Larsa Pippen has revealed that she has a crush on boyfriend Marcus Jordan and even met his famous dad Michael in a new candid interview.
The 48-year-old social media star shocked fans when she began an affair with Jordan, 32, who is the son of her ex-husband’s biggest NBA rival Scottie Pippen, but told Tamron Hall that there was no malice behind her decision to date the younger one. man.
She said: ‘We have everything in common, I don’t feel like age determines if you’re mature. Scottie is 10 years older than me…
‘I can’t explain how [Scottie] feel. I live my truth, I am happy, [Marcus and I] getting along, he’s my best friend, it wasn’t planned. We were together and it happened like this.
Asked if the pair were in love, she said: ‘I think so. We are in a very good place.
In love: Larsa Pippen has revealed that she has a crush on boyfriend Marcus Jordan and even met his famous father Michael in a new candid interview
The social media star, 48, told Tamron Hall there was no malice behind her decision to date the younger man, even though he was the son of her ex Scottie’s nemesis Michael.
He also refuted claims that he had known Marcus since he was a child, saying the pair first hooked up at a party in Los Angeles four years ago, before their friendship turned into a romance in September.
She added: “She should have love and she should be able to date whoever she wants.”
Larsa said she had spent “a lot of time” with Marcus’ father Michael, 60, and mother Juanita, 63, who were “fine” with the romance.
She said: ‘We’re happy, we motivate each other, everyone’s fine with that.’
‘I feel like we’ve spent the holidays together and it’s good. We are in a great place. I think so. We are in a very good place.
This comes after Larsa has opened up about the moment she realized she had feelings for her now-boyfriend Marcus.
While discussing her relationship with NBA legend Michael Jordan’s son, the reality star recalled what made her want to change their relationship from platonic to romantic.
Pippen began by talking about the night he found out he had feelings for Jordan, whom he also described as his “best friend” up until that point.
‘I think it was one night that we were out and there was a girl that was there. She was trying to talk to him, and I was getting jealous about it,’ said the mother of four. People.
Opening: When asked if the pair were in love, she said: ‘I think so. We are in a very good place’
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She continued: “It was weird because I’m not really the jealous person, but I was jealous of the situation,” she said.
The Real Housewives of Miami cast member stated that that night prompted her to seek more than a friendship with Marcus, whom she began dating last year.
‘So, I was thinking maybe I really like him. That sealed the deal,” she said.
Pippen went on to talk about how she had previously felt dissatisfied in her past relationships.
‘I would find fault with every guy… He had all these wacky things and then lo and behold, Marcus falls out of the sky. And I’m like, I like everything about him,’ he stated.
The reality personality also expressed that she had finally found an ideal match after years of searching.
‘The thing with me is this, I like to be guided [in relationships]but I haven’t trusted anyone to guide me until now,’ he said.
Pippen concluded by commenting that Jordan would appear on The Real Housewives of Miami to some degree.
He said that he would appear on the show ‘a little… I don’t want to put too much pressure on him. I feel like he signed up for me.
Before she began dating Jordan, the social media figure was married to basketball legend Scottie Pippen, whom she married in 1997.
Back in the day: Larsa and Scottie share four children – they are seen in 2018
The couple welcomed sons Scottie Jr, Preston and Justin, ages 22, 20 and 17, as well as a daughter named Sophia, 14, during the course of their marriage.
The former couple split in 2016 and reconciled before splitting for good in 2018, after which their union was formally dissolved in 2021.
Pippen then moved on with Jordan, whom he started seeing in September of last year.
The couple was seen in each other’s company on several dates after that, though she tried to downplay their romance in public.
However, the couple went Instagram official with their romance last January.