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USA Today
4 days ago
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- USA Today
Snooki and her birth mother share emotional reunion on 'Jersey Shore'
Snooki and her birth mother share emotional reunion on 'Jersey Shore' Show Caption Hide Caption 'RHONJ' stars at MTV VMAs: We don't know what's next for the show At the MTV VMAs, Dolores Catania and Jennifer Fessler tell USA TODAY's Ralphie Aversa about the future of "The Real Housewives of New Jersey." In a new episode of "Jersey Shore Family Vacation," Nicole "Snooki" Polizzi messaged and spoke to her birth mom for the first time ever. "I never forgot about you and I love you," Polizzi's birth mom said through a translator, in the episode that aired Thursday, June 5. In response, the longtime reality TV star, 36, drew her hand to her mouth and started to cry. Jenni "JWoww" Farley then leaned in to hug her. "She just looks so sad, and I feel like she's been waiting for this moment to reach out to me," Polizzi said. "I never realized I actually cared about hearing my birth mom's voice." Polizzi has been consulting with Jersey-based genealogist Pamela Slaton, who previously helped cast member Angelina Pivarnick find her biological dad on the show. Born in Chile and adopted and raised by Helen and Andrew Polizzi of Marlboro, New York, Snooki said the moment provided her a clarity she didn't know she was searching for. Images of her birth mom, brother and sister, were digitally obscured on the show, and her name was not been revealed. Polizzi and her mother spoke through the aid of a translator who was in the room. When Polizzi asked why she was put up for adoption, her mother responded, through the translator: Polizzi's "father disappeared, leaving her by herself. It was the only option that she had, and even if it was painful, she had to let you go." Then, ditching the translator momentarily, Polizzi's birth mother said, "Hola, hola," and the reality star, clearly startled, said: "I think I'm having a panic attack!" "It was a really hard time, it was really hard to disappear from you," her mom said through the translator. "I suffered a lot — I never forgot about you." "Obviously, I'm not mad at her for putting me up for adoption," Polizzi said. "I have amazing parents. I had a great childhood. I'm just so content with my life and who my parents are. I don't know where to go from here. My emotions are everywhere."
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.
