‘Jersey Shore’ Cast Reveals Whether Sammi Follows Them on Social Media: ‘She’s Doing Her Own Thing’

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The missing meatball. Jersey Shore diehards have long hoped that Sammi “Sweetheart” Giancola will return to the show, but her former castmates don’t think it’s a possibility.“I think it’s safe to say Sammi is no longer wanting to do this,” Deena Cortese exclusively told Us Weekly on Tuesday, January 24, ahead of the Jersey Shore: Family Vacation season 6 premiere. “She’s just living her best life.”Nicole “Snooki” Polizzi, for her part, confirmed that Sammi, 35, still has her blocked on social media.

The Messyness cohost revealed in September 2022 that she discovered the snub when she tried to message her former costar. “I don’t know what I did,” Snooki told E!

News at the time. “It’s unfortunate because we would love for her to come back. She’s a part of the show. I feel like it’s not full unless all of us are there.

It’s sad.”While Jenni “JWoww” Farley told Us that she’s not currently blocked, she quipped she’s “probably gonna be” after talking about it. Vinny Guadagnino, meanwhile, confirmed that Sammi doesn’t follow him — but she hasn’t blocked him, either.“Honestly, she’s doing her own thing,” Deena, 36, said of Sammi. “So, why even talk about her?”Sammi starred in the MTV original series for its entire run from 2009 to 2012, but she hasn’t appeared in any episodes of Family Vacation, which debuted in April 2018. “I am at a completely different place in my life right now focusing on my businesses and relationship,” the New Jersey native wrote via Instagram shortly before the reboot premiered. “I am not the same person as I was when I was 22.