The heartbeat of my productions is how much I genuinely care for the people I work with - both cast and crew. They're family to me. I can honestly say we spend every waking minute together for months. That means real laughs, tears, arguments and bonding. So when Nicole went into labor (both times)… I was one of the first calls and ran to the hospital in the middle of the night. I didn’t leave until we were all released together… new parents, baby and me!

It was a slow Sunday – and my first day off in three weeks. I was just taking a few hours in the morning to get a quick mani/pedi. But just when I put my feet in the water, my phone rang. Our Supervising Producer told me Deena just got arrested. I jumped out of the chair - apologized to the nail tech – and said “I have to go bail my kid out of jail.” They looked at me with shock and awe. I should have known… because it’s always the slow days. Like when Nicole got punched in the face. The Assistant Cameras were shooting just to practice shooting that day – we didn’t expect anything to happen at all.

Yes - I’ll admit it. The Jersey Shore kids were not the only ones hooking up in Seaside. I’ll keep most of the details private… but can say that I broke Ronnie’s Golden Rule… and fell in love at the Jersey Shore!