Tami Roman from VH1′s Basketball Wives covers the current issue of Atlanta-based Rolling Out Magazine.
Although I’m a bit slow on my Basketball Wives pimpin (I’m still on episode #3 hoping to catch up soon), I’m a Tami Roman stan from way back during her “Real World’ days and when I met her briefly during the 2011 Essence Music Festival, I liked her immediately.
[PHOTOS: On the scene of the 2011 EMF]
Roman has an awesome photo spread in the mag and she also reveals quite a bit during her interview.
On joining “Basketball Wives”:
Well, I watched the first season of “Basketball Wives” and just felt like the things that I was going through weren’t really represented on the show.
I had been a basketball wife, and now that I was divorced, things weren’t as golden as they portrayed on the show. I wasn’t eating out and getting manicures every day … and I wasn’t drinking all night, every night. That wasn’t my world, so for me, I felt like my individual story would be valuable.
More photos + excerpts from Tami’s Rolling Out interview below:
On dealing with the real-time responses and criticisms that celebrities experience with social media:
When I did the “Real World,” we didn’t have Facebook, Twitter, or blogs, so I didn’t really know how people felt about the things that I did, [unless] they took the time to write a fan letter. So social media is very new to me, and it’s something I had to get used to because people will criticize you, judge you and lash out at you.
People will feel like that can say anything to you and you’re just supposed to take it. I haven’t always done that because I’m a human being with feelings. So if you hurt me or my loved ones, I’m going to address it accordingly. I realize now that I can’t do that though, I can’t curse out every person who doesn’t like me on Twitter.
On rumors that she wrote a book:
Yes! I’m working on my book, and I will say that several ladies on the show have books coming out … well, all of us except Suzie [laughs]. I know with my situation in particular, everybody knows me from the “Real World” and from “Basketball Wives.” I think that there is so much more to my life that they don’t know about and that they don’t get a chance to see.
So I want to really open up myself to people to give a lot of backstory to me, my family, how I was raised, and the things I’m going through or have gone through. Hopefully, someone can read my book, understand my situation, and learn how to get through something similar that they may be going through.
I really like Tami and hopefully I will still feel the same after I finish watching this season.
Who is your favorite “Basketball Wife”?
Click HERE to read the full interview at RollingOut.
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My favorite is definitely Tami!
my favorite is Royce she is a pesky lil firecracker! #2 fav would be Jennifer Williams cuz something about her lips. Too bad these 2 are enemies cuz i had this vision of a menage a trois with them 2 … C’est la vie! ROFL
i remember tami from the real world , knew she looked familiar
Tami was always a pretty girl, I loved the “wet and wavy” look she had this past season, but I am feeling this look.
I LOVE THIS GIRL
Tami is off the chain
(the lady on the paper towel commercial between this show)
Lawd….Tami remove that wig…it is horrible! and no matter how much Lipo she gets she has a horrible shape, like a box!
At least shes turning lemons into lemonaide w/the BBW’s. shes been trying to get in the industry since real world L.A.
I love me some Tami. Shes so strong-willed and sweet. i wouldnt even trip if she was 40, real talk. Lol
Nothing will make me like her!!!! You can shine a penny, but it’s still a penny!!!!!!
I like Tami & Royce!!!
TAMI OF COURSE THEN EVELYN HATE PHONY PPL THOSE TWO R THE REALIST TO ME ….THATS WHY I LOVE THOSE TWO
SHE’S GORGEOUS ….BUT……..THAT WANNA FIGHT ALL THE TIME HOOD RAT ATTITUDE MAKES HER UGLY!
Can’t say, there are more intelligent shows to watch on TV. Who actually cares about these b-ball wives?
She needs to bring it down some notches!!!! She is so thugish!! She has two daughters to raise and she is always cursing and fighting! Grow the hell up!
I would have to say Tami i liked she told you off and didnt care if you like it or not and she always kept it real no matter what.
This style doesn’t fit her at all…she looks like a trani…..
No doubt Tami!!!
do i see her trying to mimick evelyn???
so not feeling the wig…makes her look about 55 y/o!!! lay it t rest tami!!!
my favorite is meeka surprisingly! she has the intelligence but got lost in trying to fit in. it happens
Love Shaunie,Jennifer,Eveyln,Tami and Suzie…
Tami
I love Tami she talks about you to your face not behind your back,never being fake being her self and letting you know this is the real me take it or leave it
I hate bangs…
Tami is beautiful and has been since she was first introduced to us on The Real World back in the day. However, this hair style isn’t too fresh. I love her as a red head though.
Tammi is beautiful, but Shaunie’s fool acting show is a bit much.I was very disturbed to see them in another country walking down a cobble street in hooker heels and wear(people were gawking and lauging at them) and then fake fighting for the cameras.Sigh, black women, Shaunie, couldn’t you have made a better show than this mess right here?We take the short end of the stick and then beat our own self uspside the head with it.SMH…ummh this is way too sad.