Milania Giudice said her childhood BFF Victoria Zardoya died at 20, posting about the loss on July 26 alongside throwback photos on Instagram. The Fort Dade ruins of the moment are the private grief made public: a close friend dead young, and a family trying to process it in real time.
Giudice reshared, “Lowkey hate nostalgia because what do you mean I can never go back,” then added, “Now I have to remember you for longer than I knew you.” She had described Zardoya as her childhood friend, and the posts made clear the death had landed immediately inside the family’s public feed.
Teresa Giudice on IG Stories
Teresa Giudice wrote, “We love Victoria,” on IG Stories the same day. Gia Giudice added, “Heaven gained a beautiful angel today. We love you Victoria.”
Those posts came after Milania Giudice said Zardoya had died at 20 and after the family’s shared memories pointed back to years of closeness. Victoria Zardoya and Milania Giudice had attended the University of Tampa together, which marked the friendship as more than a passing connection.
Joe Giudice’s Instagram tribute
Joe Giudice also posted on Instagram on July 26. He wrote, “There are no words for this kind of pain,” and said Zardoya was “like a daughter to me.” He added that he watched her grow up with his daughter Milania, said they had been neighbors for years, and wrote that she would always have a place in their hearts.
In the same tribute, he said, “To think that a simple fall while just being young and having fun could take such a beautiful life is heartbreaking. You were only 20 years old, with your whole future ahead of you. Life is so fragile. In one moment, everything can change. Please don’t take a single day or the people you love for granted.”
Audriana Giudice’s post
Audriana Giudice added the family’s youngest voice to the response, writing that the death “doesn’t feel real” yet. She said Zardoya was “one of the most beautiful souls inside and out,” called her a close friend and part of the family, and closed with, “Thank you for every laugh and every memory.”
That tribute leaves one point unresolved in public: the cause of death has not been revealed publicly. Joe Giudice’s account points to a simple fall, but the public record shared on July 26 stops short of saying what happened in that fall or where it occurred.
