How old was the Jersey Shore cast in season 1?
THE EIGHT stars of MTV's Jersey Shore were all in their 20s when the show launched them to stardom in 2009.
The series introduced Snooki, JWoww, Mike The Situation, and many other eye-popping personalities to the world.
What is Jersey Shore?
Jersey Shore is a reality show that aired for six seasons on MTV.
The series shook up the reality television genre and spawned several spinoffs, including Snooki & JWoww, Floribama Shore, and Jersey Shore: Family Vacation.
Season one followed eight young adults who moved into a summer house in Seaside Heights, New Jersey.
The original cast included:
- Nicole 'Snooki' Polizzi
- Mike 'The Situation' Sorrentino
- Jenni 'JWoww' Farley
- Vinny Guadagnino
- Angelina Pivarnick
- Paul 'DJ Pauly D' DelVecchio
- Ronnie Ortiz-Magro
- Samantha 'Sammi Sweetheart' Giancola
The very first episode featured the start of a potential romance between Sammi Sweetheart and The Situation. Sammi soon moved on to dating Ronnie and they stayed together for several years.
The cast would go on to travel outside of New Jersey throughout the series, spending time in Florida and Italy.
Deena Nicole Cortese joined the cast for the third season.
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How old was the Jersey Shore cast in season 1?
The entire cast was in their 20s when the show began.
Snooki, Sammi, and Vinny were all 22 when the series debuted.
JWoww and Angelina were 23.
Ronnie was 24, The Situation was 27, and DJ Pauly D was 29.
What is the original cast up to now?
Many of the stars appeared in other reality shows after Jersey Shore ended.
The Situation appeared in multiple other shows, including his series, The Sorrentinos.
He is now married to his wife Lauren Pesce.
They have three kids, including a son named Romeo Reign and two daughters named Mia Bella Elizabeth and Luna Lucia Sorrentino.
Snooki and JWoww went on to star in their eponymous show.
Snooki has also appeared in shows such as Dancing with the Stars and The New Celebrity Apprentice.
She is married to Jionni LaValle, with whom she shares three children. The pair have two sons, Lorenzo and Angelo, and a daughter, Giovanna.
JWoww has had her share of relationship ups and downs, and she has a son named Greyson and a daughter named Meilani with her ex-husband, Roger Mathews.
She's now engaged to a fitness influencer and professional wrestler named Zack Carpinello.
Angelina has also faced her share of relationship trouble. The reality star married her longtime boyfriend Chris Larangeira in 2019. The couple split in 2022.
In April 2023, Angelina revealed her engagement to Vinny Tortorella.
As for the others, DJ Pauly D has been in many other reality TV shows. He also recorded an electronic dance music album.
He is dating Nikki Hall, who was a cast member on season 5 of Jersey Shore: Family Vacation.
Vinny has taken on other opportunities. In 2019, he became a Chippendales dancer. He went on to other reality series, appearing on The Masked Dancer as The Hammerhead in 2021.
Sammi and Ronnie didn't end up together. Sammi went on to launch a clothing and accessories line, . She's engaged to Justin May as of April 2024.
Sammi returned to the show for the Family Vacation spinoff in 2023 and created a stir after being spotted filming with the cast later that same year.
Ronnie was engaged to Saffire Matos, but they called off their engagement in July 2022.
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He shares a daughter named Ariana Sky with his ex, Jenn Harley.
Like Sammi, has also been featured on the latest season of Jersey Shore: Family Vacation.