November 26, 2025 • 11 mins
Hear how Gia’s family and friends learned about her Special Forces win, and it didn’t come from her! Plus, she talks about being THIS CLOSE to hitting a major milestone, and what she did that caused Teresa to cry!
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Speaker 1 (00:01):
Hey guys, and welcome back to another week of Gia Diaries.
It is the week of Thanksgiving, so Happy Thanksgiving everybody.
I just want to start off with saying how insanely
grateful I am for all of you. The love that
I have been receiving after Special Forces is so overwhelming,
(00:22):
and I seriously couldn't be happier. I'm almost at a
million on Instagram and I just did not think that
this day, whatever happen. You never really envision when you're
going to hit a million followers, and the fact that
this is happening, I'm so overwhelmed with joy and I
(00:42):
love you guys so much. Thank you for all the
positive feedback. Now I think you all can kind of
understand why I was so excited and so happy for
this show to come out. It was seriously one of
the best experiences I have ever done in my life,
and I am forever grateful for going on it. It
(01:03):
was so rewarding and it was just such an amazing experience.
So thank you all for supporting me and loving me
on Special Forces. And I hope that just gave you
a little more insight onto who GIA is, and I
think that's what I was most excited about just for
you guys to really get to know me on a
(01:25):
deeper level, because Special Forces is real. It's raw. It
shows you at your lowest points and really shows who
you are. There's no producing in this show. It is
just real, raw and to the point. So you are
(01:45):
filmed twenty four hours a day. Cameras are everywhere, They're
catching the funniest moments of you, and it was just
the best experience ever. Again, biggest shout out to Sean Johnson.
I love you so much and it was so fun
finishing with you. She sent me the most beautiful bouquet
(02:06):
of flowers and I was like, you are just the
sweetest human being ever. She also sent a bouquet de brie,
and because Bri finished with us. She is so amazing
and I couldn't have done the course without her either.
So it has been It has really been just so
(02:28):
amazing and such a fun experience. And I'm so happy
that you guys got to see me win. So I'm
sure you guys saw on TikTok. I made it get
ready with me, and I was so nervous about to
get ready with me because I was so excited and
I was getting ready for my Special Forces watch party
(02:49):
for the finale, and I was contemplating it as I
was doing this get ready with me. I'm like, okay,
do I post this before I go to Davon Busters
or after Damon Busters, And just how excited I was
in the video, I was like, I'm gonna give it
away that I won Special Forces, so this is just
not this is not gonna go like I need to
post it after. So I ended up posting it after
(03:12):
and again the love that you guys were giving me
was just insane, Like I love you all so much.
And Dave and Busters hosted me to have a little
watch party finale for all of my friends and family.
It was so amazing. It was this big room with
(03:33):
TV screens everywhere, and I had my best friends from school,
from college, from home, and the whole cast and Next
Gen came. I had my entire family there, you know.
I had Carrie Anne who got me Special Forces, there,
(03:53):
my hairdresser Lena, like just so many people came to
support me. And there was a reporter there and after
I won and took a group photo with everyone that
was there, she came up to me and she was
like seeing everybody here supporting you and seeing the amount
of people that you have that love you so much
(04:14):
brought tears to my eyes, Like it's amazing that you
have this circle around you, and it really is. I
was just so overwhelmed. My Nana was there and it
was her first time watching Special Forces, and of course
she had to watch the interrogation as I'm literally being tortured.
(04:36):
I'm sure all the rest of the challenges she would
have had a heart attack, but she's watching these people
just be so mean to me, and she's so funny.
She was sitting there like, Eh, where are these people
And I'm like, they're not here, Nana, and she goes
a good because I would to kick it there, and
it was just like so funny because she is just
(04:57):
the cutest, purest soul. She wore like a sparkly outfit
in celebration of, like me winning, and she was just like,
she's so cute and precious. My dad's siblings were there,
his my Zizzy, Maria, and my Zop. I don't know
who it was, but it was someone on my Next
Gen cast came up to me and was like, Oh,
(05:17):
I just met your dad, and I was like my dad.
I wish my dad was here, but it was actually
my zop. They look so similar their brothers, and I
was like, oh God, if Zeopete was my dad, Jesus,
Now I'm kidding. I love him so much, but he's
like the crazy uncle. And my dad is very like
(05:38):
a lot more chill than my Zop, but he's amazing.
