Is Ron coming back to Jersey Shore: Family Vacation?

After appearing in the season 5 premiere of Jersey Shore: Family Vacation, Ronnie Ortiz-Magro stepped away from the MTV series to focus on his family and mental health. Now, the reality TV star will make his return in the Aug. 11 episode. Here’s what Jersey Shore fans are saying about Ronnie’s return. 

Is Ron coming back to Jersey Shore: Family Vacation?
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Mike ‘The Situation’ Sorrentino and Ronnie have a sit-down in ‘Angelina’s Truth’ 

It has been a minute since fans have seen Ronnie on Jersey Shore: Family Vacation. As revealed in the teaser for “Angelina’s Truth,” Ronnie is making his comeback next week.

“How does it feel to be back in Jersey?” a producer asks Ronnie in the clip. “It feels good,” he replies.  

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see you next Jerzday for an all-new #jsfamilyvacation. ? pic.twitter.com/eHb406hTjP

— Jersey Shore (@JerseyShore) August 5, 2022

“I’m eager to make an amends,” Mike says in the trailer. In the next episode he meets up with Ronnie to talk about his break from the show. 

“Everyone was definitely upset from your actions,” Mike tells his roommate. According to The Sun, the Jersey Shore: Family Vacation cast allegedly didn’t “want to film with [Ronnie] because they believe[d] he [was] not mentally stable.” The source also said: “They [felt] he [was] a ticking time bomb and he [made] all of them look bad.” 

However, the Jersey Shore cast was supportive of Ronnie’s exit in an interview with Page Six. “We respected his decision to take a step back and focus on mental health because that’s what’s ultimately the important thing,” Pauly DelVecchio said at the time. Hopefully next week’s episode clarifies what The Sun reported.

Ronnie’s return to ‘Jersey Shore: Family Vacation’ causes a stir among fans 

After seeing the teaser for “Angelina’s Truth,” Jersey Shore fans took to Reddit to discuss. “Hope it’s a one and done episode,” said one Redditor. 

“Would love if it was just a goodbye,” another Reddit comment reads “I kinda think his fans deserve some closure even if they’re [dumb] for being his fans. But anything more than that…” 

things i never thought i'd hear @ItsTheSituation say: #jsfamilyvacation pic.twitter.com/lq6dUbTT65

— Jersey Shore (@JerseyShore) August 5, 2022

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“Ron returning to the show is shocking to me,” says another Reddit user’s comment. “He not only abused his girlfriend on the show, but continued to abuse women off the show. With this level of enabling he’ll never seek help as he probably feels like he is the victim and hasn’t done anything wrong.”

Some fans are already plotting about when they’re going to watch the show so as to impact the ratings (via Reddit). 

The cast allegedly didn’t know Ronnie was filming for season 5

One Reddit user who claims to know someone working in production said the Jersey Shore cast was unaware of Ronnie’s return. “My friend worked on this season and told me about how production flew him out as a surprise [and] the rest of the cast was pissed and basically refused to film with him,” the comment reads. “They had him stay in a separate hotel and he left shortly after.”

Some ‘Jersey Shore’ fans think Ronnie Ortiz-Magro might be back for good 

At publication, it’s unclear how many future episodes are going to feature Ronnie. “I think MTV is testing the waters,” one Reddit user pointed out. 

“I think for this episode it will be [a brief appearance], but I think they’re doing it to test the waters on how fans react,” another Redditor agreed. “This will determine if they can bring him back again full time.” 

Ronnie Ortiz-Magro hasn’t appeared in Jersey Shore: Family Vacation since the season 5 premiere. The reality TV star has also taken a step back from social media, leading some fans to wonder why he’s not in new episodes of the MTV series. Here’s what we know about Ronnie’s step back from the show. 

Is Ron coming back to Jersey Shore: Family Vacation?
Ronnie Ortiz-Magro | MTV

Ronnie asked for permission to propose in ‘Jersey Shore: Family Vacation’ Season 5 premiere 

In the first episode of Jersey Shore: Family Vacation Season 5, which premiered in January 2022, Ronnie shared exciting news with his roommates. He was going to ask his then-girlfriend’s parents for permission to propose to her. 

At the time, most of Ronnie’s roommates thought it was “kind of soon” for him to be proposing to Saffire Matos. But as Vinny Guadagnino pointed out in season 5 episode 1, a proposal doesn’t always mean marriage. 

Despite his initial hesitation, Mike “The Situation” Sorrentino was drove Ronnie to his “sentencing.” In the end, Ronnie received permission from Saffire’s family to get engaged. However, Ronnie and Saffire called off their engagement in July 2022. 

Ronnie Ortiz-Magro announced he was taking a break from the show for his mental health 

Ronnie made headlines in April 2021 when Saffire called the police regarding a domestic violence dispute. He was arrested but not charged with a misdemeanor, but his arrest did violate his probation (via TMZ). 

The following month, Ronnie announced he was stepping away from Jersey Shore: Family Vacation. “After talking to the team at MTV, we have mutually agreed that I will step away from the show while I seek medical treatment for mental health issues that I’ve ignored for too long,” Ronnie said on his Instagram Stories. 

His post continued: “My number one goal now is facing my struggles head-on. This process will be difficult, but my #1 priority is to get healthy and be the best man and the best father I can for my daughter.”

Shortly thereafter, a source alleged to The Sun Ronnie wasn’t ready to go to rehab yet. “He is trying to say he can get better with mental help without going to a facility,” the source claimed in May 2021.

‘Jersey Shore: Family Vacation’ cast allegedly didn’t want to film with Ronnie Ortiz-Magro 

According to The Sun’s source, the Jersey Shore: Family Vacation cast didn’t “want to film with him because they believe he is not mentally stable.” The source also said: “They feel he is a ticking time bomb and he makes all of them look bad.” 

However, when the cast spoke with Page Six, they were supportive of Ronnie. “We respected his decision to take a step back and focus on mental health because that’s what’s ultimately the important thing,” Pauly DelVecchio said. “I certainly support that decision he made to take that step back and I wanna respect that with him.” 

“I think he handled it the way that he should have by taking his time to get his mental health right [and] go through the process and deal with everything he needed to deal with,” Jenni “JWoww” Farley said. “We wish him the best and hope he’s doing well now — at least better than before.” 

Ronnie said he would be back in ‘Jersey Shore: Family Vacation’ Season 5

In August 2021, Ronnie spoke with TMZ about his return to the MTV series. “Hopefully the end of season 5 [I’ll be back],” he said. “All the fans love me and I love them too, so I’ll give them what they want.”

Ronnie Ortiz-Magro says he's sober and coming back to 'Jersey Shore.' https://t.co/xuCXeZJopI

— TMZ (@TMZ) August 28, 2021

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At publication, it’s unclear if Ronnie will appear in the remaining episodes of Jersey Shore: Family Vacation Season 5. Stay tuned to Showbiz Cheat Sheet for the latest on all things Ronnie and Jersey Shore. 

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