Evelyn Lozada Battles Chad Ochocinco Over Wedding Plans: 'No Lions Or Elephants!'
April 13 2012, Published 4:00 a.m. ET
Breaking Celebrity News Reporter
When you’re getting ready to walk down the aisle with one of the craziest players in the NFL, you should expect the unexpected, and Breaking Celebrity News can exclusively reveal that Basketball Wives star Evelyn Lozada is very used to reigning in fiancé Chad Ochocinco’s wacky ideas.
“He has certain requests that I don’t necessarily agree with. Chad thinks outside of the box a lot of the time,” she told Breaking Celebrity News in an exclusive interview.
“Sometimes thinking outside the box is not something I necessarily agree with. Instead I think, ‘Really, you want that???’” she laughed.
One of the New England Patriots star's most outlandish obsessions is to include exotic wildlife in the bridal party for their upcoming July nuptials.
“He wanted to have animals at my wedding, and I didn’t agree with that vision, and that’s something that he is not letting up on and now we are dealing with and I am now trying to find ways to compromise. I want to make him happy and make him feel like he is included in our big day,” said his tormented bride-to-be.
“Maybe it’s a llama or something small, but no lions or elephants. I feel bad for them! I have been to a few events where they have had animals caged up and it bothers me."
One very memorable animal encounter occurred last month when the couple was at charity event in Miami, Florida. “They had a lion in a cage and Chad decided to get close to take a picture to tweet it,” Evelyn, 36, explained.
“Out of nowhere the lion decided to pee on Chad, right on his Dolce & Gabbana ja