Gym Toast Laundry with Snooki: Thursday, December 11th, 2025

What is discussed, and when

1. 0:00 – 10:00: Jersey Shore, Jersey Shore, Snookie, Angelina
2. 10:00 – 20:00: Jerry Lorenzo, Jersey Shore, Jersey Shore, Snookie
3. 20:00 – 30:00: Grunes, Skiims, Giovana, Jerry Lorenzo
4. 30:00 – 40:00: Jersey Shore, Jersey Shore, Angelina, Giovana
5. 40:00 – 50:00: Wayfair, Neiman Marcus, Jerry Lorenzo, Armra Colostrum
6. 50:00 – 1:00:00: Jersey Shore, Jersey Shore, Jerry Lorenzo, Snookie
7. 1:00:00 – 1:03:22: Snookie

Notable quotes from "Gym Toast Laundry with Snooki: Thursday, December 11th, 2025"

• Crossed state lines. We are not in our usual setup. We are at the famous New Jersey landmark, the Snookie Shop, because my guest today is my childhood icon, cultural icon. It is Snookie.

  about Snookie · at 0:54

• Tanning boots in the locker rooms? Do you want pickles in the salad bar? Wait next. Want next job to be at the Jersey Shore? I went to a Jewish school. Vote ashray. I have been Can you believe that's insane?

  about Jersey Shore · at 2:25

• Yeah. So, Mike knew of Sam. He used to date Angelina and then Ang and Vinnie knew each other cuz they both grew up on Staten Island.

  about Angelina · at 5:59

• I'm grateful that it happened obviously because Lorenzo's 13 now. Crazy. I know. He's a teenager now and oh, he's just my everything and he really changed my life for the better because I feel like if I didn't have him.

  about Jerry Lorenzo · at 12:37

• Benefits. It's also available. It's more bioavailable in gummy form, meaning the ability of Grunes to be absorbed and used by the body is greater, which will help you achieve…

  about Grunes · at 22:03

• Giovana, she's iffy. Sometimes she's Yes and no. And then Angelo, he's six, so I'm Do you want to do this, honey? And he's Yeah.

  about Giovana · at 26:27

• To you by Wayfair, which means the holidays are here. Get what you need fast with Wayfair. So, everyone spends their holidays different. Perhaps you're hosting and then of…

  about Wayfair · at 45:45

• Cute little dress. Whatever you're doing this holiday, I just guarantee you need something from Neiman Marcus. They also make it really easy and fun. Sometimes it can be hard…

  about Neiman Marcus · at 47:40

Who and what is mentioned in this episode?

People

• Snookie — Person · 7 mentions · first at 0:58
• Jerry Lorenzo — Person · 7 mentions · first at 12:40
• Giovana — Person · 3 mentions · first at 26:27
• Angelina — Person · 2 mentions · first at 6:03

Books & papers

• Jersey Shore — Book · 9 mentions · first at 2:29

Companies & orgs

• Wayfair — Company · 4 mentions · first at 45:45
• Neiman Marcus — Company · 3 mentions · first at 47:11
• Built — Company · 1 mention
• Roach — Company · 1 mention

Products & tech

• Grunes — Product · 3 mentions · first at 21:18
• Skiims — Product · 2 mentions · first at 22:46
  We're a big SKIM. We're actually like a member of the Skiims family here at the Toast. I love everything from Skiims.
• Armra Colostrum — Product · 1 mention · first at 48:39
• Eero — Product · 1 mention

Concepts & topics

• Jersey Shore — Concept · 9 mentions · first at 2:29
  Tanning boots in the locker rooms? Do you want pickles in the salad bar? Wait next. Want next job to be at the Jersey Shore? I went to a Jewish school. Vote ashray. I have been Can you believe that's insane?

Places & events

• Santiago, Chile — Place · 1 mention · first at 35:18

Full transcript with timestamps

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0:47 They sound amazing. Welcome back to the toast. Happy Thursday. Today's episode, we have crossed state lines. We are not in our usual setup. We are at the famous New Jersey landmark, the Snookie Shop, because my guest today is my childhood icon, cultural icon. It is Snookie. Hello, Snookie. Welcome to the toast.

1:06 Wait, how old are you? Childhood icon. 31. How old are you? I just turned 38. Okay, so I guess I was watching

1:14 You were seven. But I was watching you, I guess, like in high school. No, you weren't seven.

1:19 So stupid. Wait, I was I was watching you in high school. Yeah, cuz I was 21 when I did the show.

1:24 Well, I just turned 21. That's why I was insane. You guys had to be of legal drinking age. Yeah. Like that was a prerequisite for getting cast on the show.

1:30 Yes. You had to be 21. Yeah. Um, so I know we share a mutual bestie, Joey. And I've kind of been like pesting pestering Joey to get you on the toast ever since.

1:39 I'm so sorry. I'm so busy. You're such a busy woman. You're a mom of three, a mother to all. So, the timing could not have been better. I have to show you a couple of things cuz before we get into the episode, I need you to know that you are sitting down

1:50 with a super fan. Like an actual lifelong fan. Okay. I have two pieces of proof to just prove my

1:55 You dress as me for Halloween. I did not dress as you for Halloween. I dressed as you for PUM, which is Jewish Halloween.

2:01 Oh, I have a photo. Hot. Yes. And how old are you there? I was probably in like the 10th grade, so 2010.

2:08 You killed it. Thank you. Then I also ran for student government on a um campaign that was very snooky themed. I did not win, which was disgraceful. Nobody in my school could appreciate it.

2:17 Stop. It says COA for GO, which was like the government organization. GTL for senior vice president for SVP. Do you want tanning boots in the locker rooms? Do you want pickles in the salad bar? Wait next. Want next job to be at the Jersey Shore? I went to a Jewish school. Vote ashray. I have been Can you believe

2:36 that's insane? Uncultured swine. They didn't appreciate it. Rude. Do you feel like you weren't appreciated in your own time?

2:42 No. I feel like I was. I mean, I I definitely feel like I was judged a lot for who I was, but like I feel like I got more love than I did hate. You know what I I want to walk through like literally since birth your whole journey cuz to me you are so interesting. First of all, you were adopted.

2:58 Adopted. Yes. And you lived grew up in Pikipsy. Well, I grew up in Maro. Okay. But it's such a small town in upstate New York that I said Pikipsy cuz that's like the biggest.

3:09 Oh, like everyone knows Pikipsy. Yeah. Oh, that's so interesting. Yeah. But I was across the bridge in a little town called MRO.

3:15 Oh, how I grew up on an apple orchard. You're kidding. Yeah. And I like rode four-wheelers. I was like a tomboy.

3:21 You're kidding. Swear. And so how did you like spend your time as a kid? Doing the four-wheelers. Um I did Girl Scouts.

3:29 I did competitive gymnastics for 13 years. Well, you're now also like a a big cheer mom. So

3:34 yeah. So no. Yeah. I was busy with like gymnastics and four-wheeling and all the things.

3:40 Wow. That's so not what I see for you. I know. And when we watched your audition tape, that also was not the energy that was given

3:45 because after high school, I like I started to like the Italian like Jersey Boys and I was like I feel like I don't belong here. Like everyone's listening to country music and doing their own thing and I I want house music and I want to go out and go to the clubs and my friends wanted to like bar hop more. So I was like I don't belong here anymore.

