Lala Kent was born Lauren Burningham in Utah, and she reflected to Bravo Insider that she liked where she grew up. “It was just like, you felt safe,” she said. “Everyone knew their neighbors… I didn’t appreciate it when I lived there, but now looking back I’m like, I couldn’t have picked a better place.” Since moving to Los Angeles, though, Lala has adopted a persona which some viewers have criticized.
One interview in particular, on Jenny McCarthy’s podcast, took a turn. The “Masked Singer” host asked Lala when she became “hood,” noting, “On Instagram and stuff your Snapchats are so sexy, funny, but they’re hood.” Instead of taking issue with McCarthy’s characterization, the “VPR” star agreed. “I am a firm believer that when Tupac died he took over my body,” she said in response, protesting, “I know you’re laughing, but I’m being for real.” Noting she’s never actually gotten into a physical fight, she added, “I am as bougie and white as they come, but I gets to clapping sometimes.” …Yikes.
The model has a “thug life” tattoo in honor of the late rapper, according to Bravo, and she wore her hair in braids for the cover of her single with DJ James Kennedy, “Feeling You.” Redditor u/leealishaw noted Lala’s frequent appropriation of Black cultural signifiers, writing, “I truly hope she gets help because the girl most definitely has… a weird fascination with black culture, more specifically black women.”
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