A new teaser at the end of the Thursday, May 4, Season 6 finale of “Jersey Shore Family Vacation” got folks talking. Media Take Out learned that former cast members Sammi “Sweetheart” Giancola and her ex-beau, Ronnie Ortiz-Magro are returning next season.
“Hey guys, sorry I’m late!” said Sammi, entering the home of a cast member with Angelina Pivarnick.
“What the (blank!),” exclaimed Pauly DelVecchio. “Is this real? Are you a hologram? Is this AI?”
Sammi, 36, initially declined participation in the “Jersey Shore Family Vacation” reboot in 2018. Seven seasons later she’s changed her mind, and apparently ready to start mixing it up with the roomies.
Sammi has stayed away from reality TV for years, instead the former star opened the Sweetheart Coast boutique clothing shop on the Ocean City boardwalk.
Ronnie and Sammi had an on-again, off-again tumultuous relationship on the original run of “Jersey Shore” from 2009 to 2012. Sammi declined to join in on the reboot due to her desire to “avoid potentially toxic situations,” she said.
Ronnie was shown entering Mike “The Situation” Sorrentino’s home in Holmdel.
“You’re ready to come back?” Mike asked.
“I’m ready to come back,” Ronnie said. “I feel good, bro.”
Ronnie pled no contest to one count of domestic battery and one count of resisting arrest from an October 2019 incident in the Hollywood Hills section of Los Angeles. Police were called to a home where he, ex-girlfriend Jen Harley, and their then-20-month old daughter Ariana were staying.
He also was arrested on suspicion of intimate partner violence in April 2021 in Los Angeles, but avoided jail when a judge in September determined that the time he spent in treatment was significant enough to forgo a sentence behind bars.
“How about the squad? It’s not easy for me to keep a secret,” Mike said. “It’s not my job to tell your story.”
So what about Sammi and Ronnie;’s relationship status? Well Ronnie seems to be single, according to his Instagram page. And it’s unclear for Sammi.
After her split from ex-fiancé Christian Biscardi, Sammi “Sweetheart” Giancola showed off her new beau, Justin May, in November 2021. The two haven’t posted anything about each other in months.
