‘I was jealous’: Larsa Pippen reveals how her friendship with Marcus Jordan turned romantic after feeling ‘weird’ seeing him with another girl
Larsa Pippen opened up about the moment she realized she had feelings for her now-boyfriend Marcus Jordan in a candid new interview.
While discussing her relationship with NBA legend Michael Jordan’s son, who is 16 years her junior, the 48-year-old 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.
She continued: “It was weird because I’m not really the jealous person, but I was jealous of the situation,” she said.
Finding out: Larsa Pippen opened up about when she realized she had feelings for her now-boyfriend Marcus Jordan during an interview with People; See you earlier this month
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.
Opening: Pippen began by talking about the night he found out he had feelings for Jordan, whom he also described as his “best friend” up to that point.
Looking for the right one: Pippen went on to talk about how she had previously felt dissatisfied in her past relationships.
On Screen: Pippen concluded by commenting that Jordan would appear on The Real Housewives of Miami to some degree.
Before she began dating Jordan, the social media figure was married to basketball legend Scottie Pippen, whom she married in 1997.
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.
In the past: Before she started dating Jordan, the social media figure was married to NBA legend Scottie Pippen, whom she married in 1997; look in 2018