‘Yo Toes’: Masika Kalysha’s Mommy-and-Me Post Derails After Fans Zoom In on Her Feet

Former “Love and Hip Hop: Hollywood” star Masika Kalysha shared a sweet photo collage of herself and her 3-year-old daughter over the weekend, but it quickly backfired after folks started roasting the star’s feet.

The television personality shared an old photo shoot of herself and 3-year-old daughter Khari Barbie to her Instagram page on Sunday afternoon and boasted about their adorable mommy-and-me pictures. The images showed Kalysha and the toddler in matching floral dresses as they posed fetchingly for the camera.

Masika Kalysha
Masika Kalysha. @masikakalysha/Instagram

Baby Khari wore matching sandals with her outfit, as Kalysha donned purple open-toe kitten heels. She wrote in her caption, “It’s time for another #MK & #KB shoot… tag the BEST photographer in LA! Swipe left for cutenesses overload.”

Masika Kalysha
Masika Kalysha. @masikakalysha/Instagram

Nearly 161,000 people hearted the mother of one’s post, but others took issue with it due to Kalysha’s apparent “ghastly” feet.

“😂 her feet are not cute, you can see the bone sticking out on the side. Yes I zoomed in 🤣”

“You look beautiful as usual but why are you posing with your feet turned in? Yo toes do look deformed”

“You could’ve at least got yo toes done 🤦🏽”

Kalysha caught wind of the negative remarks she received and fired back, “My toes are always done dumb a–. Let me kick u in the face so U can get a closer look.”

Masika Kalysha claps back at critics. @masikakalysha/Instagram

The 34-year-old model doesn’t back down from critics or internet trolls who attack her appearance and actions.

She also takes pride in being the supposed “clapback queen,” which was the title given by her supporters for her biting comebacks.

“I’m very witty, and I feel like a lot of people are very stupid,” she told 96.7 The Beat in August 2018. “So I feel like stupid questions or stupid things said deserve an equally stupid response.”

Although Kalysha received criticism on her recent post, she was also showered with a mass of flattering remarks.

“You and your princess are so beautifuuuuullll! She looks like a little doll!!💗 love y’all”

“Khari cuteness I can’t take it 🥰🥰 you two are so gorgeous 💙 the pics”

“She is your Twin For Real I Love Theses Picture 😩😍😘 cutest baby ever”

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