A miracle occurred Wednesday in Seaside Heights, NJ.
For the first time in years, the cast of “Jersey Shore” descended upon the town’s boardwalk, a span of the Garden State beach that feels like holy ground — with their names, faces and iconic catchphrases emblazoned on T-shirts, towels, magnets and more merchandise as if they were canonized saints.
When beachgoers caught wind that most of the OG crew had gathered at the Shore Store — the cast’s place of work on the early seasons — for a photo shoot, they came in droves to worship their fist-pumping idols.
“It’s crazy — so much nostalgia,” an astonished Vinny Guadagnino told after a crowd of fans amassed outside the souvenir shop. Local police eventually arrived as backup to protect the reality stars.
“This is a homecoming,” he added, smiling at his old boss, Shore Store owner Danny Merk, who appeared both bewildered and amused by the chaos outside.
“And Sammi’s back in all of this, which is the craziest part.”
After an 11-year hiatus from the franchise, Sammi “Sweetheart” Giancola finally decided to take part in “Jersey Shore Family Vacation” for Season 6B (premiering Thursday at 8 p.m. ET on MTV).
In 2018, six years after the original series concluded, Guadagnino, Nicole “Snooki” Polizzi, Jenni “JWoww” Farley, Deena Cortese, Mike “The Situation” Sorrentino, Paul “Pauly D” DelVecchio and Ronnie Ortiz-Magro, Giancola’s ex, signed back on for the reboot. (Angelina Pivarnick also eventually came back full-time.)
Giancola, 36, opted not to join, letting viewers know that she wanted to “avoid potentially toxic situations.” Her tumultuous relationship with Ortiz-Magro, 37, underlined her first round of the unscripted drama.
But now Giancola is ready for a new beginning.
“I know there was drama and craziness and not all great times for me back then, but I’m hoping maybe…
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