Following his release, Nicole “Snooki” Polizzi celebrated her co-star’s freedom with a screenshot of the castmates’ group chat. “Turn up we free #freesitch,” Mike texted everyone. “Excited to see you guys soon.”

“IM SCREAMINGGGGGGGGGG,” the pint-sized guidette replied. “WE F—ING LOVE YOU.” She captioned the now-deleted post: “@mikethesituation IS BACK IN THE GROUP CHAT!!!” Though his other castmates have yet to post socially about their friend’s release, we know it’s only a matter of time until they start commenting.  

In April, Snooki revealed to E! News that she talked to Mike at least once a week via email. “We all talk to him through an email, so I talk to him like once a week,” she said. “He’s in the gym a lot, so he’s probably going to come out ripped. You know, he’s not going to be BDS anymore — Big Daddy Sitch — he’s [probably] going to have his six-pack again."  

Adding: "But he’s doing good in there.” Well, we’re certainly happy for him… let’s face it, we definitely missed The Situation. 

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