NBA legend Shaquille O’Neal‘s crush on Academy Award-winning actress Halle Berry and the iconic pop star Rihanna, has been an open secret in the entertainment industry for a long time. Last year, the Big Diesel disclosed his new celebrity crush – actress Shannon Thornton, as both of his previous crushes were in committed relationships. Recently, Shaq has once again expressed his romantic interest in an A-list celebrity, this time a popular Oscar-winning Hollywood actress.

The Los Angeles Lakers legend has never shied away from admitting his love for someone and it’s no different this time. The lucky woman is one of the highest-paid stars in Hollywood and a mother of two children.

Shaquille O’Neal admits his crush on famous Hollywood star

In the latest episode of The Big Podcast with Shaq, the Big Diesel was accompanied by his regular attendees, Nischelle Turner, and Spice Adams. During the podcast, Adams told Shaq that he could now slide into Taylor Swift’s DMs as she had recently broken up with her long-time boyfriend, Joe Alwyn.

In response, Shaq said, “Hold on – Speaking of sliding into DM, Nischelle was next to my crush and didn’t even put the word in for me.”

Subsequently, he added, “She was on the flight next to Charlize Theron…”?Turner interrupted the Big Man and claimed that she had texted him about sitting behind Theron on a plane. The 15x All-Star replied, “I was ?Like hook me up? and she was like ?Nah I can?t?.?

Meanwhile, Turner added that the Mad Max: Fury Road actor was with her two kids on the plane. This prompted Shaq to half-jokingly say, “I got a lot of step-daddy money. I ain’t worried about all that.”?It seems like the four-time NBA champion was ready to take the responsibility of Theron’s two cute kids, August Theron and Jackson Theron.

Incidentally, Charlize Theron dated actor Sean Penn from 2013 to 2015. The veteran actress has dated many noted celebrities, but it remains to be seen if Shaq ends up on the list of lucky men.

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Shaq might have disclosed who he had a crush on, but is the Hall-of-Famer currently dating anyone? Let take’s a look.

Who is Shaq currently dating now?

The Big Diesel has been reportedly dating the Hollywood actress Annie Illonzeh for a while now. They were spotted in LA outside of a club a few months ago before having a date. Illonzeh is quite popular in the TV and film industry circles. She has acted in popular shows like Charlie’s Angels, How I met you mother etc . Moreover, the 39-year-old was also a part of popular television series like Empire, Arrow, and?Person of Interest.?

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