Following her recent car crash during filming for season 4 of the Jersey Shore in Italy, Snooki’s boyfriend, Jionni LaValle, couldn’t get on a plane fast enough to be by his lady’s side.

The 23-year-old Guidette, who sources say, has looked a little downtrodden during filming, will no doubt have her frown turned upside down with the arrival of her own imported meathead.

According to The Daily Mail,

The couple [were] spotted walking hand-in-hand as they took a romantic stroll around the Renaissance city.

Four-foot-nine Snooki, real name Nicole Polizzi, slipped on a pair of sky-high bejewelled ankle boots for the occasion, in order to catch up to her taller handsome beau.

Bejewelled ankle boots?  This guy must really be something special.

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