One of the vital notorious and tumultuous relationships in actuality TV historical past has written its long-awaited subsequent chapter.
Sammi “Sweetheart” Giancola and Ronnie Ortiz-Magro, whose on-and-off relationship through the unique run of Jersey Shore was one of many present’s most constant story strains, had been in the identical room with each other for the primary time in practically a decade on the Thursday, April 11, episode of Jersey Shore: Household Trip.
“I do know that I’m going to must see Sam,” Ronnie, 38, stated in a confessional earlier than becoming a member of the forged on a visit to Nashville. “We haven’t seen one another in seven years, you recognize. There was no closure for us, so it’s form of bizarre. I simply don’t need it to be awkward, truthfully.”
Sammi, 37, and Ronnie started relationship throughout Jersey Shore’s first season in 2009 and, regardless of years of making an attempt to make issues work, formally broke issues off for good in 2014.
“I’m simply, like, a ball of feelings. I’m not trying ahead to spending time with this individual that hasn’t been part of my life,” Sammi stated in her pre-trip confessional. “I simply wish to form of, like, determine it out so everybody can have enjoyable, coexist and get alongside collectively.”
Earlier than the large reunion, Ronnie spent some guys’ time with Vinny Guadagnino and Mike “The State of affairs” Sorrentino, the place Ronnie additional expressed his hesitations about seeing Sammi.
“I’m slightly nervous, clearly, to see Sam,” Ronnie informed Vinny, 36, and Mike, 41. “We had been collectively for a very long time, such an extended historical past. Final time we talked it was simply form of like, ‘We’re finished,’ and that was it. I believe we’ve each grown. I do know I’ve grown and I’ve matured and I’m hoping me and Sam might have a dialog, however we’ll see.”
Sammi, in the meantime, wasn’t fairly as optimistic about being in the identical room along with her ex. She expressed hope that she and Ronnie might “coexist,” however recommended that’s the place issues ended.
She stated definitively, “Sam and Ron is from the previous.”
As soon as the duo had been lastly in the identical room collectively, issues received predictably awkward in a short time.
“Everyone’s on edge, I can really feel it, I’m being quiet as hell,” Sammi stated in a confessional. “I don’t know the place to look. In my head, I’m identical to, ‘Get me out of right here.’”
The edgy ambiance was felt by the complete forged, with Vinny, 36, calling it “essentially the most monumental awkward second of Jersey Shore historical past.”
That’s saying one thing.
Jenni “JWoww” Farley likened Sammi and Ronnie to “a nasty, divorced couple that has to, like, go on a vacation collectively for the youngsters and so they f–king hate one another.”
Fortunately, Paul “DJ Pauly D” DelVecchio was there to save lots of the day — no less than for a short while — and deliberate a dinner for the entire crew, together with a Scorching Ones–model consuming contest.
“It began off slightly awkward and shaky at first, however it looks like everyone seems to be having a very good time,” Pauly, 43, stated in a confessional. “So I simply wish to preserve all of them distracted from the drama.”
The distraction didn’t final lengthy.
On the desk, Vinny made reference to The Be aware (i.e. the notorious nameless letter written by JWoww and Nicole “Snooki” Polizzi to inform Sammi that Ronnie was dishonest on her), which turned no matter progress was being made firmly in reverse.
As Mike, 41, defined, “You’re not purported to joke about The Be aware when Ron and Sam are current on the identical desk for just about the primary time.”
With tensions about to boil over, Sammi issued an ominous warning to shut out the episode.
“I’ve been cool, calm and picked up about the entire Ron scenario,” she stated in a confessional, “however that is one thing that I don’t take frivolously, and now I really feel like I’m going to blow up.”
Discover out what occurs subsequent when new episodes of Jersey Shore: Household Trip premiere Thursdays at 8 p.m. ET on MTV.