‘Real Friends’: Fans Are Here for Malaysia Pargo and Zell Swagg’s Friendship

Malaysia Pargo is backed by a fabulous group of friends! The “Basketball Wives” cast member and a few of her besties, including former “Love and Hip Hop: Hollywood” star Zell Swagg, soaked up the sun in Cancún over the weekend.

Malaysia shared an image on Instagram that showed her sitting next to Zell on a yacht. The 40-year-old reality star showed off her incredible body during their vacation, during which she donned a sexy two-piece Fendi bikini with a halter-top neckline. Malaysia looked fabulous with her red lipstick and signature fake eyelashes. She topped off her appearance with a matching Fendi headband that she wore over her brown faux locs. The gorgeous mama of three struck her pose by covering her stomach with one hand, while laughing at her friend and attempting to cover her mouth with the other. True to form, the celebrity stylist flaunted his wash board abs in a pair of blue swim trunks that were enhanced with a patterned design. He tied his look together with simple accessories, featuring a silver necklace and a pink rubber wristband.

Malaysia Pargo and Zell Swagg soaking up the sun in Cancún (Photo: @malaysiainthecity/Instagram)

“Bit$h tryna get flewed out for the weekend…. @zellswag,” she captioned the image on Saturday, Aug. 15. Malaysia’s photo received over 50,000 likes and some 200 comments from people obsessing over their friendship.

One fan wrote: “I so love y’all friendship 🔥🔥💪💪💯💯😘,” followed by somebody else who gushed, “Bff😍.”

Another person said: “Real friends👏👏👏👏❤️,” while someone else commented, “Awe. Lifelong friends I love this picture😍.”

Malaysia Pargo flaunting her incredible figure in a sexy two-piece Fendi bikini (Photo: @malaysiainthecity/Instagram)

Malaysia and Zell have been friends for years, and the Ohio native even made an appearance on season seven of “BBW.” At the time, the pair attended Jackie Christie‘s play. Jackie’s event came a few weeks after Malaysia threw a chair at their fellow castmate Jennifer Williams for allegedly spreading rumors about the ladies in the group.

Zell bashed Jennifer at the play by telling Malaysia: “Y’all need to upgrade her. She’s like still back in 2007. She can get new looks now…the shoes, the old purses, the stinkin’ breath.”

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