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‘Jersey Shore’s Pauly D & Nikki Hall Are Engaged! All About Their Romance
Paul “Pauly D” Delvecchio has come a long way since Jersey Shore first premiered in 2009. The DJ moved on from bringing home random girls and dodging grenades years ago when he met Nikki Hall on the dating show Double Shot at Love.
The relationship had a complicated beginning, as Pauly decided not to pursue a relationship with Nikki after Season 1 of the show in 2019. Later that year, though, she returned as a cast member on Season 2, and he was finally ready to give the romance a shot.
Pauly and Nikki moved in together in 2020, which led to Nikki starting to appear on Jersey Shore: Family Vacation. Although she took a hiatus from the show in 2022 and 2023, she returned for the last few seasons before the show came to an end in September 2026.
While Pauly and Nikki are mostly private about their relationship, he made a very public grand gesture at a recent concert. Scroll down to learn more.
Are Pauly D and Nikki Hall still together?
Yes, Pauly and Nikki are still together, and he even proposed at a Las Vegas concert on September 27. Pauly pulled Nikki on stage with him and got down on one knee in front of a massive crowd.
Nikki posted about the proposal on Instagram after the special moment, writing, “We’ve spent these years choosing each other, growing together, building a life we love, and never rushing a chapter just because the world was ready to read it. No pressure. No timeline. Just ours — and God’s. & as always, His timing was perfect. The easiest YES I’ve ever said.”
Why did Nikki Hall leave Jersey Shore?
Nikki has not spoken extensively about why she took a break from Jersey Shore in 2022 and 2023, but she did reveal on a TikTok Live that her decision was made so she could focus on her “mental health.”
During a Season 5 cast trip to San Diego, which took place in the first half of 2022 and aired later that year, Nikki was caught in the crossfires of a fight between Angelina Pivarnick and Vinny Guadagnino. Angelina accidentally tossed water on Nikki while trying to hit Vinny, and Nikki threw it right back at her. The altercation could’ve ended there, but Angelina took things one step further by throwing red wine back in Nikki’s direction.
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Things escalated, and although Angelina apologized the next morning and everything seemed to be copacetic, Nikki noticeably wasn’t on the show when it returned in 2023. However, she has never commented on the fan theories that she didn’t want to film with Angelina anymore.
Nikki returned to the show during Part 2 of Season 7, which aired in the fall of 2024.
Do Pauly D and Nikki Hall have kids?
No, they don’t have kids together, but Pauly does have a child with Amanda Markert. While he keeps his daughter, Amabella, out of the public eye, he told People in 2023 that Nikki has met his little girl.
“They love each other, so I’m happy,” he dished. Of their first meeting, he added, “It was great. They were both nervous, which is so funny, but I told them they have nothing to be nervous about.”
Pauly opened up about marriage and kids with Nikki on a 2023 episode of Jersey Shore: Family Vacation. He admitted that he “didn’t know” whether their future was headed in that direction, adding, “It does seem like so much pressure. We’re just enjoying the moment and going through that. Whatever happens, happens, I feel. I hate the labels and all that. It’s weird.”
