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Gia Giudice won season four of Special Forces, as fans and her mom, Teresa Giudice, reacted. Meanwhile, Gia revealed a terrifying moment at BravoCon when 911 was called after she “couldn’t breathe.”
In the new season of Special Forces, Gia (from Next Gen NYC) entered the competition with her mom, who left shortly after the first episode. But Gia stuck with it, impressing fans with her determination and strength.
On the season four finale of Special Forces, via The U.S. Sun, Gia took the victory. She completed each challenge and outlasted even professional athletes.
Gia and Shawn Johnson East (an Olympic Gymnastics Gold Medalist) were the only stars who made it to the end of the 10-day journey, which included an interrogation lasting 12 hours.
By the last day, six contestants remained: Gia, Shawn, NFL athletes Andrew East and Randall Cob, influencer Brianna “Chickenfry” LaPaglia, and Kody Brown from Sister Wives.
But Randall left the competition voluntarily, while Brianna, Kody, and Andrew were removed after failing their interrogation. Gia and Shawn passed the test.
After the finale, fans shared their reactions on X.
“That was not on my [bingo] card, go Gia,” wrote one user, reacting to a post from @HousewivesHub.
“Gia Giudice is a beast in the best way!” said a different fan. “Her parents must be so proud of her!”
“People really underestimate Gia,” said another. “She has had to develop strength, grit, and determination through her family’s challenges over the years.”
“Gia, impressive!!!” wrote a fourth. “Love, love, love.”
“Two of the shortest & smallest of the group & they won it all,” said a fifth. “Super proud of Gia.”
Teresa then wrote a post honoring her daughter’s victory.
“My Gia… my heart. 💗 Watching you become one of only two people to complete the Special Forces course has been one of the proudest moments of my life,” wrote Teresa in the Instagram caption. “Your strength, determination, grit, and grace carried you through every challenge they put in front of you. You showed the world what I’ve always known, you are powerful, you are resilient, and when you set your mind to something, nothing can stop you.”
“You stayed positive, you stayed focused, you let your sense of humor and you proved to yourself that you can push past any limit,” she continued. “I’m inspired by you every single day. Congratulations my beautiful girl — you did it. 🙏✨ I love you beyond words.”
Around the same time, Gia recalled a terrifying moment at BravoCon last weekend.
“Throughout the entire weekend, I was probably running on two to three hours of sleep every night … on Sunday morning, I woke up at 6:45, got my makeup done, and then it was time to do my hair. I sat down in the hair chair and I was like, wait one second, like I don’t feel good,” she said on her podcast, Casual Chaos. “I stood up and I started kind of pacing back and forth, and then my hands started tingling, my feet started tingling, they started kind of going numb. I was like losing saliva in my mouth, and then my chest felt like it was tightening and like I couldn’t breathe … So I look over at [my boyfriend] Christian [and] my cousin who does my makeup, and I go, ‘call 911.'”
Gia shared that an ambulance came, and they checked her vitals. She suggested that a panic attack was putting her body in “shock,” but ultimately, she was okay.