Bravo’s Melissa Gorga got deep in her feelings gushing on Instagram about her daughter Antonia turning 21. The gorgeous girls posed up a storm together twinning in bodycon dresses for the big day, looking ever so like sisters.
‘Real Housewives‘ star Melissa also posted some throwback snaps of Antonia when she was younger, showing how her only daughter has grown up so fast and into such a stunner.
Melissa and Her Mini-Me
Melissa’s carousel of snaps started with a bday photo of her and her daughter in mismatched dresses. Birthday girl Antonia opted for a pink number with a cute square neckline and darts down the front. She paired it with strappy nude heels, daytime glam makeup, swept her hair up into a high ponytail.
Meanwhile Melissa wore a youthful baby blue dress with spaghetti straps and subtle sparkle all over. She finished off her ensemble with a pair of nude heels with a chunky clear heel at the back and a beautiful brown smoky eye makeup look. She also added subtle curls into her hair in a half-up half-down style.
Other photos in the post showed Antonia celebrating a birthday when she was just a child, wearing a huge smile and a cone-shaped party hat with the words ‘Happy birthday scrawled across the front, Melissa and Antonia out together on their bicycles enjoying a gorgeously sunny day, and the family together with Melissa’s husband Joe celebrating yet another past birthday.
Penned in the post’s caption, a sentimental Melissa wrote: “She’s 21!!!! Happy Birthday @antoniagorgaa My only girl, I love you so much! From a little girl being on reality television since you’re 4 years old, you’ve always been so kind hearted with a great head on your shoulders. I couldn’t be more proud to be your mom. Watch out Jersey Shore here she comes!”
Reaction From Viewers
Friends and fans of Antonia rushed to the post’s comments section to wish her a happy birthday, as well as to share their disbelief over how the years appear to have flown by.
One user said: “21!!!!!! Howwww? You still look 21 yourself [Melissa]! happiest birthday to our princess!”
A second shared: “Awwwww My fav such a phenomenal woman! Happy Birthday fellow Lioness.”
Meanwhile others added: “happy birthday, Antonia!! A beauty inside and out!!,” and “A nice picture of two classy Ladies, Happy Birthday.”
Melissa is best known from her time being a cast member on “The Real Housewives of New Jersey”. She joined the program during its third season in 2011 and still remains an active cast member on the show today. Melissa gave birth to Antonia in 2005 and shares two other children with her husband Joe – two sons respectively named Joey and Gino.
Antonia is Melissa’s oldest child and only daughter. In the past, she has expressed that one of her favorite ways to pass time is to go back and re-watch old seasons of “The Real Housewives of New Jersey.” The young star to date has almost 300k followers on Instagram alone.
