Mike 'The Situation' Sorrentino has claimed that the Jersey Shore cast are distraught over the departure of Vinny Guadagnino.
Thursday night's episode of the reality show saw Vinny leave Seaside Heights in a cab.
Guadagnino revealed to his co-stars that he has been suffering with anxiety and exhaustion, and is unhappy in the house.
The Situation told MTV: "I know [best friend Pauly D] was genuinely upset. We were all upset, but Pauly took it to heart, I know that for a fact.
"We almost had a blow-up when he left. You just expect him to be there; you don't realise what you got till it's gone, I'll tell you that."
Meanwhile, JWoww said: "It hit home for a lot of us because we all had to kind of face our emotions.
"Because Vinny's the person that's always our voice of reasoning and [now he] is saying, 'I can't take it anymore'.
"This is a family, when you have a brother or sister leave, it's heartbreaking, it's sad. You really do feel
like something is missing in the house."
