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Jersey Shore<\/span><\/i><\/a> star <\/span>Nicole \u201cSnooki\u201d Polizzi<\/b><\/a> shares her thoughts on <\/span>Paul \u201cDJ Pauly D\u201d DelVecchio<\/b><\/a> and girlfriend <\/span>Nikki Hall<\/b><\/a>\u2019s relationship during an exclusive interview with <\/span>Life & Style<\/span><\/i>.<\/p>\n \u201cI feel like when Nikki\u2019s around, Pauly\u2019s more himself,\u201d Nicole, 37, exclusively tells Life & Style<\/em> ahead of the season 8 premiere of Jersey Shore: Family Vacation<\/em><\/a>. \u201cAnd he just seems happy. Like genuinely happy.\u201d<\/p>\n However, Nicole notes that it\u2019s the same for all of her costars and their partners. \u201cWe miss our significant others when we\u2019re not with them,\u201d she continues, adding that they all \u201cfeel cozy\u201d when filming with their partners.<\/p>\n \u201cWe love Nikki,\u201d Nicole concludes. \u201cNikki\u2019s great.\u201d<\/p>\n Pauly, 44, and Nikki, 33, first met on the MTV dating show Double Shot at Love<\/em><\/a>. After they developed feelings for each other on the series, they took a major step in their relationship by moving in together in 2020 amid the COVID-19 pandemic.<\/p>\n Nikki quickly became a Jersey Shore: Family Vacation <\/span><\/i>fan-favorite amid all of her appearances, though she briefly stepped away from the show in 2022 following a fight with costar <\/span>Angelina Pivarnick<\/b>. She later returned to the show in the second half of season 7, and she <\/span>will make even more appearances<\/span><\/a> in the upcoming season.<\/p>\n In fact, the cast even traveled to her native Jamaica for one of their group vacations in season 8. Jenni \u201cJWoww\u201d Farley<\/strong> exclusively tells Life & Style<\/em> that Jamaica was \u201cbeautiful\u201d and a \u201conce in a lifetime\u201d experience.<\/p>\n \u201cI guess I was scared to go outta country \u2019cause like I don\u2019t bring my kids,\u201d Nicole admits about the getaway. \u201cI [didn\u2019t] bring, you know, my husband or anything. So I\u2019m always like a doomsday prepper. Like, what if something happened and I\u2019m stuck in Jamaica, how am I getting back? So I was freaking out about that.\u201d<\/p>\n Despite being nervous that something bad would happen, Jenni, 40, and Nicole insist that the trip to Jamaica was great. \u201cWe got there and I was like, \u2018This is beautiful,\u2019\u201d Nicole says.<\/p>\n Nicole Polizzi, DJ Pauly D, Nikki Hall<\/p>\n <\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n However, both Nicole and Jenni admit that the climate was warmer than they\u2019re used to. \u201cI\u2019m a cold girl, so I was dying with the heat,\u201d Nicole says. \u201cNut other than that, I thought it was beautiful. It is hot.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cIt was beautiful,\u201d Jenni reiterates. \u201cBeautiful but hot.\u201d<\/p>\n Mike \u201cThe Situation\u201d Sorrentino<\/b> also weighed in on Pauly D and Nikki\u2019s romance<\/span><\/a> following the trip during an exclusive interview with <\/span>Life & Style<\/span><\/i>.<\/p>\n \u201cIt\u2019s great to see that dynamic. It\u2019s new, it\u2019s fresh, it\u2019s fun. And it\u2019s also great to see that side of Pauly, you know, in such a \u2026 in a very healthy, committed relationship,\u201d Mike said, adding that Nikki is \u201cvery, very close\u201d with his wife, Lauren Sorrentino<\/strong>.<\/p>\n The father of three continued, \u201cIt\u2019s great that my wife has, like, another bestie on the show, as well \u2026 It just adds this new fun dynamic to the show that I\u2019m sure the fans are eager to see.\u201d<\/p>\n