Ronnie Ortiz-Magro has had several high-profile relationships, including dating famous women like Khloé Kardashian’s BFF and his “Jersey Shore” co-star. But his most recent relationship was kept private. These are five fast facts about the women Ortiz-Magro has dated and his romance history.
1. Ronnie Ortiz-Magro Had a Private Relationship With Kirsten
Ronnie Ortiz-Magro was in a relationship with a woman named Kirsten, and an incident between them made their relationship public. Prior to this, they had chosen to keep their long-term relationship private, and almost no information about their coupling has been revealed.
In a statement to TMZ, Ortiz-Magro’s rep shed light on the relationship, revealing that Kirsten was “moving out.” She also informed law enforcement that she and Ortiz-Magro had been partners for “three years and living together as a family unit,” TMZ reports.
2. Ronnie Ortiz-Magro Shares a Daughter with Jen Harley
Ortiz-Magro and Jen Harley had an on-and-off relationship. The couple shares a daughter, Ariana Sky, who was born on April 3, 2018. Ortiz-Magro’s “Jersey Shore” co-star Deena Cortese has praised his abilities as a father.
“He’s a great dad, he’s a great person, he has a good heart,” Cortese said, People reports. “He has so many sisters, he grew up with [them], he kind of took care of [them] — I think that he’s going to be an amazing father.”
3. Ronnie Ortiz-Magro Got Engaged to Saffire Matos
In June 2021, Ortiz-Magro announced his engagement to Saffire Matos. The couple got engaged during a beachside picnic in Los Angeles. The reality TV star’s daughter was among those there to celebrate the happy news, People reports.
“Ronnie has been taken this time to work on himself and his daughter,” a source shared. “For him, he felt like this right time. They’re both really happy for this next chapter. His health and happiness are what is most important.”
4. Ronnie Ortiz-Magro’s Most Famous Relationship Was With Sammi ‘Sweetheart’ Giancola
GettyOrtiz-Magro was in a tumultuous relationship with his “Jersey Shore” co-star Sammi ‘Sweetheart’ Giancola. The pair dated on and off, starting in 2009. Much of their relationship was documented on MTV, but they broke up for good in 2014.
Around the time of their breakup, Ortiz-Magro commented on Giancola and what went wrong. “We were drifting apart and not really spending any time together,” he said, People reports. “I still care about her. She’s a great girl, but we were growing distant. It was for the best.”
5. Malika Haqq & Ronnie Ortiz-Magro Had a Short-Lived Romance
Khloé Kardashian’s BFF Malika Haqq and Ortiz-Magro met on the reality show “Famously Single” Season 2 in 2017. Their relationship lasted two months before calling it quits.
“I think Ronnie and I were odds from the very beginning,” Haqq told E! News in June 2017. “I think that we define opposites attract. I think that in an environment that is as challenging as living in a loft for two and a half weeks with complete strangers, it’s so unrealistic. He and I are the type of people that gravitate toward having security blankets in situations and love happens to be one of those things for both of us. It got us through, it worked in the meantime. It just wasn’t able to survive the test of ultimate time, like real life outside of the loft.”
