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New York Post
29-05-2025
- Entertainment
- New York Post
'Jersey Shore: Family Vacation' Season 8 trailer: Sammi makes comment about Ronnie
GTL! 'Jersey Shore: Family Vacation' returns for Season 8 tonight on MTV — and Sammi 'Sweetheart' Giancola appears to finally be ready to move on from her beef with ex-boyfriend Ronnie Ortiz-Magro In The Post's exclusive trailer, the friend group is shocked when Giancola, 38, finally speaks about Ortiz-Magro, 39, right in front of him. 7 Sammi Sweetheart in the 'Jersey Shore: Family Vacation' Season 8 trailer. 'I would never talk bad about Ron,' Giancola says while pointing at her ex. The entire cast, including Ortiz-Magro, is shocked about Giancola's comment. 'I can't process this,' Vinny Guadagnino says while spinning around in a chair at the table. 7 Ronnie Ortiz-Magro in the 'Jersey Shore: Family Vacation' Season 8 trailer. Giancola has avoided speaking to or about her ex-boyfriend since she joined the cast of 'Family Vacation' in 2023. The two started dating when the original series premiered in 2009 and broke up for good in 2014. In the new season of 'Jersey Shore: Family Vacation', Giancola, Ortiz-Magro, Guadagnino, Nicole 'Snooki' Polizzi, Deena Cortese, Angelina Pivarnick, Jenni 'JWoww' Farley, Paul 'Pauly D' DelVecchio and Mike 'The Situation' Sorrentino are celebrating 15 years since their first wild summer in Seaside Heights by diving deeper into passion projects and their personal lives. 7 Cast photo of 'Jersey Shore: Family Vacation' Season 8. MTV In the trailer, Giancola reveals she's getting surgery to remove her ovary. 'No one really gets it unless you really go through it yourself,' she says. In February, Giancola announced she was expecting her first child with her fiancé, Justin May. 7 Sammi Sweetheart in 'Jersey Shore: Family Vacation.' 7 Sammi Sweetheart and JWoww in the 'Jersey Shore: Family Vacation' Season 8 trailer. Elsewhere in the trailer, Polizzi, 37, opens up about searching for her birth mother, calling it 'a huge step.' As for the other cast members, Pivarnick, 38, is accused of being 'addicted to drama,' Guadagnino is on the search for his future wife, and Farley, 40, declares that someone, seemingly Ortiz-Magro, has only two options: 'jail or death.' 7 Snooki in the 'Jersey Shore: Family Vacation' Season 8 trailer. The group also goes on an epic trip to Jamaica — where there's no shortage of drama or mayhem. In a recent interview with The Post, Polizzi, who was adopted when she was six months old, revealed that she spoke to her birth mom on the phone for the first time in front of the cameras. 'I feel like I blacked out in that moment,' she shared. 'It was just a bunch of emotions … You're going to see of all it.' 7 Snooki in 'Jersey Shore: Family Vacation.' The mom of three added that while she hasn't seen her birth parents face to face, she's open to the possibility. 'I'm actually still in the process of maybe doing a Zoom with them,' Polizzi said. Season 8 of 'Jersey Shore: Family Vacation' premieres tonight at 8 p.m. ET on MTV.
Yahoo
01-03-2025
- Yahoo
Scott Co. chemical spray potentially puts kids, foliage at risk
The Brief Neighbors in St. Lawrence Township watched hundreds of trees and bushes die after witnessing a chemical sprayed onto their property in August 2024. Afterward, they discovered the township's weed control plan included spraying chemicals onto their property, though they say they were never notified. Some of the chemicals used are toxic to humans and animals. Damages to trees and bushes are estimated at $560,000, and neighbors are worried about health impacts on their children and pets. SCOTT CO., Minn. (FOX 9) - Hundreds of trees and bushes have died in a Scott County neighborhood where the local government had chemicals sprayed to clear the right-of-way. Dangerous direction Neighbors in St. Lawrence Township are fighting to find out why they were sprayed with the chemicals, and whether their animals and children are in danger. Pete Giancola gets pretty upset driving through his rural Scott County neighborhood. Last summer, he and a few neighbors realized the St. Lawrence Township weed control strategy included spreading potentially dangerous chemicals onto their properties. "All of those orange marks are all of the dead trees that absorbed the chemicals," Giancola said as he drove past dozens of orange marks. "One of my favorite dogs died, like, literally overnight." No control The township wanted to address weeds in the right-of-way, hiring a chemical company in the process. But dead flora and fauna indicate they sprayed all the way past the right-of-way into Pete Giancola's property, where it killed this tree and dozens more. The spraying caught Lana Plashchynskaya by surprise just down the block from Giancarlo, and she tried to stop it. "I had five horses out there within mere feet from where the chemical was landing," she said. Downplaying damage The video she recorded shows a worker who stopped and pulled away, but then he had a conversation with Township Chair Ted Kornder and got right back to it as Kornder downplayed the dangers. "It does not totally