Shay Johnson

* Seasons 2-3
* Season 1

**Shay Johnson** is a main cast member on *Love & Hip Hop: Miami* and one of the show's original eight cast members. She appears as a supporting cast member in the first two seasons of *Love & Hip Hop: Atlanta*.

Introduced as a "close friend" to Lil' Scrappy, the first two seasons of *Atlanta* highlighted her attempting to have Scrappy commit to her, while he was struggling to decide if he wanted to be with his daughter's mother, Erica Dixon. Despite, Scrappy's mother Momma Dee attempting to court Johnson for her son, he choose Dixon instead, and Johnson was eventually phased out of Atlanta.

Johnson returns as a main cast member of *Miami*, and chronicled her relationship with Pleasure P, and her feud with his band member Baby Blue. She gets into an altercation with Gabby "Mint Chocolate", and Chinese Kitty, and Nicky. Her relationship with P ended by the end of the season, and Johnson returns for seasons 2 and 3. She struggles with medical issues during season two, and ignites a feud with Jojo. Season three highlights her relationship with Amara while Amara was dating Johnson's brother Emjay.

She is the anti-heroic protagonist of *Miami*. She first gained notoriety and recognition as “Buckeey” on VH1’s infamous “Flavor of Love 2” and “Charm School with Mo’Nique”.

## Before *Love & Hip Hop*

Shay is an urban model, reality television personality and fitness guru, originally from Atlanta, Georgia. She is a former video vixen who appeared in hip hop videos for Fabolous and Young Dro, however, she is best known as "Buckeey" on the VH1 reality shows *Flavor of Love* and *Charm School*.

## *Love & Hip Hop* franchise (2012–present)

Shay first appears as a supporting cast member in the first two seasons of *Love & Hip Hop: Atlanta*, as Lil Scrappy's "friend-with-benefits". She is secretly in love with Scrappy, but he refuses to claim their relationship as anything more than casual sex. Despite Momma Dee's matchmaking attempts, he eventually dumps Shay to pursue a serious relationship with his baby mama Erica. Shay filmed scenes for season three but after a violent altercation during filming, in which she cracked a bottle over a woman's face in a night club brawl, she was removed from the cast and her scenes were left on the cutting room floor.

In 2018, Shay joined the main cast of *Love & Hip Hop: Miami*. In the first season, Shay relocates to Miami for her man, Pleasure P, who she has been in a long distance relationship with for two years. She quickly clashes with his Pretty Ricky group mate Baby Blue Whoaaaa, before igniting violent feuds with Pleasure's ex Gabby (who she dubs "Mint Chocolate" after the ice cream she threw at her) and "Instagram science experiment(s)" Chinese Kitty and Chinese Nicky. During the season, her relationship with P falls apart. In season two, she struggles with a serious medical issue, amid a violent feud with JoJo Zarur.

Shay also appears in the specials *Love & Hip Hop Awards: Most Certified* and *40 Greatest Love & Hip Hop Moments: The Reboot*.

## Gallery

**Opening credits**

Shay in the opening credits of *Love & Hip Hop: Miami* seasons 1-3.
**Green screen looks**

Shay's green screen look in *Love & Hip Hop: Atlanta* season 1.Shay's green screen look in *Love & Hip Hop: Atlanta* season 2.Shay's green screen look in *Love & Hip Hop: Miami* season 1.Shay's green screen look in *Love & Hip Hop: Miami* season 2.Shay's green screen look in *Love & Hip Hop: Miami* season 3.
## Appearances

Shay has made 49 appearances so far.

 2.01, 2.02, 2.06, 2.07, 2.08, 2.10, 2.11, 2.16, 2.17

 3.01, 3.03, 3.04, 3.06, 3.07, 3.08, 3.09, 3.10, 3.12, 3.13, 3.14

## Trivia

* In the fan-voted 2018 *Mona Awards*, Shay was nominated in the "Issa Mess" category. She lost to Karlie Redd, receiving 10% of the vote.
* She is friends with Sina Bina.