‘You Thick Thick’: Erica Mena’s Bangin’ Post-Baby Body Leaves Tongues Wagging

Nowadays fans can’t help but do a double take at Erica Mena, who has one thing in common with Southern biscuits: they’re both thick!

Ever since giving birth to her and husband Safaree Samuels’ first daughter in January, Mena has done nothing but serve up thickness and curves for her followers and fans to eat up on social.

Erica Mena shows off her post-pregnancy thickness. @iamericamena/Instagram

The “Love & Hip Hop New York” alum has slowly been getting back to her gym workouts, but it seems folks are more than happy with her maintaining a fuller figure.

“Thick asffff😍” and “🍑I like you thick thick sis 🍑,” wrote two people after taking in the eyeful of Mena’s curves.

“😍😍😍😍😍😍😍 Girl stay this size cuz yasssssss,” wrote another.

“Yesssss bawdy you look BOMBBBB 🔥🔥,” wrote one swooning person in the comments.

Even throughout her pregnancy Mena turned heads with her ability to serve a fashion look while rocking heels and a baby bump.

“love how you always f—g it up in some heels 😩❤️😍 !!!! Even when you were carrying. Just beautiful,” wrote one person fully in support of Mena’s slay.

So it’s no wonder that people are agog at her flawless her post-pregnancy appearance.

Whether she is rocking jeans and a crop top with a cute stiletto in a hip-hugging Fashion Nova ’fit, or really turning up for the ’Gram in a sexy lingerie photo, there is no denying the 32-year-old’s appeal.

“That’s how a body of a mother looks without a makeover…looking great😍🙌🏽🙌🏽”

“Mama showin out!😍❤️”

“You look soooooo bomb!!!!”

“Yessssss. SnapBack is on point. So beautiful ❤️❤️❤️🔥🔥”

The only things fans seem to love just as much as her flicks are the ones where she’s posted with her husband.

Erica Mena and husband Safaree Samuels step out for date night. @safaree/Instagram

“Y’all SO FAWKINGGGGGGGG DOOOOPPPPPEEEEEEEEE❤️🙌🙌”

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