By no means fall in love on the Jersey Shore. Sammi “Sweetheart” Giancola and Ronnie Ortiz-Magro’s tumultuous relationship was one of many largest storylines all through the unique MTV sequence.
Whereas Sammi was initially flirting with Mike “The State of affairs” Sorrentino within the 2009 premiere, she in the end discovered a reference to Ronnie. The duo started relationship in season 1, leaving the shore home as a pair on the finish of their journey. It wasn’t till the January 2010 reunion that they broke up for the primary time — reside on digicam.
In the course of the particular, the Jersey Shore forged was proven never-before-seen footage of Sammi confiding to Mike that she flirted with a police officer after seeing Ronnie dance with one other lady at a nightclub. Mike, for his half, confessed to Sammi he didn’t suppose Ronnie was price her time and gave her a bit of smooch close to her mouth.
Although the exes didn’t communicate to one another till they reunited in Miami for the subsequent installment of the franchise, 2010’s season 2 was crammed with dramatic, on-again, off-again moments between Ronnie and Sammi.
One standout scene concerned Jenni “JWoww” Farley and Nicole “Snooki” Polizzi‘s iconic be aware to Sammi, warning her that Ronnie “made out with two women and put his head in between a cocktail waitress’ breasts” throughout an evening out.
The nameless message went on to element extra of Ronnie’s NSFW habits from the evening earlier than, warning Sammi — who had simply gotten again along with the Bronx native — that “a number of individuals in the home knew [about Ronnie’s infidelity]” and she or he ought to as properly.
All through the remainder of the sequence, Sammi and Ronnie continued to interrupt issues off and get again collectively. Nonetheless, throughout the Jersey Shore sequence finale in 2012, the truth stars left the present along with plans to maneuver in collectively and quiet down.
Lower than two years later, Ronnie confirmed that he and the New Jersey native known as it quits for good. “Me and Sammi aren’t collectively anymore,” he completely advised Us Weekly in August 2014. “We simply grew our separate methods. She’s nonetheless a fantastic particular person. I really like her as an individual and I care about her however we went our separate methods. That’s it.”
Following their break up, Sammi acquired engaged to longtime boyfriend Christian Biscardi in 2020. In July 2021, she revealed that she was single. She later moved on along with her present accomplice, Justin Might.
Ronnie, for his half, dated Jen Harley on and off from 2017 to 2019, with the couple welcoming daughter Ariana in 2018. All through their rocky romance, the pair had been concerned in a sequence of bodily altercations with one another, together with Jen’s 2018 arrest for home battery and Ronnie’s arrest for home violence one 12 months later. The MTV star moved on with Saffire Matos in 2020 however the twosome known as it quits two years later.
In 2018, the unique Jersey Shore forged members acquired again collectively for a brand new spinoff sequence titled Jersey Shore Household Trip. Sammi was the one one who didn’t signal again on for the brand new actuality present.
“I’m at a totally totally different place in my life proper now specializing in my companies and relationship,” the Sweetheart Kinds founder defined on the time. “I’m not the identical particular person as I used to be after I was 22. At 31, I’m at present extraordinarily comfortable in each side of my life and need to keep away from probably TOXIC SITUATIONS.”
4 years later, Sammi revealed that she was returning to the MTV franchise. “OK, I can lastly say… I’m backkk! ☺️,” she captioned a selfie from the set.
Ronnie, for his half, took a hiatus from the present in Might 2021 to “search medical therapy for psychological well being points.” Us confirmed the prior month that the Celeb Concern Issue alum was arrested for home violence once more in Los Angeles and later launched on $100,000 bond. Ronnie and Saffire broke their silence on the incident.
“Ronnie and I are tremendous,” the Florida native wrote in an Instagram Story on the time. “There may be numerous deceptive info floating round on the market. With anyone who reached out with concern I admire it with all my coronary heart, however every part that’s being portrayed on the market are usually not info. I don’t suppose it’s honest that persons are utilizing false accusations to realize consideration.”
A number of weeks after Sammi introduced her return to the MTV franchise, Ronnie was reportedly noticed throughout filming.
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