Next Gen NYC’s Gia Giudice is a little disappointed with how she was portrayed on the show because it made her come off as a “mini Teresa.”
The Context
Next Gen NYC, one of Bravo’s newest shows, chronicled the lives of several children of Real Housewives and their friends as they navigate life in New York City. It was Giudice’s first time as a cast member on a Bravo show, although she’s been seen on Real Housewives of New Jersey since she was a child.
Giudice has been launching her own career for years, cultivating a large online following, dropping merchandise, a podcast, and stepping out of her mom, Teresa’s, reality show, and into her own. While blazing her own trail, the 24-year-old is still heavily connected to her mom and is hoping to show more of who she is independently of her mom on future seasons of Next Gen NYC.
What To Know
On Monday’s episode of Giudice’s podcast, Casual Chaos, she told former Vanderpump Rules star Lala Kent that she had a good experience, but she also felt as if she was being portrayed as a “mini Teresa,” referencing her mom.
“I think they were waiting for me to always have these mini Teresa moments because they love that nepo baby,” Giudice said. “I just hated giving that to them because I was like that’s not me.”
Giudice’s mother famously flipped a table at a restaurant in season one of Real Housewives of New Jersey and was known for her outbursts. Giudice acknowledged that she also can have a temper and has a big Italian personality, it’s not who she is.
“I genuinely have the biggest heart. I’m a hustler, I’m a hard worker and I guess I could say that I wish more of that was captured,” Giudice told Kent. “Rather than mini Teresa moments.”
The 24-year-old felt like the show focused mostly on her when she was getting a little heated, making it her “main moment” and when she was being highlighted. Instead, she wishes she was being shown as a hard-working and loving person.
While Giudice had a positive time on the show, she said it also came with a lot of self-reflection. In the moment, she said she thought she was doing the right thing, but when she watched it back on television, she realized she should have handled certain situations differently. She noted that she has a “mom instinct” and is a “protector” but also needs to pull back sometimes because not everyone wants her opinion, even if it comes from a good place.
“It was a mirror and I self reflected and now I know how I’m going to be a better version of myself moving forward,” Giudice said.
Giudice grew up on reality television and fortunately, she said she thinks people who watched Real Housewives were able to see she is compassionate and she means well. Even if she “comes off harsh” in some instances.
Kent reassured Giudice that eventually all sides of her personality will come through the show and encouraged her to just “move on” from season one.
What Happens Next
NextGen NYC had great ratings and the cast has teased another season. Cast member Ariana Biermann said there was a lot of “unresolved stuff” that could be hashed out during season two, if there is one, and cast member Brooks Marks said he’d love to see more of his sister, Chloe, on future seasons.
However, Bravo has not yet announced whether there will be a second season of the show.