Jersey Shore: Family Vacation was off to an awkward start as exes Sammi Giancola and Ronnie Ortiz-Magro met up for the first time since splitting in 2014.
A season seven episode was dedicated entirely to their awkward reunion, as Ronnie was picked up from the airport by Mike Sorrentino, Paul DelVecchio and Vinny Guadagnino. He reflected on his past romance with Sammi in a confessional, after the pair “grew [their] separate ways”.
Their relationship was never straightforward, and in 2011 Sammi punched Ronnie in the face during season three, while he destroyed her belongings and each admitted to hooking up with other people. Eventually, they called it quits, with Ronnie telling Us Weekly: “We just grew our separate ways. She’s still a great person. I love her as a person and I care about her but we went our separate ways. That’s it.”
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Now the pair are in for an awkward meeting, with Ronnie reflecting on Family Vacation: “The last two years being away was definitely a double-edged sword. You know, I was able to focus on myself. I’m doing therapy, parenting classes, AA meetings. Honestly, just a lot of self-care.
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“But at the same time, it was hard being away from my family. So, now I’m ready to show my roommates that I am becoming a better person. That’s what I feel like this trip is, you know?” Asked about Sammi, he added: “I know that I’m gonna have to see Sam. We haven’t seen each other in seven years, you know? There was no closure for us, so it’s kind of weird. I just don’t want it to be awkward, honestly.”
Sammi, meanwhile, told cameras: “I’m just, like, a ball of emotions. I’m not looking forward to spending time with this person that hasn’t been a part of my life for, like, ever now. I just want to kind of figure it out so everybody can have fun, coexist, and get along together.”
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When the pair finally met, Ronnie walked into the room and hugged all of Sammi’s friends – Angelina, Snooki and JWoww – but simply asked her: “Hey, how are you?” Sammi later confessed she felt “nothing” during the exchange.
Things got even more tense as Vinny brought up the infamous cheating note over dinner, in which Sammi was told by an anonymous sender that Ronnie was cheating on her back in the day. Sammi fumed at Vinny: “I’m serious, stop. It’s not funny.”
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Mike was quick to warn his pal that Sammi would “body” him if he didn’t look out – and Sammi said she felt like she was about to “explode”.
Since his split from Sammi, Ronnie has welcomed a daughter, Ariana, with his ex-girlfriend Jen Harley. He later became engaged to Saffire Matos, but the pair called it off in 2022 after various arrests for alleged domestic violence.
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