4:04 Wow. So I always knew that I was going to move to Jersey. And what part of Jersey did you move to first? Um, well, no. When me and Giani started dating, I basically just moved into his house.

4:14 Wow. Like right away. So, East Hanover. Okay. So, you are What were you like as a kid? Because when you bust onto the scene when you were 21 on Jersey Shore, you had a personality like I've never seen. Like you were just oozing with personality. What were you like as a kid? And like do you feel like you were understood as a kid? No,

4:31 as a kid I was I was definitely crazy and outgoing, but I was super shy at first. Like if I if I didn't know you, if I was like around people I didn't know or in an uncomfortable situation, I was shy and everyone thought I was like a [ __ ] I was like, "No, I'm just shy. Like I don't know how to start a conversation." But then once I get cozy,

4:50 then the Snookie comes out. Were you Do you feel like you still had that shyness when you got cast on the show or by then you had totally shed it?

4:58 No, I feel like I shed it. Yeah. I feel like I grew into my own and I feel like if I did have any of the shyness, it definitely went away because I was like thrown into a crazy situation,

5:06 right? And everyone was in the same sort of situation as you. Did anybody know each other

5:10 prior? Yeah. Wait, so I was so annoyed because I So I had like a lot of friends that tried out.

5:16 Oh, how did you even hear about it? MySpace? No. No. So I I I saw an ad on Facebook and it was like calling all Guido's guides and I was like that was the time where I was like I need to move to Jersey. This is not me anymore. So then I tried out for that. But a lot of my friends at Pikipsy were trying out and I was like oh my god you're definitely going to make it. Um, I knew Dina from MySpace.

5:37 Oh, you're kidding. Me and her were like besties on MySpace. Had you ever met in real life?

5:41 No, but like we talked so much online that we were like bestie pen pals that I knew once I met her it was going to be awkward.

5:47 So, I was really looking forward to seeing her in the house when I walked in. So, when I walked in, I didn't see any of them. And I'm like, where the [ __ ] is everyone?

5:55 And I was so annoyed. Did any of the other people know each other from home or internet or anything?

5:59 Yeah. So, Mike knew Mike knew of Sam. He used to date Angelina and then Ang and Vinnie knew each other cuz they both grew up on Staten Island.

6:09 So a lot of what I know so I watched the show as it was live. I was obsessed with it along with everybody else. I've also recently rewatched it many many times and it is the type of show that gets better over time and it really holds up really well and I became really obsessed with like what was going on behind the scenes because I read Mike's book which was an amazing memoir and obviously his story is so different with his addiction and everything. Would you ever write a book? I know you've written a fictional book.

6:33 Um, yeah. So, I wrote Sure Thing, a Sure thing. And then I did Confessions of Aguid. So, that was like a guide on how to be a guided. Um, no, but then I did Baby Bumps. So, that was kind of like party girl turning into motherhood and like that transition that was like hard but not really hard. You know what I mean?

6:50 I have a lot of questions for you about that too. Yeah. So, I did a couple books about like parenting and stuff, but I never did like

6:56 like a full memoir. Yeah. No, I never did that. I feel like people would love it. I thought Mike's book was amazing, especially because it was such an interesting time. You guys were very much like on the cusp of reality TV now is very cool. Everybody does it. Kardashians have a show, but for a while it was considered like kind of taboo and you guys got so famous and I'm sure you were like on red carpets at events. And I'm really curious like what how did people receive you in in the industry like other celebrities?

7:23 Oh, they thought we were insane. They were like they don't belong here. I remember I went to the Grammys and I still wore my fur coat and I had a BB dress on. Like I thought it was cool but I didn't know like how to act or like how to dress. So no, we didn't we didn't fit in and everyone thought we were idiots.

7:37 But you guys, which I love. I don't care. Yeah, of course. And the cool thing about you guys is like you got so famous so quickly, so wealthy so quickly. And I think a lot of people would change who they are, how they dress, how they talk, everything about them. And you guys all look the same, you act the same, you dress the same. It's really um it's very cool to see not you're not like you know changing so so drastically from from the gal that got famous.

8:02 I think it's from our parents and how we were raised like the Italian culture and just you know working for what you have and appreciating what you have. Um you know my parents definitely taught me that and my dad helped me with all the money because I definitely would have spent it all. Like I was getting like Gucci bags like I could never afford that. I always had $20 to my name every single week. I would lose um gas in my car and my dad would have to come pick me up. Like I literally had no money. So my dad definitely helped me with, you know, putting it where it needs to be and saving. So thank God for my dad.

8:36 No, of course. Because you go from being someone who, like you said, $20 in your account at all times to enormous wealth. Can you walk me through at what point in the show you guys started because at first it was like a sort of experimental show. You all got cast, you were excited to be there. I'm sure you were happy getting whatever. or how much you get paid the first season?

8:51 We didn't get paid anything. Um, so I literally just went for the experience cuz I always said I wanted to be on a reality show

8:58 and but I was thinking more of like real world like 15 minutes of fame and then go back to my life and just say that I did it, you know? So I wasn't expecting it to like be a career and life changing which, you know, I'm so grateful for like thank you. I love it. Um, but no, the I just went for the first season just to stay at the shore house for free because I knew I wasn't paying for the shore house. cracking up and you just wanted to like cuz I was going anywhere spend your summer there. Right.

9:21 Right. And I just had broken up with my boyfriend so I was like miserable. I just wanted to go and have a good time, meet new people and do reality like I always wanted to. So yeah, we didn't get paid from MTV or anything. But the shore store, Danny would give us $200 every single Friday to go out and like party. And I'm like I've never had $200.

9:41 And that's why when I was watching the show, I'm like, I wonder why they're going to this job. Like you don't really have to. Especially I think later on in the seasons when you guys were making a lot of money. We were like why the hell am I going to make t-shirts at the store but in the beginning like you really needed to show up just to like make money.

9:55 No, that was literally our job. That's so crazy. Yeah. And then the first season right out of the gate like everyone's obsessed with it. It is the funniest, greatest thing. It's a real look into this subculture which a lot of people I'm from New York so like I was familiar with the shore but people who don't live in this area like have no idea what it's like.

10:12 Yeah. They were like who are these creatures? Yeah. Why are they dressed like that? Why are they talking like that?

10:17 And you had your own language. You created all these words. Gorilla juice head. Like it was so

10:22 fun and it was so funny and it was so different than anything that was on TV at the time. And you just blew up overnight and you started making money, I'm sure, from like, you know, appearances and brand deals. What was the first big thing you bought?

10:36 I want to say cars. So I think I got because my car was breaking down. Remember first season?

10:40 Right. Yeah. I had a 94 Accord and I loved it. It was like my best thing, but it wasn't working and I need a new car. So, what did I get?

10:49 Oh, I got a stick BMW because I always want to drive stick. I bought it not knowing how to drive stick.

10:55 When you see season 2, everybody's driving up. They're driving up in like insanely nicer cars than they were the season before.

11:00 Yeah. So, I bought um I bought me a car and then I bought my parents a car and then I paid off my mom's or my grandmother's um mortgage.

