‘That Is Weird’: Fan’s Bizarre Suggestion That Erica Mena, Safaree Samuels Look Alike Gains Traction on Instagram

Social media seems to think there’s some truth behind the “couples look alike” over time idea, especially in the case of Erica Mena and her fiancé Safaree Samuels.

Fans seemed to think the “Love and Hip Hop” couple oddly resemble each other after noticing the 31-year-old Mena’s facial features in a recent picture. She uploaded a super-sexy photo of herself to Instagram on Wednesday evening and showed off her assets in a super-sexy bikini. While on the balcony of her and Samuels’ vacation rental in the Turks & Caicos, still celebrating his birthday from July 4, Mena flossed for the camera in her scanty swimwear and bare face.

She wrote in her image caption, “I get too much love, but it ain’t enough✨.”

Erica Mena
Erica Mena. @iamerica_mena/Instagram

Although her post received several thirst-trapping comments from fans who ogled body, there were several people who claimed to detect her and Samuels’ coincidental resemblance.

“Am I buggin? Or do her and Safaree look alike in the face 😫.”

“U starting to look like safaree lmfao❤️.”

“You starting to look like Safaree in the face 😕. That s–t is weird.”

“Cute pic. You look like Safaree a little bit in this pic 👀. They say when the relationship is good y’all look alike.”

Mena’s post follows days after she apparently reconciled with Samuels, who supposedly was in the doghouse for allegedly cheating on her with ex-girlfriend and “Love and Hip Hop: Miami” star Gabrielle Davis.

Erica Mena
(L) Safaree Samuels and Fiance Erica Mena, (R) Gabrielle Davis. @safaee @iamgabrielle_davis/Instagram

After a weekend of apologizing to his fiancée on social media and the model trashing bouquet of flowers presumably sent by him, Samuels announced they were back together via Instagram with a photo of him and her on a date night.

” “Sorry to crush you guys in her DM’s dreams but I’m still here 😩❤️🍆😇 #yallsavages 😂,” he wrote.

The pair apparently are still in the midst of planning their upcoming wedding and Mena said via Twitter, she’s being very selective about who’s invited to their ceremony. They got engaged on Christmas Eve after publicly announcing their relationship in November.

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