The Real Housewives of New Jersey’s Antonia Gorga is excited to welcome her “new baby,” and by “new baby,” we mean her uber-luxurious ride.
The daughter of Melissa Gorga and Joe Gorga just shared her new wheels in an August 22 snap on Instagram Stories, showing off a super sleek black Porsche. She didn’t identify a reason for the new car — not her first Porsche, by the way, but more on that in a sec — although the post comes days after the college junior’s 20th birthday celebration and one day after Melissa and Joe’s 21-year anniversary.
Simply put, “My new baby!!” Antonia captioned the post, complete with a pair of black hearts.
The new whip appeared to be parked at the Gorga’s Franklin Lakes mansion, where Antonia spent her summer vacation until returning to the University of Delaware for another year of school. If her Instagram bio is any indication, she is expected to continue as an Alpha Phi sorority girl.
Details on Antonia Gorga’s cars
The recent Porsche is not the first for Antonia. As seen on Melissa’s Instagram, the RHONJ parents turned heads when they gifted the teen a stunning white Porsche for her 17th birthday. On an August 11, 2022, episode of Melissa’s former podcast, On Display with Melissa Gorga, Melissa admitted it was “a little over the top,” considering the Sprinkle by MG owner’s first car was a green Toyota Tercel she needed three jobs to maintain, according to Entertainment Now.
Still, both mom and dad stood by their decision, as Joe explained.
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“I bought my daughter – she always wanted this car,” Joe said. “I tricked her. I bought the car three months ago because it’s very hard to find cars now. So I kept telling her ‘There’s no cars, there’s no cars.’ And she wanted this particular car, and every day she was like, ‘Let’s go car shopping.’ I took her car shopping. I would call the dealership ahead of time and tell them, ‘Listen, tell her there’s no cars.’ So I had her going for three months, and I surprised her with a car. It was the best moment a dad could ever have. I mean, the way she appreciated it, she cried.”
In January of 2023, Melissa and Joe said on Jeff Lewis Live that they had a parenting “first” when taking the car away as punishment. According to Melissa, there had been “a good 20 minutes of [Antonia] just refusing to drive her brother” when the parents asked her to drop Joey Gorga Jr. off some 15 to 20 minutes away for a snowboarding sesh.
Joe made her fork over the keys when she refused.
“She was like, ‘He’s not actually gonna do this…’ [but] he did it, and she hasn’t drove that car this whole week,” Melissa said. “First time we’ve ever done this to her.”
Antonia Gorga is back at the University of Delaware with her father’s help
Earlier this week, Joe was full of jokes when helping his daughter move furniture into her dorm for the new school year.
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While dragging a dresser down a long hallway, he told Antonia, “‘Dad, do this, Dad, do that.’ You better remember who Daddy is. Daddy is sweating. I wanna see you sweat for me when I get old, and I’m sick, and I can’t poop anymore, you gotta wipe my butt.”
Last year, Melissa said Antonia took an interest in media and communications, but had been particularly drawn to marketing.
Don’t miss the latest on the Gorgas, including the shocking back-to-school update Melissa shared about her youngest son.