Ronnie Ortiz-Magro

Ronnie Ortiz-Magro was born in 1985 and grew up in the Bronx, New York. He’s best known for starring in MTV’s hit reality show Jersey Shore, where he started a relationship with castmate Sammi “Sweetheart” Giancola and found himself in series of physical fights, the final of which landed him in jail.

Ortiz-Magro and Giancola dated on and off for a year-and-a-half before breaking up in 2011. They rekindled their romance soon after, going on to date until May 2016.

In 2017, the reality star began dating influencer Jen Harley, and the two welcomed daughter Ariana together in April 2018. Their relationship was marred by domestic violence, and the two ended their relationship in 2019. Ortiz-Magro started dating beautician Saffire Matos in 2020 and the two became engaged the following year before calling it quits in 2022.