Season 5 will be their swan song …
The producers of the hit MTV reality show Jersey Shore have revealed that at the end of Season 5, the cast will be switched up, with the current group heading off to do spinoffs and seek other career opportunities.
The eight mainstays: Pauly D, Snooki, Mike ‘The Situation’, J-Woww, Sammi, Vinny, Deena, and Ronnie, just wrapped Season 4, which was shot in Italy.
The group is now back in New Jersey, where they’ll begin shooting their final season together on Monday. The housemates are earning $100K per episode, which is undoubtedly part of the reason they will be ‘retired’ so that other fresh faces can be brought in at a much lower salary base.
Nicole Polizzi and Jenni Farley will star together in a spinoff. Snooki explained: “The concept of our show is pretty much me and Jenni finding a house, living together and just being me and Jenni. We’re so funny together and we like to be silly. It’s kind of like Paris and Nicole, but like 20 times better and tan.”
Just before heading to Europe, Snooki lost a significant amount of weight – see her Then and Now Photos.
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