Snooki has a new roommate.

Deena Nicole Cortese, a 23-year-old New Jersey native, has joined the cast of "Jersey Shore." Her addition to the show's gang of hard-partying twentysomethings was officially announced at a Friday meeting of the Television Critics Association. Cortese, who hails from New Egypt, N.J., joined the "Jersey Shore" cast on stage — except for outsider Angelina Pivarnick.

"Angelina didn't fit in," Nicole "Snooki" Polizzi later said.  "Yeah, it's not for everybody," Paul "Pauly D" Del Vecchio added.  "UPGRADE!" Cortese exclaimed. About The Author: Steven Rogers
Steven Rogers is a senior entertainment reporter for Reality TV World and been covering the reality TV genre for two decades.