kill your tree," he told Plashchynskaya. "It keeps the branches from encroaching out into the road." But almost immediately, trees and bushes started dying on properties belonging to Plashchynskaya, Giancola and John Slavic. "All the wild grapes are dead," said John Slavic. "The sumac trees that I planted are dead." Chemical concerns All three neighbors maintain their own right-of-way, mowing it and keeping shrubs away. Despite that, they found out the township has been spraying twice a year for quite some time, but they say they've never been notified. They spent months trying to get answers about what chemicals were used – Vastlan, Nu Farm Polaris, Dupont Export, and Terravue – and when they found out, they were shocked to read about the risks. "It can cause crystallization of lung tissue and respiratory distress," Giancola said of one of the chemicals. "And now they're coming on to our properties with toxic herbicides without notification." Health impacts Giancola suspects the chemicals killed his dog, Crosby, and he's worried about the impact on his daughter, Kaylee, who is in a coma. Plashchynskaya talked to us on Friday while her daughter was hospitalized with respiratory problems. "It just blows my mind that this has been happening behind my back," Slavic said. An arborist estimated the damage at more than $500,000, but the neighbors may need to sue to get any restitution. FOX 9 gave city leaders and the company that sprayed the chemicals a couple of days to respond to the accusations, but they have not returned messages or emails.
Yahoo
25-02-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
'Jersey Shore' Star Sammi 'Sweetheart' Giancola Is Pregnant and Expecting 1st Baby with Justin May: 'The Absolute Greatest Blessing'
Sammi "Sweetheart" Giancola is going to be a mom! The Jersey Shore star, 37, is pregnant and expecting her first baby with her fiancé Justin May. The couple shared the happy news via a joint Instagram post on Sunday, Feb. 23, with Giancola writing, "We've been keeping a little secret… ✨Baby May Due August 2025✨🤰🏻." She then reflected on the couple's journey to this moment. "After struggling through years of infertility, this is the absolute greatest blessing we could ever possibly ask for!" she continued. "We are so thrilled to finally be able to share the news of our little miracle with you all! Our hearts have never been so full of love, we can't wait to meet you baby! 🫶🏼🥹💕." The posted featured a series of photos of Giancola and May posing together while holding a strip of ultrasound photos of their baby. A final image shows a sweet setup on the sand at the beach — perhaps a nod to Giancola's many years filming her reality series on the New Jersey coast — featuring a teddy bear, balloons, a basket of white daisies, an ultrasound photo and a framed sign announcing the baby. In the comments of the post, Giancola's friend and Jersey Shore costar Nicole "Snooki" Polizzi shared her excitement over the news, writing: "So so so happy for you both!!! You deserve it all my loves!!!" Related: Jersey Shore's Sammi 'Sweetheart' Giancola Shares She Had 'Devastating' Miscarriage Before Engagement to Justin May The reality star's pregnancy announcement comes just months after Giancola opened up about the "devastating" miscarriage she experienced before she and May got engaged on March 16, 2024. In a confessional in the Nov. 21 episode of Jersey Shore: Family Vacation, Giancola explained that the pair learned that she was no longer pregnant after a failed round of in vitro fertilization (IVF). Although she did become pregnant, the embryo did not survive, and she had a miscarriage. Never miss a story — sign up for to stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from celebrity news to compelling human interest stories. "This has been a very long process. It's been a lot of shots, it's been a lot of hormones," she continued in the confessional. "Just the thought of even being pregnant was such a magical moment for me, and just to have that taken away. It's devastating for me." Giancola went on to praise May for lovingly supporting her through the ups and downs of the couple's IVF journey. "He's so positive and uplifting," she said. "He's so special to me, and I just am so thankful for him. He's been by my side through this whole thing. I just love him." When May popped the question last year, Giancola said it was "the easiest question I've ever answered" in an Instagram post announcing their engagement. "Happiest & luckiest girl in the world 😭. I'll love you forever and then some," she added in the caption. "Can't wait to spend the rest of my life with you." Read the original article on People
The Independent
24-02-2025
- Entertainment
- The Independent
Jersey Shore star announces pregnancy after suffering ‘devastating' miscarriage
