It was about time Flavor Flav reconnected with one of his own The taste of love former.
The rapper-turned-reality star, 64, saw the winner of the first season of his self-titled dating series on Wednesday. Hoopz shared a photo on x (formerly known as Twitter) featured the pair at the iHeart Radio Jingle Ball in Los Angeles, calling it a “wonderful unexpected moment.”
The duo shared a significant hug as Alexander, 40, admitted it was “super crazy” that they met by chance.
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The first season of the reality show aired on VH1 in 2006 and saw 20 women compete for the heart of Flavor Flav. As one of two finalists, Hoopz was whisked away from Flavor Flav’s mansion on a tropical getaway to Puerto Vallarta, Mexico, where he decided to pursue a relationship with her through Tiffany “New York” Pollard.
The pair briefly dated after the series, but confirmed their split in the show’s reunion episode, and Flav continued to try to find “love” again for two more seasons. (Pollard, 41, returned for a second season before launching her own dating series called I love New York.)
Alexander spoke to VH1 about his love story with the musician – and confirmed that it was true love. “No lie, it really was,” she said in 2016 when the network reminded her that “you no longer have a non-disclosure agreement.”
She explained: “I was impressed by the person he was. I’m just telling you that it really was [a relationship]. I still love him. I’m for real.”
She even mentioned that she “went to London with him and watched his performance and [we] are very close. He and I are super cool friends and everything you saw was real. I saw him not too long ago in LA, I just hugged him and said thank you. I will always respect Flavo, he changed my life.”
Flavor Flav and Nicole “Hoopz” Alexander embrace at the iHeart Radio Jingle Ball.
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Flavor Flav and Nicole “Hoopz” Alexander on Flavor of Love.
After appearing on the reality dating show, Alexander had a short-lived reality show on Oxygen A sister is neededwho followed the daily drama with her four sisters.
She should also have countered Teenage momFarrah Abraham during the 2019 Celebrity Boxing Match, but Abraham was the spirit of the competition.
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The taste of love is now available to stream on Hulu.
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