‘It’s not a Walk of Shame if You Look Good’: Fans are Here for Single Draya Michele Acting up on the ‘Gram

Former “Basketball Wives” star Draya Michele is strutting her stuff in a new Instagram photo.
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Former “Basketball Wives” reality star Draya Michele is embracing the single life from the looks of her new Instagram post.

The entrepreneur split from her longtime fiancé, NFL player Orlando Scandrick, during the Christmas holiday season in 2019.

“I have been single for the entire month of December, so if anyone has anything to say about me or the guy I used to be engaged to, save it,” she wrote in a now-deleted Instagram story. “We don’t care. Merry Christmas,” she added.

Now, Michele is strutting her stuff on the ‘Gram showcasing that she’s back on the market.

“It’s not a walk of shame if you look good, Issa runway b*tch,” Michele captioned the photo.

Michele can be seen rocking a white corset top from a brand called Oh Polly, high-waisted distressed blue jeans, and a green shoulder bag.

The mother of two had fans singing her praises over her look and caption in the comment section.

“Orlando punchin air.”

“Periodt, it’s a Runway Sis 💕.”

“U so fly❤️.”

“Caption 🔥.”

“Love this caption 💯💯💯.”

“Captionnnnn 😍.”

“I’m stealing this caption for a photo I will hopefully take soon 😂💕 you look bomb.”

“Stealing the caption 😂😍😍😍.”

Michele and Scandrick share a 3-year-old son, Jru Scandrick, whom they welcomed in 2016. The pair began dating on and off again in 2013 and initially became engaged in 2015. Michele also has an older son, Kniko Howard.

For the most part, things between the two seemed lowkey until Michele took to Twitter in late February, blasting Scandrick for letting his friends drive her old car.

“He got his homeboys driving my old car, I can’t wait to see who’s gonna be wearing my watch,” she wrote before adding a clown emoji.

Michele continued on writing, “I am woke, bro. I was tripping.”

Scandrick caught onto Michele’s tweets and took to his Instagram story with a meme saying: “Learn to be DONE! Not mad, not bothered, Just DONE! Protect your PEACE at ALL cost.”

Not willing to let him have the last word, Michele also left a subliminal message on her Instagram story. “I know my worth, losing me will never sit right with you.”

The free agent NFL player is living by his Instagram meme because, on March 2, when Scandrick uploaded a photo of himself on his cell phone, a fan took to his comment section to bring up Michele.

“Man, I hate that you are not with @drayamichele, but I get it. Just keep going to you, and great things will happen.”

Scandrick replied, “Who is that?”

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