IT looks like Joe Giudice’s version of a White Christmas refers to the white sandy beaches of the Caribbean.
The former Real Housewives of New Jersey star hosted his daughters for the holiday at his Bahamas bachelor pad, sharing a video of the girls swimming in the crystal blue water.
“Look how cute they are,” Joe, 49, said as daughters Gia, 20, Gabriella, 17, Milania, 15, and Audriana, 12 swam in the ocean water or modeled next to it.
“I’ve gotta tell you G, you’re brave going out there, I’m scared,” Joe said, seemingly addressing Gabriella wadding out in the ocean.
Meanwhile, older sister Gia posed for pictures on the rocks next to the water, to which dad joked: “Model, model.”
He then turned the camera around for a selfie video, addressing viewers: “I’m scared to go out there. I’m just a big chicken…BWAK!”
Joe has admitted that he is trying to “keep mindset strong” as he fights to return to the United States after his deportation.
The former New Jersey resident had alternated his time between Italy and the Bahamas since he was deported in October 2018.
FIGHTING TO COME HOME
But the star revealed he has hired a lawyer in a bid to return to America to be reunited with his family.
Speaking to Us Weekly, Joe said: “I would like to be able to see my children again in our home state, be a part of their lives, be physically present when they need me and watch them grow up.”
Joe is also vying to be back with his older family members, including his mom and grandmother.
He told the outlet: “I yearn to hold my grandmother in my arms again before the time comes [in which] she is no longer on this Earth. [I want to] be with my mother [and] my family, to be in the place I have called home since I was a year old.”
The businessman has enlisted immigration attorney Jessica M. Cadavid to help in his legal pursuit.
He said: “I’m hopeful and pray that I can finally go home in the near future.”
FAME AND FRAUD
Joe shot to fame on the RHONJ with former wife Teresa.
They then announced their separation in December 2019, though they hadn’t lived together since Joe left for prison in early 2016.
Teresa had previously served her time in 2015.
The two had both spent time in jail for fraud charges and Joe was sent to Italy after being deported – he eventually moved to the Bahamas.
During the season 10 finale of the popular series, Teresa announced she and Joe decided to end their marriage on a trip to Italy.
The episode followed Teresa and her daughters as they visited Joe in his hometown of Sala Consilina, Italy following his release from ICE custody in October.
Joe was married to Teresa from 1999-2019.
The couple split up amid the chaos of their fraud convictions.
After Joe completed his sentence, he was later transferred to an ICE detention center and then deported to Italy.
Joe and Teresa’s divorce was finalized on September 2, 2020.
Following their split, Teresa found love with Luis Ruelas.
The couple recently became engaged during a romantic trip to Greece in October.