11:08 Shut up. That was that the best feeling ever? Yes. She was my everything. So, I was like, I need to do everything for you because you're too old. And yeah,

11:18 before before the show, you're very much a hustler. We're in your store right now. And I asked you, I thought you had two locations. You have four.

11:23 You have not stopped working since you became a mom since you're such a hustler. Like, where do you get that from? Cuz I think a lot of people in your situation wouldn't. You probably make like mailbox money from various shows and things and you could, but you really don't stop.

11:37 Yeah. That's why I'm so grateful that you came to my store today. And let me tell you guys, the store is insanely cute. I've never been here before. I've seen it on Instagram.

11:44 So, this is my first location in Madison, New Jersey. I had like a smaller location, but we moved here. Um, so this is like the hub of everything where I have everything. Um, but no, I'm saying thank you for coming here because I've been so busy with filming the show. I just got back from a cheer competition. I'm literally dying inside from being run down and I appreciate you being here.

12:05 It's my pleasure to see like this actual cultural landmark. you so yeah you do a lot but you also have three kids and your journey to becoming a mom was I think really unexpected and I'm curious how the group and then the network because then you did have subsequent shows but the show changed when you became a mom cuz you really were I think if somebody else had gotten pregnant it might not have affected the show in such a big way but you were really like the heart and soul of the group I think you were a fan favorite and it was kind of an unexpected life change when you got pregnant for the audience

12:35 well it definitely wasn't planned but I'm grateful that it happened obviously because Lorenzo's 13 now. Crazy. I know. He's a teenager now and

12:45 oh, he's just my everything and he really changed my life for the better because I feel like if I didn't have him like would me and Giani like end up getting married and be together or would like something happen or would I be partying and like too hard and something went wrong? Like I never dabbled in the drugs, but like I was going hard partying and like doing these club appearances and like traveling like

13:06 would I would something have happened? You know what I mean? Right. So I think it happened at the best time.

13:11 Yeah, of course. And that's the crazy thing about the show. I don't remember thinking it when I was watching it, but now when I rewatch it as a grown person, I'm like that's insane hours you guys were doing. You were really partying till 4, 5, 6 in the morning and then literally sleeping for 2 hours and going to work.

13:24 That's how I met Joey. Oh, you're kidding. Yes. Where? So, I I think I was flying back from Vegas and I literally got zero sleep and I walked in still drunk at 7 a.m. and he said I like ran in and I smelled like alcohol and cigarettes and I just sat in the chair and I'm like just make me pretty. Yeah.

13:41 And then I brought vodka and I was like, "Can we just do a shot because I'm going to I'm going to end up Yeah. getting sick." And he was like, "Yeah, let's do it."

13:50 What like appearance were you doing? Get What were you getting ready for? Um it was like a MAC um makeup competition.

13:56 Oh, right. Because Joey was a MAC makeup artist. Exactly. That's so funny. So that's how I met Joey and that's when I was like that's when the hours were crazy and I was going nuts.

14:04 Yeah. And so I know because of Mike's book that he was like on his own journey in terms of drugs. But it's hard to watch that show and imagine was nobody doing drugs like how were how really were you guys staying up so late

14:15 and filming a full TV show and then working at the shore store and then partying the next night doing it all over again? Very rarely did one of you did one of you stay back and do nothing.

14:23 I think it's cuz we were young and we could just bounce back. back. I know I can't do that anymore, of course.

14:27 But like if me and Dena went hard for a couple days, they would let us sleep till like 5:00 p.m.

14:32 Okay. So, like you see everyone doing GTL, like Paulie didn't really drink, Vinnie didn't really drink. Obviously, Mike like did his thing, but he Mike wasn't really a drinker, right?

14:40 He was on other things, pills, and then Jenny Jenny would drink sometimes here and there and Sam. So, I think it was really me and Dena that was like going really crazy.

14:49 You also really carried the show like and the meatballs were nuts. Yeah, the meatballs were everything. So they would they would let us sleep till like 5:00 p.m.

14:56 But we just didn't see that. You didn't see it. So you saw everybody else go to work, do their thing, GTL, and then you would just see us wake up and start over again.

15:05 When you would finish wrapping a season Mhm. How do you recover from that physically? Like what do you do

15:10 back in the day? Yeah. Back in the day, I would just go home, sleep for a week, and then you would be going on these club appearances.

15:17 Got it. So it really never stopped. It was never stopping. Did a part of you like find relief in it ending?

15:25 No. No. Because I loved it so much and I'm like, what's going to happen now? So, when I got pregnant with Lorenzo and then that was the last season of Jersey Shore, I was like, okay, like what are we going to do now? And then network was like, we want to see you become a mom. Let's do Snookie and JWow.

15:40 Okay, we need to talk about we need to talk about Snookie and JW. You guys living in the converted firehouse. That was not real.

15:45 I can't. You were pregnant or had you given birth yet during that show? No, I was I think 8 n months pregnant.

15:51 Insane. And I was actually living there. I was going to say it. And was Jenny also? Yes.

15:54 You guys were fully living there with your partners. No. Do you? No, it was just me and her.

15:59 Insane. I wanted to die cuz I was like, this is my first time giving birth and I want to be with my man, of course.

16:05 So, I'm like leaving the I'm leaving the firehouse with Jenny to go meet him at a doctor's appointment. And then I go back to the house with Jenny and he goes home.

16:14 So, what is this? I'm like, "This is not how I I wanted to experience my first pregnancy."

16:21 Was it a well-paying gig, that show? Well, yeah. Okay. Yeah. So, you know, providing for your family.

16:26 Yeah. It was fine. So, then obviously after I gave birth, then we moved into like more of like a family style theme. So, like I was with Giani and I felt cozy and Jenny was with her family.

16:38 So, I like how that played out. Yeah. But yeah, the first season was hard. It's very cool that you and Jenny ended up and I know you know Roger and Jenny are no longer but that's the father of her children. They were together for a really long time like people from the show characters we know. You really ended up having like a happily ever after which you don't see a lot. How did you meet Giani

16:57 at Karma? Of course. remember I called him Mario Brother and I was like he'll do and then I was like oh never see him again

17:04 and then I was like wait I actually like liked him and he was really cute and then Ron was like you should really call him when you get out of here and I was like Ron you know what you're right I was like I'll try because I always you know went down the shore to find love I wanted to find my juice head and you know have babies like that was the goal for me

17:23 and you did it yeah so I was like I'm just going to call him and we'll see what happens

17:27 how old were you in your first and say 24. Wow. So, and you started the show at 21. How many seasons

17:35 were there? There was six total. But it wasn't six years because you guys were Florence and you like did two season.

17:43 It was It was a lot. Yeah. That's insane. I think we did two seasons a year. Does that make sense?

17:47 Yeah. And you guys were also not only doing Jersey, you did Miami, you did Florence, which was

17:52 Miami I think was the longest season. And I ended up having to like go to the hospital and get an IV.

17:59 Oh wow. Cuz I'm like I I can't drink like this anymore. Yeah. Did you like filming outside of Jersey? Like in Miami in Florence?

18:07 I did. Yeah. But I didn't like how long it was. It was like a month and a half.

18:10 Yeah. I like vacations where it's like a week of course, but like a month and then you're filming the show and you're doing it 24/7. It's a lot.

