Safaree Samuels Showers Fiancée Erica Mena With ‘Unconditional Love’: ‘He Love Her Stretch Marks N All’

“Love and Hip Hop: New York” star Safaree Samuels isn’t downplaying his love for Erica Mena one bit.

It seems Mena and Samuels are putting their recent relationship drama behind them and starting back off on a good foot. The New York rapper especially is letting his fiancée know she’s the only woman for him, since his ex-girlfriend Gabrielle Davis spewed otherwise.

The 31-year-old mother of one and model took to Instagram Wednesday and posted a sexy bikini photo of herself flaunting her imperfections while lounging outside. Shading a few haters on her page, she wrote in her caption, “If you lurk 🤑 You care.”

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Erica Mena and Safaree Samuels. @iamerica_mena/Instagram

Samuels chimed in under his fiancée’s post, not only gawking over her looks, but letting folks know he’s the person behind the camera.

“Taking these pics are 1 of my favorite parts of life,” he wrote. “So blessed to have you… I am so in love with you ❤️❤️!!”

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Fans additionally responded to the couple.

“Now that’s real unconditional love he love her stretch marks n all 🙌.”

“Them tiger stripes!!!! Come thruuuuu!! I agree w/dudes. That shit do look sexy on a bomb body! 🤤.”

“Love how she didn’t edit out her stretch marks! And I love how Safaree loves your body 😍.”

Nearly three weeks ago, Mena and Samuels were thought to be over for good. The “LHHNY” actor’s ex-girlfriend, Davis, posted screenshots of their alleged text messages and accused him of cheating on his fiancée, claiming that he asked her to marry him.

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Erica Mena and Safaree Samuels. (Photo: @safaree/Instagram)

A day later, 31-year-old Mena was seen on Instagram trashing an apartment with bouquet of flowers clearly sent by her fiancé. Samuels ended up issuing Mena a public apology hours later.

“I have never felt so complete in my life and that feeling will be gone if I lose you,” he tweeted. ” You are my everything and I can’t see my future without you. Please Erica.”

He followed up with another tweet, saying, “I apologize for any embarrassment I have brought to you for me being immature. I apologize from the depth of my soul & heart.”

The couple were however spotted back together three days later and announced their wedding was still on. Mena said via Instagram that she and Samuels came close to eloping multiple times, “Today makes the 5th time we almost eloped we so anxious to be married already. “

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