While his ex-wife Teresa was basking in engagement bliss, Joe Giudice proved to be having a less than stellar time.
The 49-year-old contractor revealed he had hurt his knee on Thursday and warned ‘don’t jump off high walls’ as he detailed his injury in an Instagram video.
Joe’s bodily incident came just hours after it was revealed that his Real Housewives ex had gotten engaged to boyfriend Louis Ruelas after a year of dating.
Leap of faith: Joe Giudice revealed that he had injured his knee just hours after his ex wife Teresa Giudice announced she was engaged to Louie Ruelas
Joe sat slouched in a chair at his Bahamas home with a pained look on his face. Wincing he said ‘I was walking around the house, I go to jump off a wall – I didn’t realize how high it was and hurt my knee.’
‘It’s not really too swollen but it hurts. My god, I’m pissed. Make sure you don’t jump off any walls,’ he warned.
Joe continued to say that two other construction guys — who he lovingly called ‘dummies’ jumped off the same wall after but didn’t get hurt. ‘Only I did,’ he lamented ‘…But, I’m the dummy that got hurt.’
Not doing too hot: Wincing, Joe said ‘I was walking around the house, I go to jump off a wall – I didn’t realize how high it was and hurt my knee’
Managing: ‘It’s not really too swollen but it hurts. My god, I’m pissed. Make sure you don’t jump off any walls,’ he cautioned
Joe’s relatively trivial status update came just hours after it was revealed that Teresa said ‘Yes’ when Louie asked for her hand in marriage.
PEOPLE reported that Ruelas had popped the question on Tuesday during their stay at the Amanzoe Resort in Porto Heli, Greece and detailed the ‘absolutely exquisite’ proposal which included a violinist and fireworks.
‘The choreographed fireworks display illuminated a ‘Marry Me’ sign as Louie got down on one knee. Teresa was completely surprised,’ the insider shared.
In attendance were former RHONJ co-star Dina Manzo and her husband Dave Cantin, and the group reportedly celebrated until 5AM with an extravagant meal and lots of champagne.
Future Mrs. Ruelas! Her boyfriend of one year had popped the question on Tuesday during their stay at the Amanzoe Resort in Porto Heli, Greece with an ‘absolutely exquisite’ proposal
Over the top: ‘The choreographed fireworks display illuminated a ‘Marry Me’ sign as Louie got down on one knee. Teresa was completely surprised,’ the PEOPLE insider shared
Forever: The day the proposal went down Teresa posted a snap of with the businessman with the caption ‘Don’t ever stop dreaming’ and called him my ‘soulmate’
She had posted a snap of she and the businessman from Tuesday with the caption ‘Don’t ever stop dreaming’ and called him my ‘soulmate.’
Teresa’s brother Joe Gorga — who had made it known that he never liked Giudice— gushed over the proposal, while taking a small jab at him.
‘[Luis] came in like what she needed. She needed that Superman to come in and take her life and fix it, and that’s what he’s doing. I always said she needed a beast of a man, and he is one of them,’ he told Us Weekly.
Teresa and Joe share four daughters: Gia, 20, Gabriella, 17, Milania, 15, and Audriana, 12.
Family: They share four daughters: Gia, 20, Gabriella, 17, Milania, 15, and Audriana, 12 and famously the former pair of 20 years both served jail time after they were charged with three counts of fraud in 2013
Famously the former couple of 20 years were charged with bankruptcy fraud, conspiracy to commit mail fraud, wire fraud and failing to pay taxes in 2013, with both serving time.
In 2018 Joe was deported back to his native Italy after completing his federal sentence, and shortly thereafter they began divorce proceedings.
It was finalized in September 2020 and two months later she began dating Louie — the co-founder and EVP of business development at Digital Media Solution.
Just two weeks ago the pair moved into a $3.35 million, 7-bed, 7.5-bath house in Montville, New Jersey.
Good life: In 2018 Joe was deported back to his native Italy after completing his federal sentence, and shortly thereafter he and Teresa began divorce proceedings