As Pauly D told THG , Deena Nicole Cortese will be shaking things up on Jersey Shore . The Garden State native makes her debut on tonight’s Season 3 premiere. In a new interview with TV Guide , the new girl in “the family” dishes on BFF Snooki, all of the drama, why her parents were all for her joining the show and more: Excerpts from Deena’s Q&A below … CLASS IN A GLASS : That’s Deena Nicole Cortese for you. On joining the cast : “I love the show and wanted to do it because I go down to the shore all the time, and I’m like 35 minutes from Seaside. When Snooks asked me to come down, I was like, ‘Yeah, let’s do this. I’m down.'” On being the new girl : “I was a little nervous, but I wanted to get to know everyone and I was excited. I was going to try to get to know everyone and be myself. I came in, they really opened their lives to me and it was awesome.” On her parents’ take : “They think it’s hysterical and they’re very supportive of me. I told them every single thing from back-to-front about what I did, and they’re still supportive. We’re a strong Italian family. They support me through thick or thin.” On the tension this season : “I think this season really brought everyone back together as a family. It was a really fun season , and we had such a good time. There’s so many huge things that happen this season. I think it tops the last one.” On getting sucked into the drama : “In the beginning I did, especially the first night, because I think when I came in with Snooki, Sammi didn’t know what to think about me. I think she was a little thrown off. [There] was a lot of tension.” On the men of Jersey Shore : “They look out for us rather than try and hook up with us. I was very close with Pauly. Our personalities are so much alike. We like to have a good time. He’s loud, he’s outgoing and just says what’s on his mind.” On her embarrassing moments : “Accidentally taking off my bathing suit bottom. I didn’t realize I had taken it down with my skirt because I was so drunk. I definitely regret doing that, but there’s nothing I can do but laugh at this point.
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Deena Nicole Cortese Dishes on Jersey Shore Season, Becoming Part of the Family
