‘We Peep It Sis’: Erica Mena Seemingly Flaunts Her Engagement Ring Amid Rumors of Relationship Turmoil

Love and Hip Hop: Atlanta” star Erica Mena is tenuously letting social media know she and television personality Safaree Samuels aren’t calling it quits anytime soon.

The couple have seemingly spent the last few weeks addressing breakup rumors concocted by fans. It also didn’t help that the hearsay was deemed true by their fellow “LHH” counterpart Joe Budden, who seemingly confirmed the pair had split.

Well, aside from assuring her Twitter and Instagram followers that she and Samuels are still together, Mena’s also showing off her engagement ring. She took to Instagram on Wednesday and shared a fashion post of herself modeling garments from Fashion Nova. She rocked a nude-color dress gown silver wedges, silver drop earrings and her custom-designed 14-carat diamond ring that retails for around $175,000.

Erica Mena.
Erica Mena. @iamerica_mena/Instagram

She wrote in caption, “Be the woman who decided to go for it. You want a lot and will achieve it all if you step out of your comfort zone and challenge yourself, but don’t beat yourself up for mistakes made along the way. Sincerely, The Woman who is no longer holding you back.”

Her motivational message however was overtrumped by fans who noticed the rock on her finger.

“Ain’t nothing like a freshly engaged woman 😂. Show that ring girl 😍 looks great on you.”

“Team Erica and Safaree we peep the it 💍 sis.”

“Yesss Erica 👏👏 when’s the wedding sis? #safareeswifey.”

“Look at that rock on her finger! Can’t wait to see the wedding ❤️.”

Erica Mena
Erica Mena and Safaree Samuels.(@iamericamena/Instagram)

Last week, Mena posted a sexy clip with Samuels getting quite steamy together in the comfort of their bathroom, seemingly shutting down splitsville gossip. A week before that, she took to Twitter and denied hearsay of her breaking up with the “No Regular Girl” rapper due to him allegedly cheating on her.

She tweeted, “FYI to all you flogs if my ‘Fiancé’ were to EVER get caught texting any female but me he wouldn’t be able to walk right now. Believe dat! Sincerely a real crazy Latina.”

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