While we’ve been on vacation, the rumors have been swirling about Shaq and Hoopz for the past few weeks. Now, TMZ and bloggers are writing that Shaq has proposed to our girl, Nikki! Check out the story from Stltodaycom:
Owner Sam David said he and his wife, Majdolin David, were about to close up when the unmistakable Shaq showed up with a party of four – three women and another man.
“I think he may have proposed to his girlfriend,” Sam David said today. “He brought a chair into the middle of the dance floor and he put a ring on her finger.”
David said he did not know the name of the woman who was with Shaq, nor of any of the others in the new Boston Celtics center’s entourage.
TMZ identified the lady as Hoopz, Nicole Alexander, and the next morning the couple ate at the Waffle House. He even was pranked there:
Sources at the Waffle House — yeah, we got those too — tell us Shaq arrived with Hoopz from the VH1 reality show “Flavor of Love” … and they both saddled up at the counter.
We’re told they each ordered scrambled eggs with cheese and a waffle — and Shaq had an orange juice … an OJ that would play a key role in the prank when Shaq got up to use the bathroom.
We’re told Hoopz pulled the ‘ol “Dump the salt in the OJ” routine — and when Shaq returned from the can, he took a big, fat sip of the tainted concoction. We’re told everybody laughed at the gag … including the big man.
But the best part of the meal — when it came time to pay the $20 bill … Shaq left a $30 tip.
Hello Beautiful had this to confirm the relationship:
Sources say Shaq, who was in the Gateway City to play in a charity golf tournament, has been keeping company with Hoopz, a former contestant on the VH1 reality show “I Love Money,” for a few months.
Shaq is freshly divorced and Hoopz may be upset that T.I. actually married Tiny. We shall wait and see how both rebounding phenoms cope with their love relationship.
As far as reality TV shows go, VH1’s “Real Chance of Love” isn’t particularly amazing or transcendent.
But the show that features two brothers – nicknamed Real and Chance, get it? – trying to find soulmates from a gaggle of gals has become compelling and necessary viewing for one simple reason: Abbi Noah, one of Fargo’s own, is among the cast of hopeful women.
And it looks like she might actually find love – at least, the kind of fleeting love that exists on reality TV.
Yes, the girl dubbed “Cornfed” could be the latest Fargoan to strike reality TV gold and “win” her respective program.
It’s a dubious reward. And, in this case, very surprising.
Because after the first episode of the show, Noah looked like a sacrificial lamb served up in a Fargo stereotype – no doubt, partially due to clever editing.
Noah’s (slight) “Fargo” accent was prevalent. Her glamour was second-class in a caste system that rewards stripper style. And she seemed way too nice to have a chance at winning “love” with one of two brothers who prize themselves more than any woman who walks on Earth – that isn’t a bad thing.
But even worse, Noah wasn’t a very interesting subject. At least not in the reality TV spectrum where craziness, deceit and drama of any kind is rewarded with more on-screen time.
Yet, through nine episodes, boring ol’ Cornfed has done more than just avoid elimination. The Fargo stylist has quietly become a favorite to win the heart of “her man” Real.
Several times over the past five episodes Noah has earned dates with and received Real’s “No. 1” chain – for those who haven’t seen the show, Real and Chance each have a pool of prospective mates; at the end of every episode they hand chains, and the women who don’t receive chains go home.
Noah’s ability to survive is impressive considering Real doesn’t appear to have a strong connection with her. He doesn’t stare at her with lust like he does other characters. And in an episode where the brothers pretended to be arrested after a bar fight, Noah cried to the cops in a display suggesting she was more worried about herself than “her man.” Real didn’t dig it.
Yet, he continues to reward Noah with his approval. But will this wannabe musician give Noah his heart?
She has a good chance. Her competition has obvious faults – Bay Bay Bay is a control freak who has been nearly eliminated a few times, and Milf comes off like a groupie with big hair. Plus, Noah looks better and has way more class.
We’ll have to wait for a while to see if Noah does win “Real” love. The next episode – a continuation of meeting the brothers’ parents – airs Dec. 29. And the finale isn’t slated until mid-January.
Until then, we’ll just have to fantasize about Noah bringing “her man” to Fargo, and seeing Real’s proud locks of hair flow in the Fargo wind.
Here we go with the rumors from Mediatakeout.com. The reports are that Real and Chance selected their love interests.
Real selected Cornfed and Chance chooses Cali. Chance’s Cali was said to be in a lesbian affair. I guess TV
You’ve got give MOT some credit, they have been correct on 4 out of 5 Flavor of Love Finales. They bombed with FOL 3 and predicted Black was the winner instead of Thang 2.
What do you think?

Recap of I Love Money Finale from Reality Rehash:
Now that the jury portion was a bust the six eliminees left complaining about their hotel accommodations and ready to party. Guess that’s no surprise. That left both Hoopz and Whiteboy to compete for the $250,000 in their last challenge of the game. When they got to their first location Craig let them know that it would be a race back to the house while competing in several challenges along the way. The first was to beg for 100 pesos in the town square. Whiteboy quickily found his from a little old lady and was off to the next location. Hoopz had some trouble since she didn’t speak Spanish and several minutes later found her 100 pesos by selling her belly ring to a very very strange man. With Whiteboy in a far lead Hoopz was getting worried that there would be no way for her to win. It didn’t help that she god stuck in traffic thanks to a car crash either!
When Whiteboy arrived at the second leg he learned that the would have to run down a steep slope to the beach below. He was a bit scared that he would fall onto a scorpion or something along the way but began his decent. Still far behind was Hoopz in the taxi but she finally made it to the slope as well and also complained about the danger of it all. Down at the third leg Whiteboy began to roll a large coin through the sand. After running down the slope he wasn’t too excited for it but pulled through anyway. With the coin past the finish line Whiteboy jumped into his boat and began the cruise back to the house. Right as Whiteboy’s boat pulled away, Hoopz landed at the sand and was exhausted. She started to roll the coin throughout the course as well but almost gave up knowing how far ahead Whiteboy was.
Back at the house Whiteboy first had to swim to their private beach and climb the several steps to the backyard. There he found the last leg of the challenge to place those eliminated in order they were eliminated. After getting the first two correct White then got several wrong, switching Boston’s and Destiny’s pictures and placing them in the wrong elimination location. Hoopz then finally made her way up to the backyard and realized that she still had a shot. Remembering who went when, Hoopz quickly put the pictures in the correct order and with an amazing comeback ended up winning the quarter of a million dollars and the game of I Love Money. Whiteboy wasn’t too upset since he felt ok losing to Hoopz but she was ecstatic. She wants to provide for her family and was happy to have won the game in such an amazing comeback. So there you have it folks, I love Money is now said and done and probably one of the better shows VH1 has had in a long time. Hoopz is not only the winner of I Love Money but won Flavor of Love as well. Will we see another crop of VH1 crazies vying for their love of money again? We’ll have to wait and find out!
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Hoopz (as announced on Flavaflav.net last week) won the $250,000 prize as the winner of “I Love Money.” From the first episode, Hoopz and Whiteboy were standouts as two of the stronger competitors on the show. But in the end, it was Hoopz that came out on top; she has the distinction of being the first winner of “Flavor of Love” and “I Love Money” Reality TV shows. However, this time, she got paid.
Congrats Hoopz! Word to the wise, get an accountant (that you can trust). I know this is better than the video and photo shoot money you get on the side.