‘Who Walks Away from That?’: Cyn Santana Fans Bring Up Breakup With Ex Joe Budden After She Posts Sexy ‘Xmas’ Pic

It seems fans aren’t quite over Cyn Santana‘s recent breakup with her ex-fiancé Joe Budden.

On Tuesday, the 27-year-old model took to Instagram and posted an enticing photo of herself wearing red satin bodysuit, black pumps and a red Santa hat. She posed sexily on a white fur rug and showed off her curvy assets.

“FALALALALA LALALALA!! Feeling juicy in my @savagexfenty 😻,” Santana wrote. “Da bomb pieces.”

Cyn Santana
Cyn Santana. @cynsantana/Instagram

Fans gushed over the television personality’s looks, while others pondered on her split with Budden, 38.

“Jo Who?” one fan rhetorically asked. “Xmas is here early!”

Another commented with a face palm emoji, “I mean who walks away from that. My n–ga trippin.”

People recently began speculating the pair may be back together after they were spotted at Erica Mena and Safaree Samuels‘ lavish baby shower on Monday, Nov. 25. Not to mention Budden and Santana were spotted leaving the event hand-in-hand.

Joe Budden
(From left) Safaree Samuels, Erica Mena, Cyn Santana, and Joe Budden. (Photo: @joebudden/Instagram)

Later on, the podcaster shared a lovely picture of himself and his ex-fiancée with a caption that read, “Sometimes you gotta come together to defeat Thanos.”

The former couple reportedly called it quits in early May after cheating rumors surrounded them. They do however co-parent their nearly 2-year-old son Lexington Budden together.

Santana has been rumored to be dating Brooklyn Nets NBA star Kevin Durant. Budden was supposedly dating Instagram model Shadée Monique, but by the looks of things the father of two may have reconciled with his ex-fiancée.

Despite what fans may think about Budden’s role in their breakup, Santana actually said she was the one who decided to call off their engagement.

“We didn’t decide on anything. I did what was best for my mental health, for my peace, and for me and my son,” the model said of her split with Budden during an interview on VH1’s “Brunch With Tiffany.”

“Let’s just say that I’m probably the happiest that I’ve ever been and that was probably the best decision I’ve made in my entire life in the 26 years I’ve been living on this earth. The best decision I made was leaving that relationship. And my son and I are amazing.”

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