Gia Giudice Reacts to Ariana Biermann and Hudson McLeroy’s Split

Gia Giudice is sharing her thoughts on Next Gen NYC costars Ariana Biermann and Hudson McLeroy’s split.

During a Tuesday, October 21, appearance on SiriusXM’s The Julia Cunningham Show, Giudice, 24, said she was surprised by the long-term couple calling it quits after dating on-and-off since junior high. “I mean, wow. I love both of them and their decision is their decision. But Ariana is amazing. She’s gonna flourish on her own,” the Real Housewives of New Jersey star said.

Giudice also offered thoughts on how Biermann, 24, and McLeroy, 23, should navigate the aftermath of their split, sharing, “I think they both kind of need this time for themselves, and we’re still young. So it’s all about, it’s all about figuring it out.”

The comments come one week after Biermann announced the pair’s breakup via her Tuesday, October 14, Instagram Story. “Hudson and I have decided to go our separate ways,” she wrote at the time. “While these things are never easy, we both know it’s what’s best for us right now. We are so grateful for all the love and support you’ve shown us over the years.”

The post also noted that “sometimes, life takes you in different directions and that’s ok.”

McLeroy confirmed the news by sharing his ex’s announcement via his own Instagram Stories.

While details into the cause of the split have not been revealed, McLeroy took to Instagram earlier this month to claim that “everyone deserves to hear both sides of our story.”

His Instagram Story also read, “I still and always will love Ariana. She’s been there for me at times when I couldn’t be there for myself. I still have a lot of things I need to heal from and deal with on my own to become the person I truly want to be.”

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One day later, Biermann documented her move out of the former couple’s shared apartment.. “Today is moving day, again,” she told the camera in an Instagram video. “I’m moving into my own apartment. … First ever apartment in New York City. I’m the sole person on the lease. I’m excited, but also a very bittersweet thing.”

Biermann and McLeroy first took their relationship public when they shared Instagram photos of one another in 2018. As their high school romance progressed, Biermann offered a glimpse during a 2022 birthday tribute to her boyfriend.

“You are everything I could dream of, and have been since we were 14,” she wrote via Instagram at the time. “You have the purest sweetest soul of anyone I know. I’m so thankful I get to love you, and to experience your love. It’s one of a kind. You have brought me more happiness than I knew was possible.”

Celebrating her own recent birthday as a single woman on Sunday, October 19, Biermann is seemingly moving on from the split with an optimistic outlook.

“Thank you for all the birthday wishes,” she wrote via her Instagram Story alongside a photo of her blowing out birthday cake candles. “And to all the amazing people who celebrated with me I love yall!!! So blessed to see another year, here’s to 24!!!”