18:18 Whatever happened to Ryder? You guys still talk? Ryder? No. Um, but I I don't have like bad blood with her. I just feel like, you know, our lives were very different. Like I was, you know, going to have a baby and my life was going to change and she was she was kind of like my party friend. Like we had fun together. And if I were to like go to a bar, I'm calling her. I'm like, "Let's go have a good time."

18:41 So, I feel like obviously she wasn't pregnant. She wasn't ready to do all that right?

18:45 So, we kind of just drifted apart. Um, but no bad blood. No, of course. That was an iconic friendship. You're sort of a part of many iconic duos. You and Jenny, you and Dena, you and Joey. So, you meet Joey, who is a fan favorite here at the Toast. I don't even know how I met him, but

19:00 I instantly I got jealous at first. I'm like, why are you hanging out with this girl so much?

19:03 That's such a relatable Thank you for being honest about that. I feel that way, too. Like, when somebody I know like is friends with somebody who's like kind of similar to me, like, girl, get out of here. Um, so I appreciate you sharing your best friend and I appreciate Joey sharing his best friend. Um, so you meet at an event and he's really become a part of the Jersey Shore family. I sometimes forget he wasn't on the original show, but he hangs out with you guys all the time. He told us that you guys call him digital talent.

19:28 Yeah. Or he's B-roll. Why B-roll? Because he's just always in the background and I know he wants to be the star and I really try and push him. I'm like, "Can I bring Joey? Can I bring Joey?" And they're like, "No." Because, you know, Giani hates filming and everyone brings their spouse. So I'm like, "Well, can I bring my gay husband then?" Yeah. Um, and yeah, I really try and push him to be in the limelight. Yeah.

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25:56 You're obviously not doing the same thing you were doing when you were 21. Do you take a different approach to it now? Do you think a little bit more about it? You think less about it? Do you care? Do you want

26:03 like having them on TV? You mean? Yeah. And then also what you do and say on TV. I mean, as a mom, I try and be better on TV, but you know, sometimes the the wine's flowing course, and me and Dina will be meatballs still sometimes. Um, but when it comes to the kids on TV, like I'll ask them. I'll be like, "Do you guys want to do this scene? Do you want to be, you know, on this with me?" Lorenzo's like, "No, I hate it." So, I'm like, "Fine, I'm not going to push you." Giovana, she's iffy. Sometimes she's like, "Yes and no." And then Angelo, he's six, so I'm like, "Do you want to do this, honey?" And he's like, "Yeah."

26:34 And he's grabbing the camera and being fun. So, I'm asking for consent now, and I'm not going to push them to do something they don't want to do. But, I mean, obviously, I would love for my entire family to be a part of it.

26:44 It's fun to watch, and it's also fun to watch you on social media like be so normal in so many ways. I think a lot of people relate to like you're kind of like this

26:52 zealous cheer mom. You travel all over with your daughter. Yeah. Non-stop. Non-stop. You're, you know, peeing your pants. You're at cheer competition screaming your head off.

27:03 Yeah, I've peed my pants. I was like, I need to go to the hotel and change my underwear cuz I'm going to get an infection.

27:08 So, you actually I literally left and changed. Yes. What do the other moms make of you? The moms at school? Like, I feel like it would be so fun if like Snookie was like a mom in my class.

27:19 Um, well, I feel like because everybody knows Giani in the town that it's just like, oh, this is Giani's wife because he grew up there. So, like Giani is more of like the famous one because, you know, his family does wrestling and all of that.

27:32 Yeah. So it's kind of like Giani first then me like oh cool he would marry you know someone famous like that. Um so it's not that crazy and

27:41 he grew up with all the all the parents so it's like all of his friends. The cheer moms are a different story. Um but they treat me normal which is nice. Like I want to be treated normal. I don't want like any special treatment like I'm just a mom like you. Like let's just be normal.

27:57 And so you did gymnastics or cheer growing up? I did competitive gymnastics for 13 years. Wow. And then it just it's a lot. It's a lot. It takes up a lot of your time. Um, and I just I wasn't in love with it anymore. So, I was like, I want to do something similar. And then I started cheer

28:14 and cheer was fun. I feel like you could have ended up being like an Olympic gymnast. You are

28:18 And it's very rare for me to like notice someone's height because nobody is shorter than me. When I gave you a hug, I was shook. You are really a meatball.

28:25 A meatball. You're 48. 48. That's insane. 48. Wow. And I feel like I'm shrinking every single year. I'm going to be like straona when I'm a grandma. I'm going to be like so small. I feel like so are you.

28:36 We're going to be shorties. I love being short. Do you love being short or do you feel like did you get bullied or anything?

28:41 No. I love being short like cheer wise and like gymnastics. Yeah. Like being small, but like if I was I feel like I was if I was 3 in taller, I would be stretched out.

28:52 So like cuz you know if we gain 10 lbs, it looks like we gained 50. I always think about how like I would be the perfect weight if I was 6 feet tall.

28:58 Exactly. Yeah. Yeah. So, it's annoying in that aspect, but no, I do like being short.

29:02 You know, you also experienced like a major weight loss in the public eye. I'm curious what that was like. You know, I got told all the time growing up that I looked like you and then when you got really skinny, like nobody said that to me ever again. Um, and your weight was also there was a famous fight. Were you guys in Atlantic City when you said pass the rolls and situation said you have enough already? Something like that. Yeah.

29:22 Um, what was that like? That must have been traumatizing. I probably would never forgive Mike the situation. Well, it took me a while to forgive him, but growing up, I definitely had an eating disorder. Um, I feel like all of us have experienced that in some time. And even now, it's just like, I want to eat that, but like I don't want to gain weight. It's it's just an ongoing cycle for us women. Even men, too. Yeah. So,

29:44 yeah, it's it started really bad in high school um with cheerleading, I think. Yeah. With cheerleading because I was I was a senior and these small freshman girls were coming up. I didn't want to lose my flyer spot. So, I literally got down to like 87 lbs senior year and my coach was like, "This is not okay." And I was like fainting at practice. It was bad. Yeah. And I was just eating like two cucumbers a day.

30:08 Jesus. It got so bad. And then I was like, "You need to like live your life and stop freaking out." So after high school,

30:14 that's when I like started going out and like partying and I was like, "You know what? I'm just going to enjoy myself." So when I started Jersey Shore, I I was kind of that was like my heaviest.

30:23 Was it? Yeah. Season one. Do you feel like being on TV and being in the public eye made your eating disorder worse?

30:30 No, I just got fatter. Wow. If you see the seasons going, I just keep gaining weight and I think it's just cuz

30:36 I I just felt okay with myself. I'm like I was always confident in how I looked. Um

30:42 but yeah, the the cheerleading didn't help. So my my weight has been fluctuating for years. Up and down, up and down.

