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Angel Reese has officially shared her new nickname days after being drafted by the WNBA’s Chicago Sky.
As The Shade Room previously reported, Reese, also known as the “Bayou Barbie,” was chosen as the seventh pick in the first round of the WNBA draft on Monday, April 15.
On Wednesday, April 17, Reese took to X, formerly known as Twitter, with a question for fans.
“I need a new name now that i’m in chicago lol something cute that is catchy like Bayou Barbie…” she wrote.
In response, social media users entered The Shade Room’s comment section with suggestions for the 21-year-old.
Instagram user @monalisasells_nola wrote, “Snowball cause you gone freeze maw 🥶🥶😹”
Instagram user @jjqred wrote, “CHI – REESE !🔥”
Then, on Thursday, April 18, Reese took to TikTok to share a message for fans. While speaking, the 21-year-old revealed the new nickname she settled on.
“Hey y’all, it’s the Chi Barbie here,” she said. “I want y’all to know I’m still gonna be the Bayou Barbie, but like, I’m going to Chicago now, so they basically already been inheriting me into Chicago… the love from Chicago is going deep and running crazy. So I am the Chi Barbie, I’m the Baltimore Barbie, and I’m always going to be the Bayou Barbie.”
Watch her full video below.
