Shaunie O’Neal the ex wife of NBA star Shaq is covering the new issue of Essence Magazine looking absolutely gorgeous.
In the issue she talks about her kids, her failed marriage to Shaq, and her upcoming reality show “Basketball Wives” premiering Sunday April 11th on VH1.
The show will follow the lives of basketball wives, girlfriends, and ex girlfriends such as Royce Reed (Dwight Howards baby mama), Mesha O’Neal (Jermaine O Neal), Faith Rain (Udonis Haslem), Evelyn Walker (Antoine Walker), and special appearances by Shaunie.
After watching the NBA wives special on E Television I can’t wait to see this one!!!!
Check out a few experts from her Essence interview spotted @ Brown Sista below:
“I didn’t want my kids in a broken home. I was willing to suffer for their sake”
Shaunie on when things started to go bad in her marriage:
Shaq was traded to the Miami Heat, “Miami is a great city. It just wasn’t a great city for our marriage. I know they say L.A. has its groupies, but Miami has a different mentality. Even going to the games, the whole environment is so different. Girls are practically sitting in their bra and panties in the arena. When you’re trying to keep your husband, that’s a lot to take. It was a whole new lifestyle I wasn’t ready for. Apparently we didn’t have a strong enough foundation for Shaq to withstand that type of temptation.”
Shaunie on finally confronting Shaq about the infidelity rumors:
“He would deny it sometimes, and other times he would ask, ‘You got pictures? Video? If not, don’t come at me because you have no proof.’ “He’d say, ‘Okay, you’re mad. Now what? You’re not going anywhere.’
Shaunie on being accused of cheating on Shaq with her personal trainer:
“I worked out at home- with my trainer, my sister, her husband and my girlfriend. I was a good girl. I wouldn’t even entertain a man flirting with me. I was that conservative. But when those rumors came out, I felt I was so small and Shaq was so big that it didn’t matter what I said; nobody was going to believe me. All I was thinking was, How could this happen to me? I had no idea how I was going to pick up the pieces. I was just done.”
Shaunie on the state of her relationship with Shaq today:
“We are becoming friends, and it’s nice because it’s something we really lacked in our marriage. I enjoy being able to talk openly to him, and I think we both learned a lot from each other during this time.”
Chelcee Smith
Comment made on December 12, 2010 @ 8:17 pm
I wonder is Shaunie O’neal othe two children by Shaq also…
MobileTechy
Comment made on August 22, 2011 @ 7:16 am
she is a hottie! won’t kick her outta my bed ..