Snooki Names The Former Co-Star Who Unexpectedly Blocked Her On Social Media

When the cast reunited for 2018’s “Jersey Shore Family Vacation,” one of the original members decided not to return to the shore in any iteration — or at least none that would be televised. Sammi “Sweetheart” Giancola refused to return, saying on Instagram, “I am currently extremely happy in every aspect of my life and want to avoid potentially toxic situations.” She added, “It was a difficult decision, as I love my roomies.” Instead, she’s been enjoying a mostly camera-free lifestyle (except on social media) with her fiance, Justin May, and promoting her clothing company, Sweetheart Styles.

Despite attempts from Nicole “Snooki” Polizzi and other “Jersey Shore” alums to keep in touch with Giancola and bring her back to the show, she doesn’t seem to want that. “We tried to get her back, like, two years ago, all of us texting her saying, ‘Come for one dinner. Why not?’” Polizzi told E! News. “And she’s just always like, ‘No, I’ll never do that show again.’ We didn’t want to push it.” When Polizzi tried to reach out more recently, messaging Giancola on social media, she discovered she had been blocked. “I don’t know what I did,” Polizzi said. “It’s unfortunate because we would love for her to come back.”

Previous efforts to reconnect with Giancola haven’t succeeded either. “Some of the cast members have tried reaching out, but she hasn’t responded to them lately,” a source told Us Weekly in 2019. “They would really like to still be friends.”