Never fall in love at the Jersey Shore. Sammi “Sweetheart” Giancola and Ronnie Ortiz-Magro’s tumultuous relationship was one of the biggest storylines throughout the original MTV series.While Sammi was originally flirting with Mike “The Situation” Sorrentino in the 2009 premiere, she ultimately found a connection with Ronnie.
The duo began dating in season 1, leaving the shore house as a couple at the end of their trip. It wasn’t until the January 2010 reunion that they broke up for the first time — live on camera.During the special, the Jersey Shore cast was shown never-before-seen footage of Sammi confiding to Mike that she flirted with a police officer after seeing Ronnie dance with another woman at a nightclub.
Mike, for his part, confessed to Sammi he didn’t think Ronnie was worth her time and gave her a little smooch near her mouth.Though the exes didn’t speak to each other until they reunited in Miami for the next installment of the franchise, 2010’s season 2 was filled with dramatic, on-again, off-again moments between Ronnie and Sammi.One standout scene involved Jenni “JWoww” Farley and Nicole “Snooki” Polizzi‘s iconic note to Sammi, warning her that Ronnie “made out with two girls and put his head in between a cocktail waitress’ breasts” during a night out.In order to view the video, please allow Manage CookiesThe anonymous message went on to detail more of Ronnie’s NSFW behavior from the night before, warning Sammi — who had just gotten back together with the Bronx native — that “multiple people in the house knew [about Ronnie’s infidelity]” and she should as well.Throughout the rest of the series, Sammi and Ronnie continued to break things off and get back together.
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