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FORMER WRESTLEMANIA CELEBRITY PERFORMER SNOOKI ANNOUNCES CANCER DIAGNOSIS

By Mike Johnson on 2026-02-20 21:47:00

Nicole "Snooki" Polizzi, best known for her time on MTV's Jersey Shore reality TV franchise and who performed at Wrestlemania 27 in Atlanta, GA announced today she has been diagnosed with Stage-1 cervical cancer:

@snooki

A little update for my ladies ???????? #cervicalcancer

♬ original sound - Snooki

In her announcement, she pushed the importance of woman getting pap smears and other testing done regularly and noted she will likely undergo a hysterectomy.

At Mania 27, Snooki teamed with Trish Stratus and John Morrison to defeated LayCool and Dolph Ziggler.

PWInsider.com sends our best to Polizzi and her family as they navigate the situation.

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