He is always there for me, and it was just
so nice to have him there. And then my dad's sister,
my Zizzy Maria, she's my godmother, so she's so amazing.
She really just supports me through everything in my life.
(05:58):
She was my big supporter, I would say, out of
my you know, my aunts and uncles. She watched every week,
sat on her couch, watched me, was texting me the
whole time throughout each episode, crying, having panic attacks, and
just sitting there on her couch like she couldn't believe
(06:18):
that I was doing this, and so she was. She
is just the best. I love her so much. And
all of my cousins were there. It was just so amazing.
Mizeo Joe ended up coming, which was so nice to have,
you know, obviously him and my mom there together celebrating
(06:41):
me and it meant the world that he came to
support me. He was so proud of me. That was
his first time as well watching the show. And it
was just so nice to have everybody that I love
so much there supporting me. My sisters were there and
they were so so proud of me, and I just
(07:04):
love having my people with me, and seriously, everyone there
was everyone that I love so much. My mom can't
stop crying. I love her so much. She hugged me
at the end of the finale and just started crying,
and it was just the sweetest moment. She was, you know,
(07:27):
just so proud of me. Obviously, she was there in
Morocco with me, and she saw how hard it was,
like she experienced it firsthand. Even though she left early,
you still see what's going on. You see the risk
and what you're putting your body through and the things
that we're doing. So she knew, like when she left
the days ahead, we're just going to keep getting harder
(07:49):
and harder. So just I think, you know, watching the
interrogation and seeing me when she was so proud of me,
and it was seriously just such an amazing time to
have everybody there. Everyone was crying. I mean, I mean,
my friends are crying, my aunts and uncles, like everyone
(08:11):
was crying. It was it was just it was amazing
and just you know, the love in the room was insane. Again,
thank you so much David Busters for hosting us. We
had an amazing time and it was the perfect watch party.
It was so intimate and it was just it was
the best. So I'm like, I'm on high. I'm on
(08:41):
a high. This is like the best year of my life.
I don't know, this year is great. I love this year.
But Special Forces, Casual, Chaos, Dirty Rush, next Gen. There
is just and obviously all of the amazing brand deals
that come in my way, But like this year, I
just really feel like I am building my brand and
(09:02):
that you guys are really seeing who I am and
it is the most rewarding feeling. And again, it wouldn't
be possible without all of you, So thank you so
much for just you know, believing in me too and
giving me the opportunity to be so vulnerable. And you know,
you guys showing me love shows the networks that you
(09:26):
guys love me and gives me the opportunity to continue
doing this. And you guys loving me gives you know
shows brands that you guys connect with me and it's
seriously like my career would not be possible without you guys.
So again, I can't thank you enough. But with Thanksgiving
(09:47):
coming up, I hope everybody has an amazing Thanksgiving. You know,
just remember every day is a blessing. Enjoy the food
that you are eating and the people that you were around.
Life is precious, so take every moment. Take every moment
(10:08):
like it's your last. And that's really what Special Forces
taught me as well. For the holidays, I always start
by my mom. She's she's amazing. She basically hosts every holiday.
So I start by my mom and then I'm gonna
make my way to my Zizzi Maria's house and then
(10:31):
make my way to Christian's family. So the holidays are
always you know, making your rounds and stops. I will,
you know, divorced family so fun. You know, you got
to go all around. But wish I could just make
one stop. But I'm sure you all can relate. If
you're from a divorced family, you got to make your rounds.
So it's nice that I'll at least be starting at home.
(10:54):
But yeah, I'm just excited to be with my family
and my sisters. I feel like ever since, you know,
I moved out, and I obviously talk to them all
the time, but it's so different than It's so different
being with them and just being in their company. I
just went home on Sunday for Sunday dinner because I
was starving and I just wanted my mom's food, so
(11:17):
I went home on Sunday and just seeing my sisters,
it's just the best feeling. I love them so much.
So I hope everyone has such an amazing Thanksgiving. Surround
yourself around friends and family who lift you up and
make you happy, you know, enjoy an amazing Thanksgiving meal.
(11:39):
I am forever grateful for you, guys, and I hope
you have a happy Thanksgiving. I love you guys so much.
