Joe Giudice is an Italian-American TV personality, businessman, and bodybuilder. He is best known as the ex-husband of Teresa Giudice, with whom he starred on Bravo’s reality-TV show Real Housewives of New Jersey (2009-2016).
According to a recent interview with Teresa Giudice, it is revealed that Joe is living in the Bahamas right now. He will be performing in a celebrity fight there- to be specific, a celebrity boxing match.
Net Worth Of Joe Giudice In 2021
Joe Giudice has a pretty decent career. He made his debut on TV in 2009 when he appeared on the reality show The Real Housewives of New Jersey. He then appeared in another reality show, The Apprentice in 2012.
Joe had been a very successful entrepreneur in New Jersey, where he owned a construction company, Laundromat, and a Pizza Parlour. His downfall began when he started to live beyond his means and ended up with huge debts.
In Italy, he is affiliated with Zala USA company, where he distributes Zala products across Europe. Joe also owns his ex-father-in-law constructing projects.
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As of 2021, Joe Giudice has an estimated net worth of $200 thousand. He, particularly, may not have won any award on his own, but owning a couple of businesses in the USA can be regarded as his achievement as an entrepreneur.
He is also part of the award-winning company Zala USA.
Is Joe Giudice Still Married To Teresa Giudice?
Teresa Giudice and Joe Giudice were high school friends and got married later on 24 October 1999. They had four daughters named Gia Giudice (b. 8 January 2001), Gabriella Giudice (b. 4 October 2004), Milania Giudice (b. 2 February 2006), and Audriana Giudice (b. 14 September 2009).
It may seem to be a prosperous family on the surface, but they had many ups and downs to face throughout their married life.
In their married life, they had some happiness and prosperity, but it did not last much. Together, they had to face several legal problems and were falling into the depth of unhappiness and uneasiness. Then this uneasiness burst out with a divorce when Joe had to leave the USA and return to his native country as a punishment for violating national laws.
His ex-wife Teresa, who didn’t want a long-distance relationship, concluded while having discussions with her daughters. She decided to split with him for their own betterment.
Their divorce was finalized in September 2020.
Teresa Giudice and Joe Giudice finalized their divorce after 20 years of marriage in September 2020 (©: businessinsider.com)
Later on, in December 2020, it was reported that Joe had started dating Daniela Fittipaldi. They even spent Thanksgiving together in Italy. Later, Joe confirmed their relationship through an Instagram post on Valentine’s Day in 2021.
Not only Joe but Teresa has also got herself a new love in her life. He is Luis “Louie” Ruelas, and she has even introduced him to Joe Giudice. Joe also congratulated them through his post on Instagram.
Joe Giudice Faced Several Legal Problems
Joe Giudice had to face the law number of times. Most of them were matters concerning driving, like once he was driving with a suspended license where he had to stay ten days in jails along with a $1000 fine. The next time, he drove his car into a pole and had his license suspended, and again in 2010, he was arrested for fraudulently obtaining a drivers’ license.
On 30 July 2013, both Joe and Teresa Giudice were branded with 39 counts of crimes to commit mail fraud, bank fraud, wire fraud, bankruptcy fraud, and false statements on loan applications.
Teresa served 11 months in federal prison in 2015, while Joe spent 41 months behind bars.
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Upon the release in March 2019, he got transferred to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement custody. Then he was ordered to be deported to his native Italy in October 2018. While awaiting a decision on his appeal, he relocated to Italy in October 2019.
One of the most notable problems he faced was bankruptcy. While using steep leverages beyond their means to invest in real estate, in 2011, the Giudices found themselves in debt of more than $11 million. Then, eventually, he filed for bankruptcy.
Who Is Joe Giudice? Age, Height, Family
Joe Giudice was born in Saronno, Lombardy, Italy, on 22 May 1972.
He is the son of Frank Giudice (passed away in 2014) and Filomena Giudice. He also has two siblings Pete Giudice (brother) and Maria Giudice (sister). His brother-in-law is Joe Gorga, and his mother-in-law is Antonia (nee Campiglia).
A pretty average built, Joe weighs around 75 kg with a height of 5 feet 5 inches. While he was in federal prison, Joe earned his high school diploma. The 49-years-old entrepreneur also attended computer programming courses for six months.