Ice Spice; Usher.Photo:Udo Salters/Patrick McMullan/Getty; Paras Griffin/Getty
Udo Salters/Patrick McMullan/Getty; Paras Griffin/Getty
One celebrity hadIce Spicethinking, “OMG,” when she was growing up.
On Instagram and Unwell’s new podcastClose Friends Only, the rapper, 23, revealed who her celebrity crush was growing up. The hitmaker teamed up with fellow hip-hop star and current tour mateDoja Catfor a fun chat on the debut episode of the podcast, which dropped on Thursday, and shared during their candid conversation thatUsherused to be the apple of her eye.
“I feel like you can learn a lot about someone from this one: Who was your first ever celebrity crush?” theScarletartist, 28, asked the “Deli” rapper.
At first, the rising rap star (real name Isis Naija Gaston) was a bit hesitant. “It’s so embarrassing,” she said.
While giggling, she teased, “I shouldn’t say it, right? Should I say it?”
Doja (real name Amala Ratna Zandile Dlamini) reassured her that she didn’t have to answer if she didn’t want to, but added that it’s not embarrassing as long as the famous dreamboat isn’t in her generation.
“It can’t be because I was a kid,” the “Princess Diana” artist responded.
Immediately after, she revealed, “I’m just going to say it. It was Usher.”
Doja Cat and Ice Spice on ‘Close Friends Only’.Courtesy of Instagram and Unwell
Courtesy of Instagram and Unwell
TheGrammy-nominatedrapper also mentioned that she experienced a full circle, swoon-worthy moment when she ran into the R&B superstar, 45, at the 2023Met Gala. The recording artist revealed, “I saw him at the Met Gala. I was like — for the first time I’ve ever seen him — I’m like, ‘My God, it’s him.’”
After the “Paint the Town Red” rapper agreed that the “Yeah!” singer is “beautiful,” Ice adorably added, “Gorgeous man.”
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Although it’s unclear if the two stars interacted at thered carpeted gala, the “Munch” MC made herMet Galadebut this past year. At the event themedKarl Lagerfeld: A Line of Beauty, she wore a white, floor-length Balmain gown and carried a bedazzled camera clutch.
Usher at the 2023 Met Gala in May in New York City.John Shearer/WireImage
John Shearer/WireImage
Doja actually alsoshared a sweet momentwith the Grammy winner this year. In October, she stepped out to attend his acclaimed My Way residency in Las Vegas.
While Ice may have crushed on the “Love in This Club” artist when she was growing up, somebody new is said to have her attention nowadays. In an October interview withThe Los Angeles Times, the Bronx artist confirmed that she is in a relationship, but declined to share more details because she wanted “to keep their focus on what I’m here for, which is music.”
source: people.com
