‘What is a Girth Muffin?’: Tiny Harris’ Photo Goes Left When T.I.’s Comment Stumps Fans

R&B songstress and member of the legendary girl group Xscape Tameka “Tiny” Harris left her fans and husband, Clifford “T.I.” Harris, swooning on a recent throwback photo.

On Oct. 23, she uploaded a ’90s pic that shows her with curly hair and makeup, both of which she describes as having done herself. 

“I remember flying out to L.A. just to get some headshots so I could be a tv/movie star lol..Who told me I could do my own makeup & hair tho? 😩 #YoungTameka 👑🤩,” Tiny captioned her photo. 

Fans fawned over Tiny’s post. 

Singer Tameka “Tiny” Harris posts throwback photo. @MajorGirl/Instagram

“Beautiful tenderoni 😍😍😍🙌🏾🥰🥰.”

“Favor Mariah Carey on this picture.”

“Oooooohhhhhh, ooohhh, Weee!!!! Lord hammmercy that’s a pretty butterscotch long-haired young tender right dare …. fine as frog hair, I say… UMPH…I wish I coulda ran up & laid Down on you sweet thang…UdiggWtfImSayinMane😈,” T.I. wrote to his wife. 

Many fans were left wondering what in the world he meant by “girth muffin.” 

Khleo Thomas, an actor from the film “Holes” and “Roll Bounce,” raised the question. 

However, T.I. didn’t step into the comments to answer. Instead, fans were left cracking up at the “What You Know” rapper’s Southern lingo. 

“😭😭😭😭😭 They so damn southern fresh!!”

“T.I. speaks his own language 😂.” 

“Mood me and my man in 2050 😩.”

On Tiny’s original post, fans believed that the “Just Kickin’ It” singer should not have had any work done. The songstress and her first child from a previous relationship, Zonnique Pullins, did have BrightOcular implants placed in their irises

But Pullins reversed the surgery in 2018 after learning that the implants could impair her vision. Tiny, on the other hand, still has her icy gray implants. 

Despite what fans may think, T.I. still finds his wife beautiful and clearly showed the world that Harris will always have access to his “girth muffin.” 

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