RHONJ’s Joe Giudice praises daughter Gia for being ‘bold like her mom’ Teresa
REAL Housewives Of New Jersey star Joe Giudice has praised his eldest daughter Gia for being "brave" like her mum Teresa.
The reality star, 47, who has been living in Rome since being deported overseas last year, shared a gushing post about the 16-year-old online.
Alongside a snap of Gia with a yellow striped snake wrapped around her neck, Joe applauded her for her bravery.
He wrote: "A Python wrapped around Gia looks brave and bold which that she is!
"I don’t know where my daughter gets it from but she is a lot braver than I am !!!! maybe her mom likes snakes I know I don’t !! #brave #boldandbeautiful."
Teresa, 47, commented on the snap: "That’s my girl not afraid of anything like her Mama."
Joe also shares daughters Gabriella, 16, Milania, 15, and Audriana, 11, with his ex.
Earlier this week, the dad-of-four hit back at a followers who accused the former couple of competing for their children's affection.
He replied to a fan on Instagram: "Teresa and I both love our girls same no competition I thought I share other two".
The response comes days after claimed Joe was trying to turn their girls against her.
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In a preview clip for this week's episode of , Teresa claimed her estranged husband Joe had turned their daughters "against" her prior to their split.
Following a phone call with the imprisoned father-of-four, she said during a confessional: "Joe always gets the girls to go against me."
When the scene was shot Joe, who is not an American citizen, was in an ICE detention facility following a more than three-year federal prison sentence for fraud.
Joe and Teresa officially separated following 20 years of marriage.
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