as an insult at all; she’s iconic, but I wish people could see who I am individually as well.”
Regarding the idea of joining RHONJGia said she was open.
“I always knew that one day it would be (Andy Cohen)’s dream to see that moment come full circle,” she shared. “Now that I’m on Next Genwho knows where it will lead, but maybe I’ll be a housewife one day.”
As for her housewives slogan? “I don’t know what I’m doing here, but I guess I’m made for this.”
In recent years, Gia, who debuted on RHONJ as seven years old, has experienced tremendous personal growth since she launched his podcast, Casual mayhemand got a role on Special forces. In fact, Gia’s role on the FOX competition series made her branch out from her family and few her own apartment in Jersey City.
“Special forces made me realize that I’m okay on my own,” she revealed. “I really stayed home as a security blanket for my family in case they needed me.”
Looking back on her early years RHONJrecently spotted on TikTok, Gia said she “always loved the cameras.” But that does not mean that all episodes have been easy to watch.
“Watching it made me realize how much my mom has given to this show. She’s given absolutely everything. When I see those moments, I cry about all of them,” she admitted. “That sting never goes away when you look back at your family’s trauma.”
Specifically, Gia gave a nod to Season 10, which saw her father, Joe Giudice54, is released from prison.
“My father was deported. It was just a lot,” she explained. “I was in that mindset where I really thought he was going to come home, even if he had to fight it in front of the Supreme Court.”
In terms of regrets, Gia admitted to being selfish at times in her younger years.
“I was very ‘me, me, me.’ It was my senior year in high school. I was so focused on him missing my graduation, my prom, all these milestones. Looking back, it was so selfish of me. My younger sisters — Audriana was a baby and grew up without a father, and Milania and Gabriella were so young, too — I had so many more years than them,” she noted.
Now that she’s single and missing her mom’s home cooking, Gia hopes to highlight her family recipes at Il Vero, a new restaurant in Westwood, New Jersey, that Teresa helped decorate and put together the menu.
“We’re implementing a lot of offerings from my mom’s cookbook,” Gia confirmed.
Goes on to Next Gen NYCGia said that season two “is so much better” than season one.
“It’s night and day,” she revealed. “We all know each other better, so the dynamic is just juicier.”
After season 1, Gia learned a lot.
“I’m my biggest critic. So when I saw Next GenI saw it like a mirror. I looked at the things I loved about myself and things I didn’t,” she said, adding that she was too defensive about Ariana Biermann24, especially in the midst of feuds with Ava Dash26 and Charlie Zakkour.
Gia also confirmed her boyfriend, Christian Carmichaelwith whom she has been dating since 2020, filmed more for season two, which led to more meaningful discussions between them.
“When you’re filming a show, you obviously have different conversations than you would just sitting in your living room because you really have to tell your story and express your feelings,” Gia said. “It can be hard to understand, but filming really feels like therapy in a way.”
It also keeps them accountable.
“When you’re having a deep conversation where maybe you’d get a little more nasty with each other, now, it’s like, ‘OK, we’re really talking and really hearing each other,'” she explained. “I still want to be that open and vulnerable, but of course I hope I don’t have to endure some of the really tough challenges that we’ve already had to face. My mom always says, ‘I hope those were your hardships and that you don’t have to endure anything this dark or deep again in your life.’ I hope so too.”
Next Gen NYC season two sent on Wednesdays at 9/8c on Bravo.
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