Ronnie Ortiz-Magrois one proud papa.
Just days before theJersey Shore Family Vacationstar celebrated his first Father’s Day as a dad, Ortiz-Magro lit up while talking about his10-week-old daughter Ariana, who he shares withJen Harley.
“Every day she is changing so much,” he told PEOPLE at the Lunch with the Jersey Shore event at Little Dom’s restaurant in Los Angeles on Friday.
“Now, if I stick my tongue out she will stick her tongue back out at me. It’s so cute,” he added. “I’ve had a lot of blessings in my life, but she is the biggest blessing of all.”
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Ortiz-Magro and Harleywelcomed their first child togetheron April 3. Theirrocky relationshiphas been documented on the current season of theJersey Shorereboot.
In late April, abitter feudbetween the new parents played out on both of their Instagram Stories when Ortiz-Magro alleged in a series of posts that Harley was keeping “sex videos” with an ex. Tensions flared even further when Harleywent live on Instagramin the middle of an argument between the two the following day.
The new father laterapologized.
“I want to apologize to my family, friends and fans,” he said in a statement. “This is a private matter that should have never been made public. I remain focused on my daughter and she is my number one priority.”
Though they smoothed things over in order toco-parent their daughter, therelationship couldn’t be salvaged, according to a source.
“They tried to make it work, but they just set each other off and fight constantly,” a source told PEOPLE last month. “It’s better they are apart, and they are slowly realizing that. It will be better for their daughter in the end.”
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Another source told PEOPLE the two “can be toxic together.”
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“When things are good, they’re good, but when they’re bad, they’re really bad,” said the source. “When you put two alphas in a room together, they’re going to clash.”
source: people.com
