Nicole “Snooki” Polizzi

Nicole “Snooki” Polizzi rose to fame as a cast member on MTV’s hit reality show Jersey Shore. She starred on the show for all six seasons from 2009 to 2012 alongside housemates Paul “DJ Pauly D” DelVecchio, Jennifer “JWoww” Farley, Sammi “Sweetheart” Giancola, Vinny Guadagnino, Ronnie Ortiz-Magro and Mike “The Situation” Sorrentino. She quickly became known for her tall hair and small stature, her love of pickles and tanning beds and her partying antics.

Following the end of Jersey Shore, Snooki starred in the spinoff series Snooki & Jwoww for four seasons from 2012 to 2015. She competed on Dancing With the Stars in 2013 and has published three books: Confessions of a Guidette (2011), A Shore Thing (2011) and Gorilla Beach (2014). Snooki returned to MTV for Jersey Shore: Family Vacation, which premiered in 2018. She left the show in 2019 to focus on her family but appeared on season 4 in 2021.

While filming Jersey Shore in 2010, Snooki met Jionni LaValle, and the pair married in November 2014. They welcomed son Lorenzo in 2012, daughter Giovanna in 2014 and son Angelo in 2019.