TODAY   |  October 11, 2012

‘Jersey Shore’ girls: Snooki is an ‘amazing’ mom

As MTV’s “Jersey Shore” starts filming the last season of its three-year run, Jenni “JWOWW” Farley, “Sammi Sweetheart” Giancola and Deena Nicole Cortese join TODAY’s Kathie Lee Gifford and Hoda Kotb to share how they’ve “grown up” during the show.

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>>> it was a reality show that took new jersey and the whole country by its surprise and its peak 8 million viewers tuned in to watch the seaside antics of mtv's " jersey shore ."

>> the girls are finally learning the meaning of integrity.

>> really?

>> let's take a look.

>> i think integrity means like --

>> intregry means like shame.

>> i have a lot of shame. i've got a lot of integrity, right?

>> right.

>> right.

>> all right. three of the stars are with us now. they are jenny, j-wow, sami, and dina.

>> i have one, it's blast in the glass. dina is fine.

>> someone is planning nuptials. you're engaged, congratulations.

>> thank you.

>> no date set?

>> i'm trying for spring/summer. i was thinking either vegas and bring 500 people out there and have a huge wedding out there or do it in jersey and just have the bachelor/ bachelorette party in vegas .

>> if you're paying for it, i would suggest the latter. it would be good for their local economy.

>> my friends and family have never been. it would an opportunity for them to experience vegas .

>> do you feel like you've changed, you've grown up, evolved since the joe started?

>> yeah. i definitely think we all have grown up. because of the show, jenny is now engaged. she found her future husband.

>> what is cool, we can actually watch ourselves and learn from any mistakes or highest points we had.

>> any regrets? most people who learn something regret something in the process, any regrets?

>> i do. i was wild. i was wild child . i feel like i grew as a person. i watched myself and i forgot to wear underwear to the club, who does that? now i won't do that. i feel like i've grown as a person and this show helped me do that.

>> you look so many shrimper. i'm looking at you in person. you dropped a lot of weight, right?

>> i think i more lost inches, too, from working out. i lost about maybe 15, but i really don't weigh myself.

>> did you watch the show and go, i think i should try to lose weight ?

>> yeah. on twitter, people are so mean. i just -- all through my life i was getting bullied about my weight or something about it. i was like, you know what? i'm going to fix this. i saw myself on tv. i didn't like what i saw.

>> maturity. you see a problem, you fix it. there you go. how is snooki doing? she's got her little erenzo.

>> you met the baby, obviously?

>> what is she like as a mother?

>> she is amazing.

>> awesome.

>> natural.

>> do you think she's changed when you watch her?

>> she changed for the better. she is so much more mature. she takes care of her baby. i would never have been able to see her do this and she is awesome.

>> sometimes in life you have to finally fall in love with something bigger than yourself. what are you going to do once the show is over? what's on your dance card ?

>> s getting married.

>> i have a perfume and men's cologne.

>> i have my hair product line whisper, which is awesome. i'm working on a clothing line called shore couture. i've been doing voiceovers for cartoons. i'm like a character myself.

>> you've got that voice.

>> you guys have certainly changed the world.

>> thanks for coming by.

>> thanks.

>> you can watch season six tonight at 10:00 , 9:00 central.