‘I Love the Vibe’: Toya Johnson, Kandi, and Rasheeda Take It Back to the ’80s for Toya’s 37th Birthday Celebration

For her 37th birthday celebration, Toya Johnson combined two of her favorite pastimes, working out and having fun, in an event that she invited her closest friends to join in person, and her fans to attend online.

The entrepreneur and reality TV star’s birthday was Oct. 26, and the day before she lived it up during a virtual โ€™80s fitness party with a training session led by self-proclaimed “Revenge Body Expert” King of Fitness. Toya’s โ€™80s look was poppin’, with a bright purple bodysuit, black leggings, fishnet gloves, and hot pink earrings.

(From left) Fitness trainer King of Fitness, Kandi Burruss, Toya Johnson, stylist Jeremy and Rasheeda Frost. (Photo: @toyajohnson/Instagram)

Her famous besties Kandi and Rasheeda joined the party to support and get their workout on, while fans were able to pay $20 and virtually join via King of Fitnessโ€™ Lovely Bodies platform.

“My boo @rasheeda pulled up on us straight from work! Good times with a few of my favs! #toyas80sfitnessparty ๐ŸŽ‰,” she captioned her party pics, which received more than 30,000 likes.

Johnson and her fiancรฉ Red Rushing are both major champions of fitness and active living. The couple co-founded the Weight No More movement in 2019 to “join in the fight against obesity & to become a healthier human,” according to their website’s mission statement.

Rasheeda Frost and Toya Johnson. (Photo: @toyajohnson/Instagram)

A week before her virtual party, the “T.I. & Tiny: Friends and Family Hustle” cast member took a pre-birthday girls trip to Arizona, where she and her friends took in the full experience of the Southwest, from horseback riding on a ranch to taking in the sights from a hot-air balloon.

The party’s concept and the cute throwback workout gear that everyone showed up to show out in were a hit with fans, many of whom wondered how their in-person invitations got lost in the mail.

“Toya you never invite me ๐Ÿ˜ฉ๐Ÿ˜‚,” joked a follower.

“I love the vibe and the relationship but yโ€™all forgot my homegirls and I invitation again! ๐Ÿ˜ซ๐Ÿ˜ซ,” a second pointed out.

“She had bout 5 parties ๐Ÿคฃ thats how yu do it,” a third

“YESSSS BABE!!!๐Ÿ”ฅ๐Ÿ”ฅ๐Ÿ”ฅ I am ADDITCED to fitness and love this theme!!!! I just love you!!!! #QueenShit๐Ÿ˜˜๐Ÿ˜๐Ÿ’œ๐Ÿ‘ฏ๐Ÿ’ช๐Ÿฝ๐Ÿ‘‘๐ŸŽŠ๐ŸŽ‰๐Ÿฅ‚๐ŸŽˆ๐Ÿ’๐Ÿฝ,” a fourth gushed.

“True Friends & Real support โค๏ธ,” wrote a sixth.

The party didn’t stop there either! Toya followed her fitness party up with a karaoke session that T.I., Tiny, and Los Angeles Lakers role player Dwight Howard stopped by to celebrate with her.

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