30:48 Yeah, I think a lot of people um can relate to that. Yeah. When I just look back at your entire career, and it's actually very cool that you guys are still doing the show. You're still so close. I can't think of a a comparison to like another cast that still really loves one another. There's not somebody who's on the not somebody we don't talk to. Like you're all pretty much like really family. And I think that reads and when you guys got back together for the first reunion show, it was it was a cultural reset. Like it was so

31:16 What was that 2019? I guess it was it was something I don't think people thought about and then when we did it we were like, "Oh my god, I can't believe we've not had these people on our TV for so many years. You guys were really made for it." And now the show is very different and you do a lot of like more personal home stuff and you guys go to each other's weddings and you're all having babies and it's really fun to see. Do you think it will

31:37 will you get to a point where you don't want to do it anymore, you think? No. We keep saying we're going to do it until like we're in, you know, in diapers at a nursing home. Like we want to keep doing this forever. I don't know if it's going to be the same place, right? Because a lot of things are changing right now. Um, but yeah, if we're done at this place, we're definitely going somewhere else. Like we we already have different agendas of what we're going to do and how the show is going to be. So, yeah, we want to be doing this forever.

32:02 You guys are really built for it. Yeah. So, Mike wrote the book and a lot of the book he talks about how the money was like gone because he spent it all on drugs and at first he was spending it all on cars, then he had to sell the cars for drugs.

32:14 Crazy. it crazy. Like I could not believe I'm always recommending his book because I think a lot of people have preconceived notions about it and it's so like deep and and it's really interesting how candid he is about the money. Um and there was a time when you guys renegotiated your contracts as a group. Is that right?

32:32 And you decided like no one was going to get more, no one was going to get less. We were all going to be getting the same.

32:37 If you're comfortable, what was the most you ever made per episode on the original show?

32:42 Well, six figures. Wow. Uhhuh. Wow. Yeah. And your dad was like instrumental in

32:47 Yes. Thank God. Yeah. Because I wanted to buy all these things, right? I bought everything.

32:52 Does he still have like any involvement in your business? No. So, he used to run my business and then I was like, you know what? Like, I have two kids now. Like, I need to be able to do this myself. So, I ended up taking over and he he felt a type of way about it, but I was like, "Dad, I need to be an adult and I need to do this on my own. Like, I know I'm your baby always, but like I need to do this on my own." So, I still have them on payroll just, you know, being my parents and helping me out, of course. Um, but yeah, I I ended up taking everything on my own.

33:21 Do you think that when your parents adopted you, they had any idea like the fireball that you were? And you also recently shared on the show that you facetimed with your birth parents.

33:30 Yeah. Can you talk about that a little bit? Yeah. Um, so I never thought I would like reach out cuz I never cared like I I always knew I was adopted. They never had to have a conversation with me. So, I was like, "I'm brown, you guys are white. Like, we don't look alike, but I know." I I always said, "You bought me at a store. Like, can you buy another one?" Cuz I always wanted a brother or sister.

33:48 Did you have no siblings growing up? No. I was so annoyed. Oh, that's so interesting.

33:52 You don't give only child. Really? Yeah. No, everything should be about me and I'm spoiled.

33:57 Brother, I don't know why I just like made that up. Well, now I do that. I haven't met. Um, so yeah, I never thought that I would like want to reach out or like see, but then Angelina did it on the show because she found out her dad wasn't her dad. Wow.

34:09 Yeah. And she ended up using uh this genealogologist who like finds people. So I was like, you know what? Let me just reach out to her. And all I wanted in the beginning was to get like a binder cuz I wanted to see what they look like cuz I always hated the fact that my parents didn't look like me and nobody looked like me. But then when I had my kids, that kind of like filled the void.

34:27 Totally. Yeah. I was like, Lorenzo looks just like me. Giovana is my twin. Your kids look just like you. I don't see your husband. Like I literally see you.

34:34 I know. He's like, are these my kids? It's God's way of paying you back like for not having siblings or seeing yourself growing up.

34:40 Yeah. So, that kind of filled the void, but then I was like, you know what? I really want to see like what my birth mom looks like if I have any siblings. So, then that happened and I was like, "Oh my god, this is so cool. Like, I kind of want to text them." So, I started out with a text and then

34:52 and they were open to hearing from you. But they have no idea who I am still. Like in terms of like you being famous.

34:58 Yeah. They have no They don't know my name. They don't know who I am. They just know that I have a good life and thank you for giving birth to me and giving me a better life and you know all the things.

35:08 Yeah, of course. Um, so I think my birth mom's grateful that she knows that I'm good because she had no idea where I went. It was a closed adoption.

35:16 Where were you born? Santiago, Chile. Wow. And then your parents came to Santiago to adopt you.

35:23 Yeah, they came to pick me up. That's amazing. So cute. I know. Stop. That's so cute. Your parents were such a such a great addition to the show and your dad sort of being this like moral compass. Every time you were in trouble, you called him famously when you got arrested. They had they had to call your dad.

35:39 I know. Walk me through that phone call. Like what kind of parent was it? Was he strict? Did you know he was going to be mad, but he was going to come anyway? Like and what was the overall like was he mad or was he more so just like let me help?

35:53 I knew he was going to be mad, but he wasn't going to be like pack your bags, you have to leave. because he loved the experience for me. Um, my mom was more like just leave. This isn't good for you. So, my mom was more of like, you know, the loving like this isn't good for you or your health, like you got to get out of there. My dad was like, what the [ __ ] but you know, stay this is fun.

36:13 So, it was like two different things. And I'm like, I think I'm going to listen to my dad.

36:16 Yeah. So, I knew he was going to be mad and hate me, but I knew he was going to be there and help me.

36:20 Yeah. And also, when I called him, I was still drunk. Wait. Okay. So, can you walk me through cuz my worst nightmare is going to prison. You got like thrown into the drunk tank.

36:28 Yes. For how long? So, I remember getting arrested. Well, it's it's all a blur to be honest cuz I was so drunk. But I remember going into the station and they were taking my picture and I'm like, "Can you do that again?" Cuz I hated my pose. So, that's why I have two

36:41 iconic. And I see you're selling some merch with your this store is, by the way, for a Jersey Shore chore fan, a dream.

36:47 Uh-huh. Yeah. So, I have two mug shots and I hated both of them. So, I got annoyed. They wouldn't take another one. I'm like, "Come on."

36:53 And they wouldn't delete like the other. I was like, "I know this is going to be on TMZ. going to be cute, but they didn't care.

36:57 You knew at the time, like you understood what was happening, like that you were this famous person.

37:00 I'm like, "This is not going to be great. I'm going to be like Lindsay Lohan on freaking the cover of everything." Um, but they were very nice to me before they threw me in the drunk tank. They let me sit down on a spinny chair and I was spinning eating donuts.

37:13 And then they threw me in and I passed out for a little bit. And then the roommates came to pick me up and I thought it was the next day. I thought I was in there for 24 hours. So when I get into the car, I'm like, "Can we go to Denny's?" I was like, "I need breakfast." cracking.

37:24 They were like, "Nico, you've been in there for only like an hour and a half." Oh my god. I was like, "Oh."

37:27 So, net it wasn't that long. No, it was so quick. And did the cops obviously like everyone in town knew you? Yeah.

37:34 Yeah. So, like you knew you were famous and you feel like they were a little bit nicer to you because of that.

37:38 I think so. Such also like I wasn't being aggressive to them. I was like being funny in there

37:44 and I was like, "Oh my god, what's going to happen? Am I going to die?" Like, is someone going to touch me? Like

37:48 if I was a cop, I would have like loved my day at work that day just picking you up. So, I'm sure it was the best day of their lives.

37:54 You gave it all. Like, you really did. Am I right in remembering that you have some sort of beef with Andy Cohen?

