What happened between Angelina and Lauren in Jersey Shore: Family Vacation season 8 episode 10? Details explored

On the July 31 episode of Jersey Shore: Family Vacation Season 8, tensions reached a boiling point between cast member Angelina Pivarnick and Lauren Sorrentino. The episode was filmed at the Royalton Hideaway Blue Waters in Jamaica and captured the dramatic fallout. The confrontation stemmed from a conversation during the previous episode when Angelina asked Mike about his sexual history at dinner.

Lauren objected to the question, explaining that she didn’t want their three children to see such moments in the future. However, Jersey Shore: Family Vacation producers included clips of Mike himself previously asking cast members similarly personal questions.

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Jersey Shore: Family Vacation: Snooki arrives in Jamaica and checks on Angelina

Nicole “Snooki” Polizzi arrived in Jamaica in the latest Jersey Shore: Family Vacation episode, only to walk into the aftermath of the fight between Angelina and Lauren. After receiving a message from Angelina saying, “I can’t wait for you to get here,” Snooki went to check in on her.

“Ange, it’s me,” Snooki said, knocking on her door. When Angelina opened the door, Snooki encouraged her to step out, adding, “I think you should get out, we’re in Jamaica.”

Angelina responded, “I just don’t wanna be around toxicity,” referring specifically to Lauren’s behavior the night before. When Snooki asked who she meant, Angelina said directly, “Lauren last night.” In her confessional, Snooki expressed confusion:

“Like, what the ****, why didn't anyone tell me?”

Angelina then recapped the previous night’s events. She explained,

“We were having a great dinner, we were talking about where the craziest sex places were.”

She added that while she and Snooki had often joked about such topics, the conversation took an unexpected turn when she asked Mike about his craziest sex location. Angelina clarified that she hadn’t been referring to other women, but rather to him and his wife, saying she meant “maybe them too.” She continued, referencing her own struggles and newfound confidence, saying,

“Me not passing away has resurrected me to the point where it's like, mama, don't take people’s s**t from me.” In another emotional moment, she declared, “She's a bitch. And, um, no, and today's the day I'm not... She better not f**k with me, grandma, period.”

“Me not passing away has resurrected me to the point where it's like, mama, don't take people’s s**t from me.”

In another emotional moment, she declared,

“She's a bitch. And, um, no, and today's the day I'm not... She better not f**k with me, grandma, period.”

Snooki attempted to deescalate the situation, suggesting that maybe it was just “the way it comes out.” In a confessional, Snooki commented, “Bitch, I just got here.” Still, she tried to keep things light, saying to Angelina,

“Let’s just go have a good time. Don’t even worry about negative ****.”

Snooki, attempting to stay neutral, expressed her frustration in a confessional, urging Angelina to calm down.

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Jersey Shore: Family Vacation: Angelina and Lauren confront their issues face-to-face

Later in Jersey Shore: Family Vacation Season 8 Episode 10, the focus was on the heated confrontation between Angelina and Lauren. When the two came face-to-face, Angelina started the exchange with a firm statement:

“Don't try to clip my wings girl cause it ain't happening. I am who I am, I'm not changing for (blank) you. I'm not changing for nobody. How about here's my boundaries, don't (blank) with me. Don’t ever disrespect me again.”

Lauren responded calmly, “I didn’t come at you,” but had instead set personal boundaries. She repeated her stance from the previous week, emphasizing that she didn’t want her and Mike’s three children “to see this in the future.”

However, Jersey Shore: Family Vacation footage contradicted her claim, showing Mike previously initiating personal conversations with castmates at group dinners. Angelina remained unconvinced. She told Lauren, “I feel like you act like you’re above me,” stating that she would no longer tolerate it.

Angelina asserted that Lauren was not above her and never would be, adding that she had always been supportive and kind to her. Lauren, however, maintained her composure throughout the exchange.

“I have a toddler,” she said, “so I am just conditioned to have extreme patience and wait for the meltdown to bubble over like a volcano and then simmer, and then I come and collect them and let them know that I'm here for them.”

That approach appeared to calm things down. The tension began to ease, and eventually, Angelina extended an olive branch.

“I feel like we’re on the same page,” she told Lauren. “Lauren and I want this vacation to keep going this way.”

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Fans can watch Jersey Shore: Family Vacation Season 8 on MTV every Thursday at 8 pm EST.