We’ve only seen one episode and already VH1′s "Basketball Wives" is chock full of drama, mostly surrounding Royce Reed, a dancer who has a two-year-old son with NBA power forward Dwight Howard. The petite 29-year-old single mom spoke to ESSENCE.com about being cast as a gold-digger, and why she thinks she may have taken things a tad too far at Terrell Owens’ pool party.
ESSENCE.com: What made you decide to go on "Basketball Wives?"
ROYCE REED: I got on the show to get publicity for my company, Fantashique, an urban burlesque dance company. It was also to diffuse the stereotypes about me and other girls who date athletes in general.
ESSENCE.com: What do you think are some misconceptions about you?
REED: The biggest one is that I’m a gold-digger because I dated an athlete. I’m far from that. I have a college degree in theater education and humanities, and I have my own business, which I’ve been running since before I had my child. When I dated a famous athlete it had nothing to do with money. I actually did fall in love and it turned into a four-year relationship. I’ve been an athlete my entire life so obviously I’m drawn to someone who is an athlete, whether they’re professional or not.
ESSENCE.com: So, what was going through your mind as you were dancing at Terrell Owens’ pool party?
REED: I was just having fun. I’m a free spirit and I don’t always think about what’s gonna happen after. I’m a dancer and I’m that girl that will dance anywhere. I was just trying to have a good time because I thought that’s what we were there for. I don’t regret doing it, although I do think I took it too far.
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