37:59 Um, did he say something like not nice once or twice about you? Yeah, but it was more of just like, you know, is she ever going to be a housewife? And he was like, "No, we don't want her." Like something like that. And I'm like, "It's fine, Andy. I don't want to come over there,

38:14 but we're fine now." Okay. Okay. Yeah, we're fine. Do you find yourself holding grudges? Are you like a a grudgy person? Not really. But if you really do me dirty, like I I'll just dead you. Yeah.

38:24 Like I want nothing to do with you ever again. You'll never see me again. Right. I love that.

38:28 Yeah. I'm a Sagittarius. When's your birthday? No. Uh yeah, November 23rd. I was going to say September.

38:33 Oh, it was just your birthday. Happy birthday. How did you celebrate? I really did nothing. I just went out to eat with mom of three.

38:40 Yeah. Well, we actually we went out to eat and then my mother-in-law took the kids. So, we went to my shore house and just stayed there for the night. Kidree,

38:47 of course. So, it was nice. You know, I'm very much in my mom era, and it's really like quite admirable that you have this very successful business. You How many months out of the year do you film?

38:58 Um, like four months. No, five months. And you also are a full-time mom. You have three kids. I watch you on Instagram. You do the cheer. You do school drop off. Like you

39:08 the stores. The stores. What What would you say is the key? Now, not everyone can do it all, but you seem to be balancing it well. How what do you attribute that to?

39:21 I don't know. Okay. I don't know. Everyone always asks me and I'm like, I don't know how I do it. They're like, you're so busy. And I and I think I'm great at multitasking and I like being busy because I feel like if I'm just sitting, I feel useless and I feel like I'm not doing anything work-wise or like helping my kids future or making money for them. You know what I mean? So, I like being busy, but

39:43 I I'm a good sleeper. So, I think sleep really helps me. Like I can be in bed by 7 and sleep all night.

39:49 So, I like sleeping. So, maybe the sleeping. Did your relationship with money change a lot when you had kids,

39:55 like spending wise? Just like like I feel like I've always been really um my sister calls me cheap. I don't like that word. Just like I'm very conscious of money. Like I'm very financially I like to think prudent. And when I became a mom, I let I let go of it a little bit cuz it's like, well, you know, this is what's best for me. This is what's best for my family. Like, [ __ ] it, you know? Um, so I feel like I had a little bit of a shift in relationship with money, but you say like, you know, you grew up without it and then you got a ton of it and then you became become a mom and you think about it a little bit more. Do you find that that's been your experience?

40:24 Yeah, I feel like I just wanted their futures to be secure so all my kids are set for college.

40:31 So, god forbid something like dies down, right? Um, and I I don't have the income that I'm having like they're already school.

40:39 So, I'm making sure they're good for life. And then also like in the future like if they need help with weddings or you know their kids or housing like everything is

40:48 wow good for them. Do your kids hang out a lot with your cast members kids play dates things of that nature?

40:53 We try to but everyone's so far away right does um so me, Jenny, Sam, Dena and Mike all

41:03 and live in Jersey but in different parts. Scattered. Yeah, it's scattered. Got it.

41:07 People don't realize how big Jersey is. I know. And then so like how often are you guys really seeing each other?

41:12 Well, I mean now it was like every day because we're we're still wrapping up filming. Um but yeah, when we when we're not filming it's very hard to get together because everyone's doing their own thing.

41:21 Yeah, it's just been a it's nice to see you guys having such longevity and you're curious because I feel like everyone I've met from Jersey Shore is super nice. We've had Mike on the show. We've had Vinnie on the show. Oh my god. When I tell you when I was watching the show, the way I was rooting for you and Vinnie so hard. I was probably like making fan edits on Twitter, like pictures of you and Vinnie.

41:40 God, I can't. And then when I went back and rewatched it, I didn't feel so much the same. I feel like he was actually kind of like

41:46 stringing you along and like pretending to be like, no offense, it's like kind of like a good guy. And he was just like kind of being a dick sometimes.

41:52 Um, when you look back on like your romantic relationships on the show, do you cringe? Do you look back on it like oh, so cute, lovingly? I just look at it as a an experience, I guess, but like also cringe. Like, why did I do that? Or why was I so obsessed with this situation? Like, I don't feel like that now, obviously. So, like looking back, I'm just like, oh god, why?

42:15 Yeah. So, I'm glad that everything worked out the way it did. Do you look back positively on your Dancing with the Stars journey? Such an underrated. You

42:25 crushed it. Thank you. you. And so now hearing you have like a background in gymnastics and dance, uh, makes a lot of sense.

42:32 Was like learning the routine and like the count doing like a a flip, a back handspring. You were flipping. You were incredible.

42:39 Thank you. Did you love that? It was the best experience of my life. It was. And when I got voted off, I told um Dena, the producer, I was like, "If you do another all-star season

42:49 of like people that got let go too early, I was like, "You have to bring me back."

42:54 Yeah. cuz I was like, I feel like I had so much more to give. Yes. And yeah, it sucked.

42:59 The Oh, Mickey dance. And that was also your red hair era. I know. How was life as a red hair?

43:04 That was my fit era. Yes. You were tight and fit. You were dancing for your life.

43:08 I was fit and like muscly. I'm trying to get back to that. But yeah, that was like my best era.

43:13 Red hair. How was life as a red head? It's hard. Yeah. Yeah. Cuz you have to keep like fixing it every two weeks. And I had like a million extensions in. My hair is very thick. I had eight bundles in.

43:22 Wow. So my head was like heavy. You had kids at that point? Yeah. I only had Lorenzo.

43:28 And you all moved to LA to do that show? No, I kept flying back and forth. You're kidding.

43:32 Yeah. That's hard. It was hard. How old was Lorenzo? Um, not even a year, I feel. Or maybe a year.

43:39 And we were just talking before that you breastfed your kids. Yes. Okay. So, I'm obsessed with breastfeeding and I'd love to like talk to somebody else about it.

43:48 Um, obsessed. Did you find it hard to balance work? It's hard enough like being a a mom and doing other and literally anything else, but then also kind of being attached to the house every three hours, feeding, feeding, feeding. Like I I love it, but it's hard.

44:02 Yeah. So, when I breastfed, Giovana was the best one that I did. Lorenzo, he didn't really latch on. So, I only did three months, which that really made me cry because I always said like, I'm going to breastfeed till they're,

44:13 you know, one and Yeah. but like biting me and that's when it's going to stop. So, Lorenzo was only 3 months, but I'm glad that I did it. So, we got a little bit of it, but Giovana, she was a trooper and we did a full year until she until she bit my nipple and I literally we were on the bed. I kind of threw her.

44:29 I was like, "Ow, we're done." Yeah. I'm like, "We're done." That That's it. So, I put the cabbage leaves on.

44:34 You did? Yes, it works. It How long? I don't remember. A couple of days. I don't remember. I feel like I did it for a week.

44:42 It really hurts. Yes, it does. You get like engorg and actually I'm It's like your phone listens to you so much. much. I was like, all I do is talk about how I'm going to start weeding, breastfeeding, and then what pops up on my TikTok? A girl who lost her leg because she was weaning, got an infection, got a clog, went to the hospital, got a staff infection, and lost her leg.

