Snooki says on podcast she's retiring from 'Jersey Shore'

Nicole “Snooki” Polizzi, arguably the biggest star of the "Jersey Shore" series, announced on her podcast today that she's retiring from the show.

"I am retiring from 'Jersey Shore,'” Snooki said. "I am not coming back for 'Jersey Shore' Season 4 if there is one... The main reason is really….I just can’t do it anymore. Literally, leaving my kids to film it is really hard on me. I try and quit every single day," she said. "I just hate being away from the kids. I don’t like partying like three days in a row. It’s just not my life anymore. I want to be home with the kids." 

She continued, "I don't mind... here and there, going to a dinner or whatever. It's just really hard on me to leave the kids and film the show."

Snooki also said drama on the show led to her decision. 

"When I leave my kids and I film the show, I want to have a good time. I'm putting myself out there and I just want to come off as a good person and lately, on the show, it's just been very drama," she explained.

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She continued, "Our show, 'Jersey Shore,' is about family and about making fun of each other and having a good time and laughing and just knowing that it’s all in good fun."

Lately, however, the reality star says "everything is so serious" and "dramatic."

"I just don't like the turnout of it and I don't like the person I'm being portrayed as," she said. 

"Jersey Shore" just celebrated its 10-year anniversary.