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‘Jersey Shore’ Cast Shares Advice for New Dad Ronnie Ortiz-Magro (Exclusive)

The cast of Jersey Shore is overjoyed for the birth of their costar Ronnie Ortiz-Magro’s newborn daughter. They spoke with Us Weekly exclusively at the premiere party for Jersey Shore: Family Vacation at Dream Downtown’s PH-D Lounge in New York City on Wednesday, April 4.

“Ronnie is very good with kids, but the fact that his life is changing … bitch, buckle up! It’s going to be a tough ride,” Nicole “Snooki” Polizzi said.

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Jokes aside, Snooki, 30, thinks Ortiz-Magro, 32, will be a natural as a father. “He was so good when [my 5-year-old son] Lorenzo was born,” she said. (Snooki is also the mother of daughter Giovanna, 3, with her husband, Jionni LaValle.)

Jersey Shore Cast Shares Advice for New Dad Ronnie Ortiz Magro
Vinny Guadagnino, Jenni ‘JWoww’ Farley, Mike ‘The Situation’ Sorrentino, Paul ‘DJ Pauly D’ DelVecchio, Deena Nicole Cortese and Nicole ‘Snooki’ Polizzi attend the ‘Jersey Shore: Family Vacation’ premiere at PH-D Lounge at Dream Downtown in New York City on April 4, 2018. Dimitrios Kambouris/WireImage.com

Jenni “JWoww” Farley also reflected upon her own journey as a parent while discussing the new dad. “This is going to be a rollercoaster ride like you’ve never seen before, especially with a daughter,” the 32-year-old mom of daughter Meilani, 3, and son Greyson, 23 months, told Us. “My daughter drops F-bombs!”

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Vinny Guadagnino doesn’t have any concerns, though. “I think he will be a great dad,” the 30-year-old said of Ortiz-Magro. “He has a big heart. His heart and his conscience will always make him a good dad.”

Meanwhile, Deena Nicole Cortese revealed that the newborn resembles her father, who she said “has never been happier.” The 31-year old gushed to Us, “The baby is so cute! [She] looks just like him.”

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As for Paul “DJ Pauly D” DelVecchio’s advice? “Buckle up and enjoy this ride,” said the 37-year-old dad of daughter Amabella, 4. “Girls are princesses. I just talked to Ronnie before. He looks so happy. He’s going to be a great father. She’s a little cutie.”

Jersey Shore Cast Shares Advice for New Dad Ronnie Ortiz Magro
Ronnie Ortiz-Magro, Mike ‘The Situation’ Sorrentino, Paul ‘Pauly D’ DelVecchio, and Vinny Guadagnino attend the “Jersey Shore Family Vacation” Premiere Party at Hyde Sunset Kitchen + Cocktails on March 29, 2018 in West Hollywood, California. Rich Polk/Getty Images

Us Weekly exclusively revealed in December that Ortiz-Magro and his girlfriend, Jen Harley, were expecting their first child together. Harley, who is already the mom of an 11-year-old son from a previous relationship, gave birth to the couple’s daughter on Tuesday, April 3.

Jersey Shore: Family Vacation premieres on MTV Thursday, April 5, at 8 p.m. ET.

With reporting by Marc Lupo.

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