Gia Giudice on Not Being “Like[d]” by Some Fans of Next Gen NYC

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Gia Giudice addressed not being “like[d]” by some fans of Next Gen NYC. The star – daughter of the Real Housewives of New Jersey’s Teresa Giudice – suggested the show wanted her to be “mini Teresa,” as she revealed what side of her she wishes fans would’ve seen.

During season 1, some viewers criticized Gia for stepping into fights to defend her friends when she wasn’t really involved. Recently, Gia switched gears to compete on Special Forces, enduring brutal challenges and conditions.

On Casual Chaos, Gia addressed how a fan didn’t like her on season 1

“I actually saw this really funny TikTok, well, it was funny to me, of this girl. She posted a video. She was like, ‘I really didn’t like Gia that much, and after watching Special Forces, like she is my favorite … I just fear that when I watch her on season 2 of Next Gen, I’m not going to like her again,’” recalled Gia, who admitted that season 1 of Next Gen was “not it for me.”

“And when this girl said this in this video, I was like, ‘I get it. Like I get why I maybe wasn’t your favorite on Next Gen. Like I didn’t love me on Next Gen [either], but I do love me on Special Forces, because that’s me.”

On a different episode of her podcast, Gia suggested that Next Gen was a “good experience,” but the show perhaps portrayed her like a younger version of Teresa.

“I think they were waiting for me to always have these mini-Teresa moments because they love that nepo baby,” she explained, via All About TRH. “I just hated giving that to them because I was like, that’s not me.”

“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,” said the star. “Rather than mini-Teresa moments … [The show] was a mirror and I self-reflected and now I know how I’m going to be a better version of myself moving forward.”

“I have a ‘mom instinct’ and am a ‘protector,’” Gia went on, “but [I] also need to pull back sometimes because not everyone wants [my] opinion … I think people were able to see I am compassionate and I mean well … Even if I come off harsh [in some instances].”