And that's all for this week of geodiaries. Love you guys. Bye,
Hey guys, and welcome back to another week of Gia Diaries.
It is the week of Thanksgiving, so Happy Thanksgiving everybody.
I just want to start off with saying how insanely
grateful I am for all of you. The love that
I have been receiving after Special Forces is so overwhelming,
(00:22):
and I seriously couldn't be happier. I'm almost at a
million on Instagram and I just did not think that
this day, whatever happen. You never really envision when you're
going to hit a million followers, and the fact that
this is happening, I'm so overwhelmed with joy and I
(00:42):
love you guys so much. Thank you for all the
positive feedback. Now I think you all can kind of
understand why I was so excited and so happy for
this show to come out. It was seriously one of
the best experiences I have ever done in my life,
and I am forever grateful for going on it. It
(01:03):
was so rewarding and it was just such an amazing experience.
So thank you all for supporting me and loving me
on Special Forces. And I hope that just gave you
a little more insight onto who GIA is, and I
think that's what I was most excited about just for
you guys to really get to know me on a
(01:25):
deeper level, because Special Forces is real. It's raw. It
shows you at your lowest points and really shows who
you are. There's no producing in this show. It is
just real, raw and to the point. So you are
(01:45):
filmed twenty four hours a day. Cameras are everywhere, They're
catching the funniest moments of you, and it was just
the best experience ever. Again, biggest shout out to Sean Johnson.
I love you so much and it was so fun
finishing with you. She sent me the most beautiful bouquet
(02:06):
of flowers and I was like, you are just the
sweetest human being ever. She also sent a bouquet de brie,
and because Bri finished with us. She is so amazing
and I couldn't have done the course without her either.
So it has been It has really been just so
(02:28):
amazing and such a fun experience. And I'm so happy
that you guys got to see me win. So I'm
sure you guys saw on TikTok. I made it get
ready with me, and I was so nervous about to
get ready with me because I was so excited and
I was getting ready for my Special Forces watch party
(02:49):
for the finale, and I was contemplating it as I
was doing this get ready with me. I'm like, okay,
do I post this before I go to Davon Busters
or after Damon Busters, And just how excited I was
in the video, I was like, I'm gonna give it
away that I won Special Forces, so this is just
not this is not gonna go like I need to
post it after. So I ended up posting it after
(03:12):
and again the love that you guys were giving me
was just insane, Like I love you all so much.
And Dave and Busters hosted me to have a little
watch party finale for all of my friends and family.
It was so amazing. It was this big room with
(03:33):
TV screens everywhere, and I had my best friends from school,
from college, from home, and the whole cast and Next
Gen came. I had my entire family there, you know.
I had Carrie Anne who got me Special Forces, there,
(03:53):
my hairdresser Lena, like just so many people came to
support me. And there was a reporter there and after
I won and took a group photo with everyone that
was there, she came up to me and she was
like seeing everybody here supporting you and seeing the amount
of people that you have that love you so much
(04:14):
brought tears to my eyes, Like it's amazing that you
have this circle around you, and it really is. I
was just so overwhelmed. My Nana was there and it
was her first time watching Special Forces, and of course
she had to watch the interrogation as I'm literally being tortured.
(04:36):
I'm sure all the rest of the challenges she would
have had a heart attack, but she's watching these people
just be so mean to me, and she's so funny.
She was sitting there like, Eh, where are these people
And I'm like, they're not here, Nana, and she goes
a good because I would to kick it there, and
it was just like so funny because she is just
(04:57):
the cutest, purest soul. She wore like a sparkly outfit
in celebration of, like me winning, and she was just like,
she's so cute and precious. My dad's siblings were there,
his my Zizzy, Maria, and my Zop. I don't know
who it was, but it was someone on my Next
Gen cast came up to me and was like, Oh,
(05:17):
I just met your dad, and I was like my dad.
I wish my dad was here, but it was actually
my zop. They look so similar their brothers, and I
was like, oh God, if Zeopete was my dad, Jesus,
Now I'm kidding. I love him so much, but he's
like the crazy uncle. And my dad is very like
(05:38):
a lot more chill than my Zop, but he's amazing.
