Evelyn Lozada Talks Red Flags and Dating Deal Breakers, Plus Details on Her Engagement (EXCLUSIVE)

The Gist:

• Evelyn Lozada dated high-profile athletes like Carl Crawford, Antoine Walker, and Chad Ochocinco.
• The Basketball Wives LA star is now engaged to the Queens Court Season 1 finalist.

The lifestyles of the rich and famous may seem luxe from the outside looking in, but there are some things money can’t buy — just ask Tamar Braxton, Nivea, and Evelyn Lozada, the leading ladies on Peacock’s reality dating series Queens Court.

The three women aren’t strangers to the spotlight as they have all had past romantic relationships play out in the public eye, and this is especially true for Evelyn.

Best known for her time on Basketball Wives, Evelyn has been linked to high-profile athletes like Antoine Walker, Carl Crawford, and Chad Ochocinco — who she married and divorced after only 41 days.

After five years of being single, she was ready to embark on a quest for love — again. Distractify spoke with the Queens Court star and she opened up about deal breakers, foot fetishes, and more regarding her love life. Here’s what she had to say and the details on her engagement.

Every queen needs her king, and Evelyn embarks on her mission to find him in Queens Court. Heading into the show, she had a strategy. Although she may have ignored red flags in the past, Evelyn said she won’t make that mistake again.

“I asked a lot of questions about [their] previous relationships,” she told Distractify exclusively.

Evelyn also revealed that her decision-making process was largely based on the vibes. “I think someone that has bad or negative energy, a bad temper — I can pick up on that right away. So yeah, it's usually a no for me," Evelyn went on.

The suitors on Queens Court come from all walks of life; however, Evelyn is clear on what she's looking for (and, more specifically, what she is not looking for) when it comes to her next relationship. Along with bad hygiene and anger issues, Evelyn has a few other nonnegotiables.

“If you have a lot of kids, a lot of baby mamas, I mean, that's a red flag for me,” Evelyn said, adding that she also has zero tolerance for liars. “[When] everything is about what you have and what you can do … I don't like that.”

The premiere episode of Queens Court sees the courtship between Evelyn and her potential kings begin. Early on, she finds herself attracted to a suitor with a foot fetish.

But this wouldn’t be the first man she has “met or been with” who had an affinity for feet. “I've been with someone that had a foot fetish. And he looked at everybody's feet,” she recalled.

“It was weird for me, being at lunch, and we're talking and maybe somebody walks up and he's staring at everyone's feet,” she said with a laugh. “It's not my thing. I don't want you sucking on my toes.”

With this said, Evelyn has nothing against the toe suckers of the world. In fact, Evelyn previously had an OnlyFans page that was solely (pun intended) dedicated to her feet. “That's a dark world, to be honest. Oh my God, I was making like $20,000 a month and it was very lucrative,” she shared. “But then when you go into the messages and the things that they say to you, it's dark. And I was like, 'I can't do this.'”

Luckily, there were more than a few suitors without foot fetishes on Queens Court who met her criteria. And fortunately for Evelyn, she was able to find love!

After Queens Court concluded, we learned that Evelyn had gotten engaged to Lavon Lewis. Lavon is the co-founder, president, and creative director of Connect Branding, per his LinkedIn bio. According to People, Lavon proposed to the Basketball Wives star in December 2023, during a small celebration held on Evelyn's 42nd birthday.

While the marketing firm co-founder admitted that "it is very hard to surprise [Evelyn]," he managed to keep the proposal under wraps as she had no clue he was going to pop the question. Although Evelyn doesn't appear to post any photos of her fiancé on social media, we're guessing the clothing designer is merely trying to keep her love life away from the media and out of the spotlight.

Although Evelyn has found a new love, fans can't help but wonder what drove her past relationships to fail, particularly with MBL player Carl Crawford. Evelyn and Carl began dating in 2013. Nearly four years later, they split up over "infidelity issues," according to Lozada's rep, per Entertainment Tonight. While they may no longer be an item, they do share 9-year-old son, Carl Jr.