'Jersey Shore' alums Vinny Guadagnino and DJ Pauly D on why social media is a 'gift and a curse' - Fox News

Vinny Guadagnino and DJ Pauly D, known best for their time on "Jersey Shore," have been reality TV famous since the MTV show premiered back in 2009.

When the show debuted twelve years, social media apps like Twitter and Instagram were on the precipice of becoming the cultural phenomenons they are today.

Vinny and Pauly spoke to Fox News about what it meant to them to be reality TV stars before becoming "Internet famous" was a regular occurrence.

"Sometimes I kind of wish we had social media… I'd have a lot more Instagram followers and Tik Tok followers, but I mean, we got the best of both worlds. You know, like back then, Twitter was everything. So we had the whole world tweeting about us. It was crazy," Vinny said while promoting the third season of his show "Double Shot at Love."

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"Obviously, social media, in general, is a gift and a curse because, you know, all the haters and everything. And now everything travels so quickly. But at the same time, I like it. I like promoting my shows. I like talking to my fans, engaging with everybody, and putting out stupid Tik Toks. I kind of feel like we got the best of both worlds, some reality shows experience it all," he added.

"I love my social media," Pauly said. "It's how I engage with my fans. But what was great about not having it was that there weren't any spoilers [back then]. Now everything happens on social media,...



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