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A new bombshell has entered the villa. At least that's what I was thinking as I got ready on Saturday morning - because it was time to head to the pop-up villa. The pop-up was the last of three to happen across the United States.

The first was on June 14 in Los Angeles, then on June 22 in Chicago, and now June 29 the pop-up came to New Jersey. When I heard about the pop-up from talking to , I quickly texted my friend and a few days later we were braving the Lincoln Tunnel together. I decided on a classic tank top and my favorite jeans, which I thought was a safe enough look.



Meanwhile, the Jersey Shore turned out, ready to audition for the . My friend and I arrived around 1:50, ten minutes before it opened and the parking lot was already full. People were lined up in front of the entrance down to the parking lot and weaving in and out of cars.

It had the feeling of people camping out, but when I talked to a few people who were at the front of the line they had only gotten there at 1:30. It was cloudy and the sky threatened to break out into a thunderstorm but people were dressed for the Fiji sun. One guy described his look as "St.

Tropez ready" and I saw one girl in a full bright pink bikini under a sheer beach cover-up. It was the ultimate Jersey Shore and Love Island mash-up. The pop-up was smaller than I thought it would be, but they fit a lot into that small space.

First I got the chance to meet Marco Donatelli and Hannah Wright, the winners of last season who were still .

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