44:58 Oh, god. I know. I'm like, okay, that's going to happen to me now. Okay. No, just do the cabbage leaves, and then in the shower, express them a little.

45:06 Oh, yeah. So, that'll give relief. You'll be fine. Yeah, you'll be fine. If I did it, you could do it.

45:11 Yeah. No, it's really such a it's such a and that's why whenever I meet someone who studed I always like have a million questions for them cuz I feel like it's a sisterhood. It's really hard especially if you are a working mom.

45:22 Yeah. So I definitely when I was working obviously I pumped and I left a lot in the fridge and you know I I would bring my pump. Now now they have pumps that cuz back in the day I would have to do the thing and go.

45:33 That's still the best pump by the way. That's still the best pump. The ones that you like shove in your bra. Oh my god.

45:37 Yeah. You could walk around and just pump. They do not work unless you have like the tiniest tits ever. Like no.

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51:34 Robach.com. What is your relationship with plastic surgery like? Are you open? Like Joey and I are always talking about like what we want to get done, what we've gotten done.

51:43 Yeah, it's very open. Yeah. What have you gotten done if you don't mind me asking?

51:46 Um, so I do Botox and I just So I get over here and I've been doing it for a couple years now, but I just started my chin cuz I realized when I smile it looks like I have cellulite ass on my chin. Do you have that yet?

51:59 No. I'm sure it's in my future. Yeah. So 38 you'll probably get it. Like what? You get like like dimples kind of like

52:04 Yeah, but it looks like cellulite on your thighs. It's really ugly. So, I'm like, I don't know what this is, but can you start doing that? So, I do that.

52:11 Um, and then I just got my boobs done. I'm so jealous. But that was like 11 years ago because then I had two more kids, so they dropped. And

52:21 yeah, and I and I got a lift. But I didn't know that when you get a lift, you have to put a little implant in and I already had big boobs. I was like, I don't want to do that. So, they did a little.

52:29 So, I think hopefully this year I'm going to redo them. Congrats. That's like what I'm looking forward to most. Like when I'm done having kids, whatever that may be,

52:38 the first stop will be the doctor's office for breastation. No, I've always had huge boobs. I've always wanted a reduction and a lift, but I always, it was always like a goal of mine to breastfeed my kids. So, I was like, you know what? I will do it once and I'll do it after all of this.

52:52 And let me tell you, that day can't come soon enough. Well, don't you want more kids?

52:55 Yeah. So, I got to wait. I would wait. Did you want more than three kids? Did you think you would have less?

53:00 I always wanted four. Oh, my number was four because that's like my lucky number. I do everything in fours, like four stores.

53:07 Yeah, four is my number. Um, it's like my angel number. So, I always said I was I was going to have four kids. But then after Angelo, I was like, "Gh, this is a lot." And I feel like I don't I always felt like a soul up there and I don't feel that anymore. So, I got a dog.

53:21 What kind of dog? A sheep poo. What's Oh, Joey told me her name. Rocky. Yeah. So, Rocky is my fourth and I love him so much. And yeah, he's my everything. I love that.

53:31 Like when I go away on trips, like obviously I miss the kids, but I hug Rocky first.

53:35 I'm cracking up. The kids are like, "Mommy," and I'm like "Rocky that's so bad."

53:40 Do you spend a lot of time away from home besides filming the show? Like, do you try Are you the type of mom who takes her kids everywhere or you always are like doing, you know, your own thing?

53:48 No. So, usually when I go to work, I don't bring the kids because they can't leave for sports and I don't want to take them out for school. So, I basically suffer and I'm alone. But I give myself three nights away. I will not do more than three nights because then I will freak out and I know when I get home the house is going to be a disaster. Like when mommy's not home, the place is a mess. Like it's very disorganized.

54:09 Do you think of the day when one of your kids comes to you and says, "I was slipping through the channels and I saw Jersey Shore." Do you want them to see it? Do you not want them to see it?

54:17 They have. On Tik Tok. Oh my god. Tik Tok. Tik Tok ruined my life with that. So yeah, Lorenzo saw me drunk on the beach like getting arrested. But he was like, "What are you doing here, Mom? It's so embarrassing." And I'm like, "Lorenzo, this is acting. Like, they told me to do it and I had to pretend."

54:33 So, they they do think that it was all pretend and I was acting. Um, but you know, one day

54:39 you'll figure it out. Yeah. I'll be like, you know, that was before mommy and that was her party era. So, just don't get as crazy as mommy did.

54:46 Were there any elements of the show that were scripted? Like, were you ever told to do something? Was it like heavily produced?

54:51 Unfortunately, no. No. You could tell that I would love to blame it on production and fakeness, but no.

54:57 No, you could tell when you're watching it that like it's so real. Yeah, it was crazy.

55:01 Yeah, that house was insane, too. That outdoor area that you guys had with the jacuzzi,

55:06 the first house? Yeah. Oh, yeah. We thought it was a mansion. I mean, whose roof was that? Cuz you would like walk across.

55:12 So, it it's on that property because you go up the stairs, but it's on top of the shore store

55:18 because Danny owns the shore store and the house. So, he was like your landlord. So, I guess that wasn't there and they ended up building it out right before the show.

55:25 And does Danny still own the house outright? Yeah. And you could book it on Airbnb.

55:29 You could book it on Airbnb or you could do a house tour. I think he charges like $10.

55:33 Okay. He's undercharging. Good for him. Good for him. Such an iconic store. Such an iconic career thus far. What do you want to do next? What do you What do you think the next 5 10 years of Snookie looks like?

55:44 I don't know. I mean, I feel like I'm so busy in general, like being a mom, so I want that to be first priority. I don't want to be too crazy, but like also hustling and working is like my second priority. Um, so I mean obviously my stores, I would love to keep going with my stores and do crazy things with it and

56:04 just still love it and do, you know, what I love. Um, but also I have my wine, so hoping to get my wine in stores one day.

56:11 You're a podcaster as well. Busy with my podcast. You and Joey have a podcast. Me and Joey have to get like more crazy with it. Um, I just haven't had the time to like really sit down and do it because this is like your main thing.

56:22 Yes. This is like this is like my Jersey Shore, right? Yeah. So, like we're really trying because we've had our podcast for like 10 freaking years now. We've had this for so long.

56:31 You've had your podcast for so long since before when Jackie and I first got signed to a network. The network that we were at was called Audio Boom. And you guys were the biggest show on the network and we were like so excited that we were at the same network as you guys and we were like, "Oh my god, it's no kisser or podcast here." So, you've really been ahead of the curve for quite some time.

56:47 Yeah, we just we haven't really been doing the new thing and that's like, you know, video and like having a studio and guests. So, I think once filming dies down a little bit, I'll have time to do that with Joey because we love our podcast.

57:00 It's so fun. You guys have so many good jokes. Come on. A pleasure. Anytime. Let me ask you a question.

57:06 You did a lot of press in your in your career and especially at the peak of the show, you were doing a lot of interviews. I believe you were on Wendy Williams.

57:14 Yes. Yes. Am I remembering correctly that there was an interview? Did you ever get like people being judgmental, not wanting to have you on? Like bad vibes.

57:23 Well, the view every single time, but I mean, are we surprised with them? Did you do the view by yourself?

