After an eight-month absence, Ronnie Ortiz-Magro made a successful comeback on “Jersey Shore: Family Vacation” and proclaimed he had been sober for a year. The 36-year-old unscripted reality TV star appeared during Thursday night’s episode and opened up to his trusty friend Mike “The Situation” Sorrentino and discovered that no matter how life throws critical difficulties at you, there is inspiration. to celebrate.
“It’s been a long year,” Ortiz-Magro said during lunch with his co-star. “It has been a lot to make the best decision, to be a full-time father and to be practical. I get on with the best life I can, every day.”
In a similar, recently taped episode, Ortiz-Magro also revealed that he has had “basically full-time” guardianship of his 4-year-old daughter, Ariana, who he gives to his ex, Jen Harley. Ortiz-Magro also revealed that he is in a “state of anguish” but that he is “reaching a higher level.”
During an admissions stand, Ortiz-Magro confronted his past oversights anyway and vowed to move on. “I’ve run into some shit,” he said. “I screwed it up. I understand it and that is essential for recovery as well. What has an effect is that I conquered it and I will continue to help overcome it.”
Ortiz-Magro’s appearance comes just over a month after reports that he and Saffire Matos have gone into isolation and abandoned their responsibility. By then, the GTL veteran took to Instagram and posted a baffling explanation on his Story that read, “A WRONG accessory will find you as such and leave you in pieces. A RIGHT [partner] it will find you in pieces and lead you to consistency.”