He is always there for me, and it was just
so nice to have him there. And then my dad's sister,
my Zizzy Maria, she's my godmother, so she's so amazing.
She really just supports me through everything in my life.
(05:58):
She was my big supporter, I would say, out of
my you know, my aunts and uncles. She watched every week,
sat on her couch, watched me, was texting me the
whole time throughout each episode, crying, having panic attacks, and
just sitting there on her couch like she couldn't believe
(06:18):
that I was doing this, and so she was. She
is just the best. I love her so much. And
all of my cousins were there. It was just so amazing.
Mizeo Joe ended up coming, which was so nice to have,
you know, obviously him and my mom there together celebrating
(06:41):
me and it meant the world that he came to
support me. He was so proud of me. That was
his first time as well watching the show. And it
was just so nice to have everybody that I love
so much there supporting me. My sisters were there and
they were so so proud of me, and I just
(07:04):
love having my people with me, and seriously, everyone there
was everyone that I love so much. My mom can't
stop crying. I love her so much. She hugged me
at the end of the finale and just started crying,
and it was just the sweetest moment. She was, you know,
(07:27):
just so proud of me. Obviously, she was there in
Morocco with me, and she saw how hard it was,
like she experienced it firsthand. Even though she left early,
you still see what's going on. You see the risk
and what you're putting your body through and the things
that we're doing. So she knew, like when she left
the days ahead, we're just going to keep getting harder
(07:49):
and harder. So just I think, you know, watching the
interrogation and seeing me when she was so proud of me,
and it was seriously just such an amazing time to
have everybody there. Everyone was crying. I mean, I mean,
my friends are crying, my aunts and uncles, like everyone
(08:11):
was crying. It was it was just it was amazing
and just you know, the love in the room was insane. Again,
thank you so much David Busters for hosting us. We
had an amazing time and it was the perfect watch party.
It was so intimate and it was just it was
the best. So I'm like, I'm on high. I'm on
(08:41):
a high. This is like the best year of my life.
I don't know, this year is great. I love this year.
But Special Forces, Casual, Chaos, Dirty Rush, next Gen. There
is just and obviously all of the amazing brand deals
that come in my way, But like this year, I
just really feel like I am building my brand and
(09:02):
that you guys are really seeing who I am and
it is the most rewarding feeling. And again, it wouldn't
be possible without all of you, So thank you so
much for just you know, believing in me too and
giving me the opportunity to be so vulnerable. And you know,
you guys showing me love shows the networks that you
(09:26):
guys love me and gives me the opportunity to continue
doing this. And you guys loving me gives you know
shows brands that you guys connect with me and it's
seriously like my career would not be possible without you guys.
So again, I can't thank you enough. But with Thanksgiving
(09:47):
coming up, I hope everybody has an amazing Thanksgiving. You know,
just remember every day is a blessing. Enjoy the food
that you are eating and the people that you were around.
Life is precious, so take every moment. Take every moment
(10:08):
like it's your last. And that's really what Special Forces
taught me as well. For the holidays, I always start
by my mom. She's she's amazing. She basically hosts every holiday.
So I start by my mom and then I'm gonna
make my way to my Zizzi Maria's house and then
(10:31):
make my way to Christian's family. So the holidays are
always you know, making your rounds and stops. I will,
you know, divorced family so fun. You know, you got
to go all around. But wish I could just make
one stop. But I'm sure you all can relate. If
you're from a divorced family, you got to make your rounds.
So it's nice that I'll at least be starting at home.
(10:54):
But yeah, I'm just excited to be with my family
and my sisters. I feel like ever since, you know,
I moved out, and I obviously talk to them all
the time, but it's so different than It's so different
being with them and just being in their company. I
just went home on Sunday for Sunday dinner because I
was starving and I just wanted my mom's food, so
(11:17):
I went home on Sunday and just seeing my sisters,
it's just the best feeling. I love them so much.
So I hope everyone has such an amazing Thanksgiving. Surround
yourself around friends and family who lift you up and
make you happy, you know, enjoy an amazing Thanksgiving meal.
(11:39):
I am forever grateful for you, guys, and I hope
you have a happy Thanksgiving. I love you guys so much.
And that's all for this week of geodiaries. Love you guys. Bye,
Hosts And Creators
Lauren Zima
Chris Harrison
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