J-Woww on ‘Jersey Shore‘ is the master of being tough and showing cleavage … but that wasn’t always the case.

She used to be a typical, overweight girl.

One of J-Woww’s school classmates told RadarOnline.com,

“She wasn’t very popular. Jenni didn’t have a boyfriend that I remember and she wasn’t on any sports teams or in any clubs really.”

“She was quiet, but nice to other people. She had a close best friend and she mostly hung out with her.”

Though J-Woww rocks her Filthy Couture lingerie line these days, the former peer says Farley was a low-key dresser back in the day. “She always wore jeans and hoodies, she didn’t really dress up.”