Nadine Caridi, currently known as Nadine Macaluso, is an influential model cum actress. Nadine Caridi is also popular for being Jordan Belfort‘s second wife. She met Belfort at the tail-end of the 1980s while the finance fraudster was still married to his first wife. According to Page Six, Caridi was introduced to Belfort by her own ex-boyfriend, entrepreneur and race car driver Alan Wilzig. The sensational British beauty had a successful modelling life that led to her stardom as an actress in various Hollywood blockbuster movies.
Early Life
Nadine Caridi, known to many as the Duchess of Bay Ridge, was born in London, England on November 06, 1962, and holds both British & American nationality.
Caridi’s parents moved to Brooklyn, New York US when she was just a kid and she spent her entire childhood there. She doesn’t talk much about her parents so we have nothing about them.
Meanwhile, Nadine Caridi went to John Dewey High School in Brooklyn and attended Pacifica Graduate Institute for a Masters in Clinical Psychology. She got her Ph.D. in 2015.
Ever since Nadine got her Ph.D., she’s been working as a marriage counsellor and family therapist. Presently going by the name, Dr. Nadine Macaluso.
Career
Nadine Caridi started her Modeling career when she became the poster girl of “Miller Lite” beer. After that, she became a little famous, at least, in the fashion and modelling world. She then appeared in various national campaigns, but she wasn’t half famous as she became after she started having an affair with the notorious drug dealer, Jordan Belfort.
Her fame did not get her much contract, neither did it advance her modelling career. In fact, she ended up becoming a wife and was subjected to her new husband who was notoriously known and appeared in the news. Her career stopped as a model when she married Belfort.
Quick Facts
- Name: Nadine Caridi
- Nationality: British
- Sex: Female
- Famous For: Being the ex-wife of Jordan Belfort, a popular stockbroker
- Marital Status: Married
- Present Husband: John Macaluso
- Net worth: $5 million
- Height: 5′ 8″ (178 cm)
- Weight: 121 lbs (55kg)
- Zodiac Sign: Scorpio
Personal Life
She met Jordan at one of his parties where the two were introduced by her boyfriend at that time, Alan Wilzig. They later got married in 1991 and have two children, a daughter Chandler and a son Carter. They got divorced in 2005 due to Belfort’s issues with substance abuse, fraudulence and extramarital affairs. Jordan served 22 months in prison for his crimes.
Nadine was initially married to businessman and stockbroker, Jordan Belfort. The two met at a party, and both had an instant attraction. Nonetheless, during this time, Belfort has been married to his high school sweetheart, Denise Lombardo.
But both after got divorced, Jordan tied the knot with Caridi in 1991. They kept a Gorgeous ceremony in the Caribbean.
Unfortunately, their union hit the rock, Jordan kept getting arrested because of his fraud and adultery, which was the reason for their divorce. After thirteen years of remaining together, the two finally divorced
Currently, Nadine is married to businessman John Macaluso whom she married a year after her divorce