‘She’s Back???’ Jennifer Williams Sports ‘Solid Gold’ in Apparent Confessional Shoot for ‘Basketball Wives’

Jennifer Williams has been missing from in front of the cameras as “Basketball Wivescontinues filming, but now a new selfie has fans thinking she’s finally making her return.

The star uploaded the gussied-up pic to her Instagram account on Monday, March 25.

“Solid gold, never gold plated… ⭐️,” she wrote in the caption, remarking on her shimmery gold top.

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Jennifer Williams teased fans that she’s back on “Basketball Wives.”(Photo: @jenniferwilliams/Instagram)

The image had fans immediately wondering if she was shooting for “Basketball Wives,” which last season saw her in the crosshairs of Malaysia Pargo when she showed up uninvited to a trip to Amsterdam.

“@jenniferwilliams will u b on bbw this season?”

“👀 @jenniferwilliams what u up to lol 👁👁”

“Please tell me you are back on #basketballwives ❤️❤️😘😘 no matter how you look last season just go in on this season with a open heart and just hear everybody out.”

“Looks like a confessional set/look 👀”

“Is it true you’re going to return to BBW hun? @jenniferwilliams.”

The last remark was backed up by a “Basketball Wives” fan account which shared the photo on the same day after Williams posted it.

“#JenniferWilliams Serving Confessional LOOKS!🙌🏼🏀🔥#BasetBallWives” the account added in the caption.

Some fans were stunned that Williams had returned. Many comments were similar to this one: “She’s back???”

But there shouldn’t actually be too much shock among fans. When she appeared on “The Breakfast Club” in September 2018, she said she was contractually obligated to remain on the show despite her desire to move on from it.

“I honestly would like to move forward in my life,” she said at the time. “I still am under contract, so I don’t know what’s gonna happen. I do know that allegedly the production company got fired, so I don’t know what’s gonna [happen] with the show, but I just want to move forward.”

Still, perhaps a meme she posted to Instagram on March 9 could answer why fans were left so stunned by the apparent confessional shoot.

“By the time they realize your worth, you’ll be worth more,” it read. Williams also added in the caption, “And out the door…. ☝🏽☝🏽☝🏽.”

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