19-05-2025
Jersey Shore star Sammi 'Sweetheart' Giancola invites ex Ronnie Ortiz-Magro to her gender reveal party
Jersey Shore: Family Vacation star Sammi 'Sweetheart' Giancola and her fiancé Justin May hosted a gender reveal gathering at Lobster Lounge on the Seaside Boardwalk ahead of the August birth of their first child.
'If you guessed boy you were right!' the expecting 38-year-old announced on Instagram Monday.
'We love you little baby and can't wait to meet you! Boy mom and dad to be.'
Sammi and the 36-year-old corrections officer originally began dating on August 1, 2022 and they got engaged on March 16, 2024.
It's been an incredibly long and difficult IVF journey for Giancola, who previously revealed they suffered a miscarriage on the November 21st episode of the MTV reality show.
'It's been a lot of shots, it's been a lot of hormones. 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,' the Sweetheart Styles owner cried in a confessional.
'[Justin] is 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.'
Sammi told People that she and May are 'just happy to have any baby' and 'didn't care about gender,' but 'we kind of had a feeling what it was' a boy.
The former Karma bouncer-bartender added: 'I can't wait to just play sports. Teaching my kid, coaching the Little League teams and stuff. It's going to be exciting.'
Giancola invited the entire Jersey Shore cast to celebrate her baby news including her ex-boyfriend Ronnie Ortiz-Magro in an exclusive photo obtained by the magazine.
'It's just so iconic because me and my roommates, we've basically grew up here in Seaside and also me and Justin met here in Seaside,' the excited mom-to-be gushed.
'It's just very sentimental, meaningful all around.'
Sammi's toxic on/off romance with her 39-year-old ex spanned 2009-2016 and lead to similarly volatile relationships with his babymama Jen Harley and ex Saffire Matos, which resulted in domestic violence arrests and a rehab stint.
Ronnie and Jen are now amicably co-parenting their seven-year-old daughter Ariana in Florida.
'The [cast are] actually all amazing parents and they're very inspiring and I feel like they have given us great advice,' Giancola said.
'I love what they told us. They know the ins and outs of parenthood for sure.'
Giancola invited the entire Jersey Shore cast to celebrate her baby news including her ex-boyfriend Ronnie Ortiz-Magro (pictured in 2024) in an exclusive photo obtained by the magazine
Things have definitely softened between the Hazlet-born brunette and Ortiz-Magro as she says 'I would never talk bad about Ron' in the trailer for the eighth season of Jersey Shore: Family Vacation, which premieres May 29 on MTV
Things have definitely softened between the Hazlet-born brunette and Ortiz-Magro as she says 'I would never talk bad about Ron' in the trailer for the eighth season of Jersey Shore: Family Vacation, which premieres May 29 on MTV.
Nicole 'Snooki' Polizzi then marveled: 'Oh my god, Sam said Ron's name!'
The 15th anniversary season for the GTL crew was filmed at the original Seaside Heights house and will include trips to Jamaica, Cape May, and Nashville.
'I have to get surgery. I'll do anything to have a kid at this point,' Sammi vowed of her baby journey.
Before Justin, Giancola previously dated Code Green Solar consultant Christian Biscardi from 2017-2021.
The original Jersey Shore - which spanned six seasons from 2009-2012 - surrounded hard-partying roommates sharing a New Jersey beach house as well as their mantra 'gym, tan, laundry.'
