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.
Throughout the rest of the series, Sammi and Ronnie continued to break things off and get back together. However, during the Jersey Shore series finale in 2012, the reality stars left the show together with plans to move in together and settle down.
Less than two years later, Ronnie confirmed that he and the New Jersey native called it quits for good. Following their split, Sammi got engaged to longtime boyfriend Christian Biscardi in 2020. In July 2021, she revealed that she was single. She later moved on with her current partner, Justin May.
Ronnie, for his part, dated Jen Harley on and off from 2017 to 2019, with the couple welcoming daughter Ariana in 2018. Following their rocky romance, he moved on with Saffire Matos in 2020 but the twosome called it quits two years later. In April 2021, Ronnie was arrested for domestic violence in Los Angeles and later released on $100,000 bond.
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