57:29 Um, no. I always think I did it with the roomies. Why would Literally, why would anybody put you on that show? Like, that's not the place for you.

57:36 I don't know. But we went on there a lot of times and it wasn't. And Joy just hated us. remember she like cornered me in the bathroom.

57:44 Yeah. And she was just nasty. Um so yeah, I mean I guess it was good exposure to like do a controversial show,

57:52 right? And what were they what would they ask you? Like do you really drink that much? And

57:57 you know just like annoying things. It's like it's not that serious, right? Like we're not we're not bad people.

58:03 Let me ask you another question. So much of my um like worldview of you and your friends is from Mike's book.

58:10 At any point in the house, did you have any idea that he was dealing with such a bad addiction?

58:15 No. When did you find out? Everything that Mike wrote in the book, we had no idea. Oh, you're kidding.

58:19 We had no idea. So, we knew like he was on things because he would act insane. Oh.

58:24 Um like not normal when he grabbed his head into the the wall in Florence. Yeah. But like just other things that like they don't show off camera and we're just like why are you acting like that? Uh, and we knew he wasn't drinking, so we knew it was something. Um,

58:37 but yeah, we had no idea that he was like hiding things in his shoes, like doing all the things. So, it was very heartbreaking to

58:43 He was taking like 60 pills in one day, like just to get by. Had no freaking idea. And obviously production didn't know because every time we would film, they went through every crevice of our suitcase to make sure we weren't bringing in drugs or anything. Really?

58:55 Yes. Every single time. Oh, that's interesting. So, he was really hiding in there.

58:59 Yeah. Um, and so when did you find out that he had been struggling so badly? Um, well, I think I think once we all had a falling out with him, we were just like, we don't know how to deal with this anymore and we're not really getting along. So, it was kind of just like a falling out.

59:14 Got it. And then once we got back together and he was really working on himself, you know, we were there for him and we were proud of him

59:21 and now he just celebrated 10 years. Insane. He is so inspirational. I recommend his book to everybody. Did you ever visit him in prison?

59:27 Yes, we did. You did? We did we did like twice. It was like a camp, right? It was like a financial crime prison.

59:34 A real prison, right? Like scary. It It was just like he was at like a day camp and they had activities and they were doing like cooking classes. Yeah. They were doing like fun things cuz I think it wasn't like

59:46 Yeah. He did like crime. Yeah. Right. Yeah. So, okay. So, that's a great question because I always think about people who rise to fame really quickly end up in financial trouble because of their taxes. Was that also your dad making sure that you were like 100% kept up with the IRS?

1:00:01 Yeah. Because I had no idea about taxes or anything. Especially when you went to I'm like, how do I file that? I didn't even know how to write a check.

1:00:08 Wow. Yeah. Because I I just never had money like that. So my dad really helped me and my mom. Both my parents. So yeah, my dad really helped with the taxes and he still does.

1:00:18 Did you file? Where do your parents live? Mro still. Oh, that's so nice. They still live upstate.

1:00:23 How often do you see them? Not often, which sucks. But like they're both retired now, so they're able to come whenever. And it's only like an hour and a half drive, so it's not terrible.

1:00:32 But yeah, I'm hoping one day they move to Jersey, so I can put them in a nursing home like right here by me, so I can see them all the time.

1:00:38 What do people in your hometown make of you? Are you are the most famous person from Marbor? I assume.

1:00:44 Am I? Definitely. Well, we do have So my best friend, one of my best friends married um Weey Davis. He's a famous b professional baseball player. He lives in Marro now.

1:00:56 Oh, so you maybe have a couple. Yeah. Right. Yeah. But um No, all everybody that I graduated with, grew up with, like I still talk. All my best friends from high school are still my best friends to this day.

1:01:07 Love that. So yeah, I'm still very homey and I I'm not like gh I'm too good for all these people. Like I still go home and I see everyone and I'm still Nicole to them.

1:01:16 Nicole, which is nice. I literally forget that your name is Nicole. You Everyone does. I know.

1:01:20 Do you love that you got famous with a nickname? Some people like I think would hate it like they want to be known by their real name.

1:01:25 Yeah. I mean it was getting annoying at some point because they were like Snookie and I'm like you guys know my name's Nicole. Like I was I was getting annoyed that like no one knew my actual name. But now it's just like that's the brand and that's me and Snookie is my brand name and

1:01:41 like my character sometimes. But like I like the fact that like Nicole is like the mommy me. So I have like different personalities.

1:01:48 No, that's really cute. Okay. Like can I just tell you this has been a dream. your podcast. It's happening. What What day do you drop episodes?

1:01:56 Uh, every Friday. Every Friday with you and I do one with Gina called the Mean Ball Pod, which is new.

1:02:02 I'm obsessed with your friendship. Yeah. So, we just talk about mommy stuff and, you know, weekends and stuff like that. So, that is every Thursday.

1:02:10 Every Thursday. Yeah. And you drop Thursday. We drop Monday to Friday. Okay. Five times a week.

1:02:15 Got it. So, this episode will be up shortly. Oh, you're busy. I'm booked and busy. Booked. Thank you so much for coming. Thank you for coming. If you find yourself, so where are your stores? Madison, New Jersey.

1:02:26 Seaside Heights, New Jersey. We have Huntington, New York, and then Nashville. If you find yourself in any of those towns, I highly recommend a trip to the Snookie shop. It's

1:02:35 or a sting with your personality. Like you are everywhere. Obviously, you sell like the merch and jersey short stuff, but also just really cute clothes. Your shirt is from the Snookie store.

1:02:43 Yes. It's very Selena vibes. Um, but yeah, I buy everything that you see in store. Everything. So, you're basically shopping my closet,

1:02:50 right? So very much your style. Thank you guys so much for listening to the toast and Monday morning show where we deliver the fastest five stories and need to know everybody through Friday on YouTube. So if you're watching us on YouTube, please feel free to subscribe and give this video a thumbs up. We are also available as podcast and where podcast can be found on set Spotify, tunes, stitch, public radio, iOS box, all the places wherever you listen to podcast, find us to host. Leave a five star review about a beautiful setting and wickedly talented we are. And we will see you tomorrow for our final episode of the year. You were my last.

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Questions about this episode

What is discussed in "Gym Toast Laundry with Snooki: Thursday, December 11th, 2025"?

In order: 0:00 Jersey Shore, Jersey Shore, Snookie, Angelina; 10:00 Jerry Lorenzo, Jersey Shore, Jersey Shore, Snookie; 20:00 Grunes, Skiims, Giovana, Jerry Lorenzo; 30:00 Jersey Shore, Jersey Shore, Angelina, Giovana; 40:00 Wayfair, Neiman Marcus, Jerry Lorenzo, Armra Colostrum; 50:00 Jersey Shore, Jersey Shore, Jerry Lorenzo, Snookie; 1:00:00 Snookie.

What is mentioned in this The Toast episode?

15 people, works and ideas are mentioned, including Jersey Shore, Jersey Shore, Snookie, Jerry Lorenzo, Wayfair, Grunes. Each one on this page links to its own page with every episode that mentions it.

How long is "Gym Toast Laundry with Snooki: Thursday, December 11th, 2025"?

The episode runs 1 h 3 min; the transcript is about 15,459 words in 335 timestamped sections.

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