Jersey Shore star Sammi Giancola has announced that she's pregnant after experiencing a difficult in vitro fertilization (IVF) journey. The reality star, known as Sammi 'Sweetheart,' and her fiancé, Justin May, shared a joint post on Instagram on Sunday to reveal they're expecting their first baby. The news came after she shared on Jersey Shore: Family Vacation in November that she had a 'devastating' miscarriage. 'We've been keeping a little May Due August 2025,' she wrote in the caption. 'After struggling through years of infertility, this is the absolute greatest blessing we could ever possibly ask for! We are so thrilled to finally be able to share the news of our little miracle with you all!' Giancola concluded: 'Our hearts have never been so full of love, we can't wait to meet you baby!' Her post included three sweet snaps of her and her May holding a sonogram of their baby. A fourth picture showed a teddy bear, balloons, a basket with flowers, a white umbrella, Giancola baby's sonogram, and a sign announcing the pregnancy news on a white sandy beach. In the comments, many fellow reality stars and fans congratulated the couple. 'My heart is so happy for you both!!! Congratulations!' Lauren Sorrentino, who's married to Jersey Shore alum Mike Sorrentino, wrote. 'CONGRATS SAMMI!!!!!!! I AM SO HAPPY FOR YOU!!!!!!' rapper Justina Valentina added. Fellow Jersey Shore alum Nicole 'Snooki' Polizzi wrote: 'So so so happy for you both!!! You deserve it all my loves!!!' The pregnancy news comes after Giancola confessed that she experienced a miscarriage in early 2024 after undergoing IVF. 'This has been a very long process, it's been a lot of shots, it's been a lot of hormones,' she said during an episode of Jersey Shore: Family Vacation in November. 'Just the thought of even being pregnant was such a magical moment for me, and just to have that taken away — it's devastating.' She nevertheless acknowledged that throughout the difficult time, May had supported her by being 'so positive and uplifting.' 'He's so special to me, and I just am so thankful for him. He's been by my side through this whole thing. I just love him,' she said. May and Giancola announced their engagement in March 2024 after nearly three years of dating. On Instagram at the time, the reality star shared a series of photos from the proposal, including a close-up of her engagement ring. 'Life update: Fiancé,' she wrote in the caption. 'The easiest question I've ever answered.. happiest & luckiest girl in the world. I'll love you forever and then some.' Giancola appeared on Jersey Shore from 2009 to 2012. She returned to the franchise in 2023 to feature in seasons six and seven of Jersey Shore: Family Vacation.
USA Today
24-02-2025
- Entertainment
- USA Today
'Jersey Shore' star Sammi Sweetheart expecting first baby after IVF journey
'Jersey Shore' star Sammi Sweetheart expecting first baby after IVF journey Show Caption Hide Caption This original Jersey Shore cast member will be missing from reunion The new show "Jersey Shore Family Vacation" will premiere in 2018. Time Sammi Giancola has shared her fertility journey on MTV's "Jersey Shore Family Vacation." Sammi 'Sweetheart' Giancola has a note for fans: The next generation of "Jersey Shore" is on the way. Giancola, 37, who has shared her IVF fertility journey on MTV's "Jersey Shore Family Vacation," said in an Instagram post on Sunday that she's expecting her first baby with fiancé Justin May. "We've been keeping a little secret, Baby May Due August 2025," Giancola and May wrote in the joint post. "After struggling through years of infertility, this is the absolute greatest blessing we could ever possibly ask for! We are so thrilled to finally be able to share the news of our little miracle with you all! Our hearts have never been so full of love, we can't wait to meet you baby!" Giancola and May held up ultrasound images of the baby in three panels. The post also featured a beach tableau of a teddy bear with a "Baby May" plaque alongside flowers and an ultrasound image under an umbrella in the sand. Giancola's in vitro fertilization treatments, which included self-administered shots, were shown on the recent season of "Jersey Shore Family Vacation" but kept secret from her fellow cast members while filming. Giancola shared news of a miscarriage following the treatments during an episode of the series that aired Nov. 21. Her engagement to May, made in front of both their families, was also shown on the episode. "I can't believe how many people are suffering or going through similar situations and it's kind of overwhelming in a good way," said Giancola on the Jan. 16 reunion special. "It's helping me out. I'm learning some things from other people's experiences and even my experience can help other people dealing with the same things as me." Giancola famously had an on-again, off-again relationship with cast member Ronnie Ortiz-Magro on the original run of "Jersey Shore," which aired from 2009 to 2012. She opted out of the first "Jersey Shore Family Vacation" show reboot in 2018 as she wanted to "avoid potentially toxic situations" with Ortiz-Magro, according to one of her Instagram posts but returned in 2023 to much fanfare. Giancola now owns the Sweetheart Coast boutique shop on the Ocean City boardwalk. May has a connection to the original run of "Jersey Shore" in Seaside Heights, New Jersey. He was a bouncer at the former Karma nightclub, where much of the original series was filmed. Filming is underway for the upcoming season.
