Joe Giudice, the ex-husband of Real Housewives of New Jersey star Teresa Giudice, made his relationship with girlfriend Daniela Fittipaldi Instagram official as he decided a sweet tribute to her on their first Valentine’s Day together.
“Thank you for accepting me and not trying to change me. Thank you for seeing the best in me,” Joe wrote on Sunday, February 14, alongside two photos of Fittipaldi. “I love the way your eyes light up when we [are] together. I love hearing about what matters to you. I am thankful for you and your family. And most of All I love the way YOU ♥️ MY KIDS. My life is so much better because you are here with me.”
In December 2020, Giudice revealed the identity of his new flame — two months after he hinted that he’d found love with a lawyer in Italy after finalizing his divorce from Teresa Giudice.
According to a report by Us Weekly, Fittipaldi was introduced to two of Joe’s kids, Gia and Milania, when they visited him in Italy for the second time since he was deported in October 2019 after serving a 41-month prison sentence for fraud. “They all bonded really well,” the insider adds of the November meeting.
Joe and Teresa called it quits in December 2019 after 20 years of marriage and their divorce was finalized in September 2020. Joe told Wendy Williams that he was seeing a lawyer. “I wouldn’t say that we’re boyfriend, girlfriend, but we’re kind of, like, hanging out a lot,” he teased during an appearance on her talk show in October, weeks before revealing to E! News that his girlfriend is “a fan” of his ex-wife.
As for Teresa, she has moved on and is in a relationship with New Jersey businessman, Luis ‘Louie’ Ruelas. In December 2020, Giudice and Ruelas became Instagram official with the Bravo reality star saying her boyfriend was the “best thing” to come out of 2020.
Joe and Teresa share four daughters, Gia (20), Gabriella (16), Milania (15), and Audriana (11).
Photo Credit: Courtesy via Joe Giudice/Instagram (2)
