‘Who Dat Man?’: Tamar Braxton Responds to Boyfriend’s Unrecognizable Photo with Short Hair

Tamar Braxton’s boyfriend has had his hair styled in locs for quite some time, but he used to keep his hair cut low. Now he’s wondering if he should go back to it. And after fans said it’s up to David Adefeso’s girlfriend, he’s received her response.

On Thursday, the financial services firm CEO shared a throwback photo of himself posing with a much shorter hairdo.

“tbt I kinda like me with short hair. Maybe one day soon I’ll go back. Thoughts….?” Adefeso asked his Instagram followers Sept. 5.

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David Adefeso (Photo: @david.adefeso/Instagram)

Many said he should keep his locs.

“No. You look distinguished with dreads.”

“Keep the locs bro. Shows strength and patience.”

“No. Thanks management 🙌🏾”

“Keep the dreads. They’re sexy. Everybody can’t pull them off but you do.”

Others said Adefeso should do whatever Braxton say she should do with his hair.

“WHATEVER TAMAR THINKS!!! ❤❤❤. (However I love them dreads!)”

“It’s up to Queen Tamar lol !! ♥️”

“Yea, you look cool like that but depends on what Tamar would love!”

“Either way 🤷🏾‍♀️but What Tamar thinks is all that counts.”

And by Friday, Braxton, who is already rocking the low-hair cut, replied, remarking, “Harpo?? ….Who dat man??🤔” Still, she also double-tapped the photo, meaning she liked what she saw.

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Braxton has made it clear she loves her man’s looks. Even before she showed his face and shared his identity last summer, she was gushing about how great his figure is.

“Lord, Jesus. Ooh, thank you Jesus,” Braxton said in an Instagram video she posted in July 2018 as she lusted after a shirtless Adefeso by the pool.

Fans applauded the star for apparently upgrading from her estranged husband Vince Herbert.

“Level up!!!!! Yasssssss come on sis.”

“👀💦👅💦 🙏🏾 in ALL things…. we Must give thanks 🤣😂.”

“Think it’s a wrap for Vince…..”

But once fans finally saw what Adefeso looked like at the premiere of the newest season of “Braxton Family Values” in April, they had a decidedly different take.

“Sexy where?”

“He’s not as cute as you pumped him up to be 🤷🏼‍♀️”

“Nooo child I thought u said he was fineeeee😳😳😳”

A similar reaction occurred in July when Braxton shared a photo posing alongside her man while they attended Essence Fest earlier that month.

One commenter stated, “You don’t care what they look like.” The remarks seemed to cut Braxton, as she wound up turning off the comments.

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