Joe Giudice enjoys cigar on balcony of tiny apartment in Italy after doing laundry and mopping floors during coronavirus lockdown
He used to live in a multi-million dollar mansion in New Jersey when he starred on Bravo’s Real Housewives Of New York with then wife Teresa.
But now Joe Giudice is in more straitened circumstances after being deported to his birth country of Italy last October following a stint in federal prison.
On Wednesday, the 47-year-old gave social media followers a glimpse inside his small apartment in the Salerno region as he continues to live under lockdown due to the coronavirus crisis in Italy.
Deported: Joe Guidice shared video to his Instagram on Wednesday in which he’s seen puffing on a cigar on the balcony of his small apartment in Italy where he’s been living since October
Joe posted a video of himself to Instagram in which he’s seen enjoying a cigar on the tiny balcony of his hillside apartment building.
From there can be seen terraces of homes below and beyond them, green fields and distant mountains.
‘I just got done doing my laundry, mopped the whole house down and now I’m enjoying a cigar… enjoying the view…’ he explained at the start of the minute and a half clip.
‘This is about as far as I can go at night… so what are you gonna do?’ he said. ‘You have to do something to make the time pass so just keep cleaning.’
Chores: ‘I just got done doing my laundry, mopped the whole house down and now I’m enjoying a cigar… enjoying the view…’ he explained at the start of the minute and a half clip
Salerno: The former Real Housewives Of New Jersey star, 47, panned the camera around to show the terraces of homes below and beyond them, green fields and distant mountains
Apartment living: Joe said he was outside waiting for the floors to dry before going back into his apartment as he showed the interior of his home on camera
Keeping busy: ‘This is about as far as I can go at night,’ he said showing the laundry hanging out to dry. ‘You have to do something to make the time pass so just keep cleaning’
Rural feel: Joe panned down to show the small garden where he said there were olives and grapes growing
Joe said he was outside waiting for the floors to dry before going back into his apartment as he showed the interior of his home on camera including the wall-mounted television, the sink with disinfectants by it and the kitchen table.
He then panned around to show the laundry hanging out to dry and then panned down to the small garden where he said there were olives and grapes growing.
The reality star concluded his video by looking into the camera and saying: ‘Stay safe all right, and I mean that from the bottom of my heart.’
Crisis: The reality star concluded his video with: ‘Stay safe all right, and I mean that from the bottom of my heart.’ Italy extended its strict coronavirus lockdown to April 13 on Wednesday
On Wednesday, Italy announced it is extending the country’s coronavirus lockdown until April 13.
Italians face fines of around $230 if they violate lockdown restrictions.
To date, 13,155 people are confirmed to have died from COVID-19 in Italy while the total number of people infected with the virus stands at 110,5774.
Joe officially split from wife Teresa in December after 20 years of marriage.
She remains living at their $3 million mansion with their four daughters – Gia, 19, Gabriella, 16, Milania, 15, and Audriana, 11.
The six-bedroom residence has 11,000-square-feet of loving space and sits on just under four acres of land.
Luxury: Home for Joe used to be this $3 million mansion in New Jersey with his now estranged reality co-star wife Teresa and their four daughters. The RHONJ star and the kids still live there
Exes: Joe, who was deported to his birth country of Italy in October after a stint in federal prison, officially split from Teresa in December after 20 years of marriage (pictured in 2012)