‘That’s Enough’: Angela Simmons Fans Fed Up With Her String of Bikini Pics

It looks like not all social media users are a fan of Angela Simmons‘ enticing beach photos.

The television personality was criticized this week for her slew of birthday celebration photos of her rocking scanty bikinis. One image in particular that was posted to the celeb’s Instagram page on Thursday, was apparently deemed tasteless.

Simmons posted multiple pictures of her parading around in a sexy blue and pink string bikini top and bottoms while on the sand in Miami Beach. The revealing getup showed off her toned abs, hips, thighs and cleavage. While seemingly soaking up the South Florida sun, it’s clear the star was camera-ready.

Angela Simmons
Angela Simmons. (Photo: @angelasimmons/Instagram via photographer @ted_joseph/Instagram)

“She minds her business … and whines her waist đŸ¥°,” the 32-year-old mother captioned her post. ” #yummygirl #ReneeReloaded.”

Angela Simmons
Angela Simmons. @angelasimmons and photographer @ted_joseph/Instagram

Although she received over 106,000 likes on her photos, she was instantly bombarded with critique.

“Your a mom you gotta child he gone see this when he gets older smh đŸ¤” i thought you was a church girl”

“That’s all she ever does is show her body in every pic enough is enough.”

Simmons, the daughter DJ Rev Run of pioneering hip-hop group Run–D.M.C., is no stranger to the backlash she constantly receives for her bold actions.

The “Growing Up Hip Hop” star identifies herself as a Christian and has often been judged for her apparent revealing clothing choices in the past.

“People will come up to me and say ‘Oh you shouldn’t be wearing that skirt.’ And I just say ‘why not,'” she previously told Rolling Out during an interview in 2013. “I’m not doing it distastefully, and I’m not being disrespectful. I have my relationship with God, so therefore I don’t feel like anyone should judge me. But it’s life, and people are going to judge.”

Angela Simmons
Angela Simmons. (Photo: @angelasimmons/Instagram)

She also was judged for having now 2-year-old son Sutton Joseph Tennyson out of wedlock with ex-fiancé Sutton Tennyson, who was tragically shot and killed last November.

“Everyone has to look at me and be like, ‘You’re not married. You’re Reverend’s daughter.’ I’m going through all of that, and then I have to raise a kid in front of the world, single,” she said during a season 3 episode of GUHH. “They [fans] judged me so bad. … People are always going to have an opinion… But I’m just not your opinion.”

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