Nicole “Snooki” Polizzi has confirmed that Angelina Pivarnick remains in the “Jersey Shore Family Vacation” group chat despite being left off Jenni “JWoww” Farley’s wedding guest list.
Polizzi, 38, addressed Pivarnick’s standing with the cast during an interview’s “Virtual Reali-Tea” while promoting an upcoming live taping of her podcast “It’s Happening” with co-host Joey Camasta. The reality star offered a direct update after a source close to Pivarnick had previously told the outlet that Pivarnick was “angry” over the snub.
“We’re still in our group chat, and we still want to work together,” Polizzi said.
Farley, 41, married pro wrestler Zack Carpinello, 31, in June at Madison Modern Social in Old Bridge, New Jersey. The couple pulled off an elaborate bait-and-switch: guests arrived believing they were attending a screening of Farley’s new movie “Nanny Cam,” only to discover they were walking into an intimate surprise wedding with fewer than 50 attendees.
Several “Jersey Shore” mainstays made the cut. Deena Cortese and her husband Chris Buckner attended, as did Sammi “Sweetheart” Giancola and her husband Justin May, plus Mike “The Situation” Sorrentino and his wife Lauren. Vinny Guadagnino and Paul “DJ Pauly D” Delvecchio reportedly received invitations but did not show.
Pivarnick and Ronnie Ortiz-Magro were the two cast members who did not receive invitations at all. A source close to Pivarnick said that she was “not happy” about the exclusion and that she subsequently declined Farley’s invitation to a post-wedding pool party held later that week.
“She didn’t go,” the insider said. “She’s upset. She’s just focusing on celebrating her 40th birthday this weekend with her close friends.”
Farley fired back at reports that Pivarnick and Ortiz-Magro felt “blindsided” and “extremely hurt” by being excluded. In a TikTok video, she suggested the public complaints revealed something about their actual friendship.
“If you were a true friend or family member, none of this would be public right now,” she said. “You would’ve [come] to me. But you can’t come to me, because then you can’t play victim to your own fake ass narrative.”
The newlywed also said that she and Carpinello “weren’t interested in throwing the biggest wedding possible,” explaining that they wanted only their “closest family and friends” present for the ceremony.
Despite the lingering tension, Polizzi expressed optimism about the cast’s professional future. MTV wrapped “Jersey Shore Family Vacation” earlier this year after nine seasons, but Polizzi indicated the group remains eager to continue working together in some capacity.
“We all just want to continue our show, so I think we’re just waiting to see what’s next,” Polizzi said. “There’s so much going on in our lives, like me with my health, Jenni with her health, Pauly just got engaged. We’re missing so much.”
Polizzi added that she is “definitely manifesting” a new home for their franchise, though she cautioned fans that any revival would likely take considerable time to materialize.
“I feel like it’s going to happen,” she said. “But I think it is going to be a minute.”
