Michael Sorrentino, best known as "The Situation" from MTV's "Jersey Shore," is now a married man.
Sorrentino married his longtime girlfriend Lauren Pesce on Thursday in New Jersey, before reporting to prison to serve his eight-month term for tax fraud.
He retweeted a wedding photo post from the official "Jersey Shore" Twitter account that proclaimed, "We have ourselves a #Hitchuation! Congratulations to @ItsTheSituation and @lauren_pesce!"
People noted that Sorrentino's "Jersey Shore" castmates Deena Cortese and Angelina Pivarnick were in attendance.
Sorrentino, who met Pesce at community college, proposed in front of the cameras for an episode of "Jersey Shore Family Vacation" that aired in June.
Sorrentino and his brother, Marc, pleaded guilty in January to participating in a scheme to dodge taxes on nearly $9 million in income. In addition to the eight months in prison, Sorrentino will also have to serve two years of supervised release after his sentence is complete.
A federal judge in New Jersey ruled earlier this week that the "Jersey Shore" star has until Jan. 15 to report to prison, noting Sorrentino's record of compliance while out on bail.
Contributing: The Associated Press
“Jersey Shore” star Mike “The Situation” Sorrentino has a little Situation on his hands.
Sorrentino and his wife, Lauren Sorrentino, welcomed their first baby, a boy named Romeo Reign.
Appropriately enough, they made the announcement on social media Thursday, known to any “Jersey Shore” fan as “Jerzday.”
Romeo was born Wednesday, May 26, coming in at 6 pounds, 8 ounces and 19 inches.
“Romeo Reign Sorrentino,” Mike, 39, and Lauren, 36, captioned photos of the newborn and pictures from the delivery room on Instagram. The couple announced the pregnancy in November.
The “Jersey Shore” crew was ready with well wishes for the baby, who in true reality TV tradition, already has his own popular Instagram account and a forthcoming lifestyle brand.
“Welcome to my fam my gorgeous nephew!!!” said Nicole “Snooki” Polizzi. “So so so exciting for you my besties! God bless and welcome to my parent club!!!!”
Polizzi left “Jersey Shore Family Vacation” in part because she wanted to spend more time with her kids. But the reality star, who has three children, can be seen in teasers for upcoming episodes filmed in the Poconos (see video below).
Jenni “JWoww” Farley and Paul “DJ Pauly D” DelVecchio, Sorrentino’s castmates in the MTV “Jersey Shore” reboot “Jersey Shore Family Vacation,” followed suit, offering congratulations on Instagram.
“Welcome to the family Romeo!!!!!!” DelVecchio said. “Can’t wait to meet ya.”
“I’m not crying you are,” The Situation said in a comment on the photos.
“Crying,” Farley said.
Another of Sorrentino’s fellow cast members, Deena Buckner — aka Deena Cortese — gave birth to her second child, a son named Cameron, earlier this month. Of the original “Jersey Shore” crew, only Vinny Guadagnino, Angelina Pivarnick and Sammi Giancola (who declined to appear on “Jersey Shore Family Vacation”) are not parents.
Ronnie Ortiz-Magro, who has a daughter and was recently arrested in connection with an alleged domestic violence incident, said that he will be stepping back from “Jersey Shore Family Vacation” to seek mental health treatment.
Baby Situation is primed for the spotlight: He had his own Instagram account before he was born. Today @itsbabysituation has 435,000 followers. The baby’s lifestyle brand is on the way at @shopbabysitch.
Mike, who grew up in Manalapan, met Lauren Pesce in college. He split from his college sweetheart during the filming of the original “Jersey Shore,” which premiered in 2009 and focused on Mike’s calling card — his washboard abs. They later reunited and Lauren helped him in his struggle with sobriety.
The Sorrentinos got married in 2018 at the Legacy Castle in Pompton Plains just before he went to federal prison for tax evasion for eight months.
When Mike returned, Lauren became pregnant and had a miscarriage in 2019, early in the pregnancy. They publicly shared the story to help other families going through similar experiences. The couple, who formerly lived in Long Branch, moved into a $1.8 million mansion in Holmdel.
In addition to appearing on “Jersey Shore Family Vacation,” which is entering the second half of its fourth season June 3, the Sorrentinos host a motivational podcast called “Here’s the Sitch.”
“Jersey Shore Family Vacation” recently took home two awards — for best docu-reality show and best reality cast — at the first MTV Movie & TV Awards: Unscripted ceremony.
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