The Duchess of Bay Ridge, a model in her earlier years and a clinical psychologist since 2015, Nadine Caridi, now known as Nadine Macaluso, is graced with the talents of compassion and beauty. Despite this, she's best known as the ex-wife of the real Wolf Of Wall Street, Jordan Belfort. In this article, we have jotted down all the information regarding Nadine Caridi. So read and find out. Nadine's childhood was spent in Brooklyn, New York, where her parents moved when she was just a kid. She attended the John Dewey High School in Brooklyn and graduated from Pacifica Graduate Institute with a Master's in clinical psychology. She received her PhD in the year 2015. Not much is known about her parents from what is available in the public domain.
Nadine Caridi's career, if isolated to her earlier years, that is, her modeling years wasn't one of many successful ones. She became the face of "Millet Lite" beer and then was seen in many advertisement campaigns and national campaigns alike.
Her life took a turn when she met Jordan Belfort. The couple first met at a party thrown by Belfort through Caridi's then-boyfriend, Alan Wilzig, who's now an entrepreneur and a semi-professional race driver. Jordan's parties back in the day were a rage among the people as they were filled with girls, drugs, and alcohol. Their first encounter was the one that attracted them both towards each other. Jordan was married at that time to Deniso Lombardo. After his divorce from Deniso, Jordan married Nadine in 1991, and she became the real-life Margot Robbie. Nadine quit her modeling career after the marriage. The couple had two babies- a son, Carter, and a daughter, Chandler.
Jordan Belfort bought a luxury yacht for his wife and named it after her- Nadine. But unfortunately, it sank in 1996. That was also the time fans of Belfort's business wear under the state's eyes because of their suspicious nature. He was in the news for the very same reason. His offices were then investigated by the authorities, which led Belfort into prison, where he was sentenced to four years in 2003. He was released on probation after serving one and ten months on account of good behavior. At the same time, he heavily relied on alcohol and drugs to end his daily life. His extramarital affairs did not obey boundaries. Nadine too had to undergo physical and emotional abuse as a result of Jordan's unstable behavior. The shameful ones compelled Nadine to Divas Belfort. And so the couple parted ways in the year 2005.
Nadine Caridiremarried after divorce. She is currently married to John Macaluso, who is 22 years older than Nadine. John Macaluso is an ex entrepreneur CEO of the Wizard World and has a net worth of 8 million dollars. Nothing lives a happy married life with John. The couple does not have any kids together. Nadine Caridi opens up about her disordered and unruly marriage, which he endured the seven long years with Jordan Belfort and which, although shattered her mentally, paved the way for her to move out of that infamous life and build a peaceful one for herself the various and money that she considered would keep her safe was the same, which put her into trouble. Nadine faces serious verbal and emotional abuse under Jordan's drug addiction. It's safe to say that it was the catalyst that made her divorce Jordan after only seven years of marriage and two kids. Jordan, at that time, became callous and quite better to Nadine. Jordan had started Konkan as well, which Nadine was absolutely unhappy about.
Nadine sought therapy after her separation, and she gives all the credit to it for change in her life for the good. She says that she doesn't know where she would be if it hadn't been for therapy. Nothing short of strength in this entire process, and she overcame the mental trauma that her marriage had caused her.
Fast forward to 2015 when she received the PhD and started working as a marriage counselor and family therapist after separation from ex-husband Jordan Belfort. To this date, Caridi has been doing wonders in therapy and believes that "therapy is a part of self-discovery that can store your connection to your authentication so that you can feel fully alive in reaching your potential." She is a therapist under the name Nadine Macaluso.
She was so moved by the therapy she went through that it inspired her to pursue psychology to become a therapist and a counselor. She had a lifelong dream of becoming the same and the dream finally materializing in front of her gave her the much-needed contentment. She then went on to have a PhD in somatic psychotherapy, which is known to have a holistic approach towards the mind-body and soul of a person. She preaches that "experience is the greatest teacher." And also talks about how her post-traumatic suffering was actually converted into growth in the form of therapy.
Nadine's hobbies include watching movies- Tom Hanks and Sandra Bullock being her favorite actors. Other hobbies include cooking, reading, and traveling, while she enjoys Italian cuisine a lot.
She is currently 56 years old and has a net worth of 5 million dollars, most of which has been from a career as a therapist. She also runs her services as a therapist through her website. Her social media presence on Twitter and Instagram is also popular.
Nadine Caridi is regarded as the real Duchess of Bay Ridge.
At present, the age of Nadine Caridi is 53 Years.
The net worth of Nadine Caridi at present is 5 Million USD.