Giacinto Gorga Latest Celebrity News & Gossip

It’s clearly a tough time in Teresa Giudice‘s life right now.

Teresa Giudice is mourning the loss of her protector and hero.  On Friday, the Real Housewives of New Jersey star announced her father, Giacinto Gorga, had peacefully died earlier that morning.

Teresa Giudice just lost someone important to her: her beloved father, Giacinto Gorga. He was only 76 years old when he passed away on April 3, Teresa confirmed in a post on Instagram, which you can see HERE.

Teresa Giudice’s father, Giacinto Gorga, passed away on Friday, April 3, Us Weekly can confirm. He was 76.

Teresa Giudice is asking for help. The reality star, 47, reached out to fans on Instagram on Thursday, asking them to send prayers to her father.

Community support. Teresa Giudice gave an update on her father, Giacinto Gorga, and asked her fans to keep him in their prayers.

Teresa Giudice took to Instagram on Thursday to ask fans to pray for her father Giacinto Gorga. "At this trying time, I'm graciously asking for any extra prayers, good vibes, love....Please send my father's way," The Real Housewives of New Jersey star wrote via the social network.

Teresa Giudice is asking for fans to keep her and her family in their thoughts and prayers as her father, Giacinto Gorga, deals with some health issues.

Teresa Giudice's dad, Giacinto Gorga (aka Nonno), has struggled with his health over the last few years. It's something his family, including his daughter-in-law Melissa Gorga, has been quite open about.

Who needs medicine when you’ve got hot sauce? During a recent episode of The Real Housewives of New Jersey, Teresa Giudice’s father, Giacinto Gorga, was caught by Bravo cameras as he took a swig directly from a bottle of the spicy condiment and then nonchalantly returned the it to its spot in his daughter’s refrigerator like nothing happened.

As fans have seen on Season 10 of The Real Housewives of New Jersey, Teresa Giudice's dad, Giacinto Gorga, has struggled with his health. He has since been hospitalized late last year around the holidays, and just this month as well. And now his daughter-in-law, Melissa Gorga, is opening up about what it's been like for their family to watch him deal with his health issues.

Teresa Giudice‘s father, Giacinto Gorga, has returned to the hospital amid his battle with an unknown illness.

Teresa Giudice confirmed on Instagram that her dad, Giacinto Gorga, is in the hospital. The Real Housewives of New Jersey mom shared the news to her Instagram Stories on January 3, but did not confirm why her father was being hospitalized.