Emily Longeretta The sweetest bitch is back. Sammi “Sweetheart” Giancola, the only original “Jersey Shore” cast member to skip the 2018 revival, is ready to be part of “Jersey Shore: Family Vacation.” “I needed the time to regroup and figure out my own life,” Giancola, 36, tells Variety of choosing not to come back until now. “I wasn’t in a good head space.
I just couldn’t do the show back then. And I’m happy that I’m able to be able to come back and do it now.” Giancola was one of the original “Jersey Shore” cast members, starring alongside Mike “The Situation” Sorrentino, Jenni “JWoww” Farley, Nicole “Snooki” Polizzi, Paul “Pauly D” DelVecchio, Angelina Pivarnick, Vinny Guadagnino and Ronnie Ortiz-Magro.
Deena Cortese joined in Season 2. The original show aired for six seasons from 2009 to 2012 and was revived with “Jersey Shore: Family Vacation” in 2018.
Giancola was the only cast member that did not return, despite being repeatedly told that the door was open. “I missed filming all those years.
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