Angela Simmons tells Cam Newton he gave her the 'ick' on their first date by laughing at his own jokes [VIDEO]

The reality star recounted their 2011 blind date on Newton’s podcast, describing how he spent the dinner patting himself on the back while she waited for the night to end.

Angela Simmons sat across from Cam Newton on his Funky Friday podcast and did something most guests avoid: she told him exactly why their first date never led to a second. The March 27 episode featured Simmons recounting a blind date the two went on around 2011, set up by mutual acquaintance Corey Gamble. The story, which Newton prompted her to share to address years of online rumors, ended with Simmons revealing that Newton gave her the “ick” before the appetizers arrived.

The clip, posted to X by @KillaKreww, has since garnered over 850,000 views. In it, Simmons describes a dinner where Newton spent the meal making jokes and laughing at them himself—so much so that she noticed he was “patting yourself on the back.” She felt no romantic spark, she said, and was ready to call it a night. Then, on the cab ride back, Newton suddenly seemed interested. By then, it was too late.

Newton sat across from her in the studio, wearing a white fedora, bow tie, and patterned jacket, listening as she walked through the evening. He laughed at some moments, questioned others, but ultimately let her tell the story the way she remembered it.

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A Blind Date Set Up by Corey Gamble

The date was arranged through Corey Gamble, the longtime boyfriend of Kardashian momager, Kris Jenner. Simmons explained that Gamble connected them, and at the time, Newton was a rising NFL star known as much for his flashy style as his athleticism. Simmons, already a recognizable figure from Run’s House, Growing Up Hip Hop and her own business ventures, agreed to go.

They met up in New York and took a taxi to a diner—a detail Newton confirmed he remembered, though his recall of the evening differed in some spots. Simmons said the night started with promise but quickly turned when they sat down to eat.

She did not describe the jokes Newton told. She did not need to. The problem, she said, was not the content of the humor but the delivery. He laughed at his own lines. He patted himself on the back. She watched, and she waited.

The ‘Ick’ That Ended It Before It Started

The term “ick” has become shorthand in dating culture for the moment someone does something so off-putting that attraction vanishes instantly. For Simmons, the ick arrived at the diner table. Newton, she said, was fully engaged with his own performance, seemingly unaware that his date was not laughing along.

She demonstrated for the camera, using hand gestures to show how he patted himself on the back. Newton, seated across from her in the podcast studio, listened with the expression of a man hearing a story he cannot dispute because he does not remember it the same way.

When she finished, he interjected to note that he remembered the taxi and that they ended up near a hotel. Simmons acknowledged that part was accurate. But the shift in his interest, she said, happened too late. On the ride back, he suddenly seemed engaged. She was already mentally checked out.

The Mutual Friend Confusion

One moment in the conversation caught viewers’ attention almost as much as the ick story itself. As Simmons explained the date was set up through a mutual friend, Newton interrupted to ask, “Do we share this mutual friend?” The question, which seemed to confuse Simmons for a moment, became an instant talking point among audiences.

She responded by naming Corey Gamble, making clear that the mutual friend was indeed someone they both knew. Newton nodded, but the phrasing of the question—”Do we share this mutual friend?”—struck listeners as odd. The exchange lasted only a few seconds, but it added an unexpected layer of humor to the segment.

Simmons moved past it quickly, returning to the story of the date and the ghosting that followed. She did not call Newton after that night. She did not text. She let the rumors swirl for years without comment, until Newton himself asked her to clear it up on his own show.

What the Internet Took From the Exchange

On X, viewers responded to the clip with the kind of enthusiasm reserved for celebrity dating stories that offer specific, relatable details. The self-laughing anecdote drew the most attention. “She came on the show just to tell that dude he was corny,” one user wrote. Another added, “You gotta be a real corny bozo for Angela to ghost you.”

The mutual friend question became its own meme. “Did my ears hear this man say, ‘Do we share this MUTUAL friend?'” one user posted. Another wrote, “‘Did i know this mutual friend?’ they definitely used to do this niggas homework for him.” A third kept it simple: “bro, that’s what ‘mutual’ means.”

Some users tied the moment to Newton’s broader public persona. “Cam definitely seems like the type to do what she described but the funniest part is him acting like them going on a date was major news everyone was talking about yet this is my first time hearing about it,” one comment read. Others made jokes about CTE, referencing Newton’s NFL career, or speculated about what he remembered from the night versus what Simmons described.

A smaller subset of viewers appreciated Simmons for telling the story directly rather than letting rumors continue. “She could have let him keep wondering why she ghosted him but she came on his own show and told him to his face,” one user wrote. “That’s real.”

Why the Story Resurfaced Now

Simmons and Newton have been linked in dating rumors for years, though neither ever confirmed a relationship. The speculation persisted because they moved in overlapping social circles and were photographed at events around the same time. Newton’s decision to address it on his podcast was framed as an opportunity to set the record straight.

Simmons, who has built a brand around family, business, and reality television, appeared on the episode to discuss broader topics including relationships, fame, and healing. The dating anecdote was one segment in a longer conversation, but it became the part that traveled farthest.

By agreeing to tell the story, Simmons closed a chapter that had been open for more than a decade. The rumors, she made clear, were overblown. There was no relationship. There was not even a second date. There was one night, a diner, a cab ride, and a decision to never pick up the phone.

Conclusion: A Decade-Old Date Finally Addressed

Cam Newton and Angela Simmons sat down and did what neither had done in the 15 years since their blind date: they talked about what happened. The conversation was not tense. It was not awkward. It was two adults recounting a night that one of them found forgettable and the other found funny enough to turn into a story.

Simmons did not set out to embarrass Newton. She answered his question, told her version of events, and let the audience decide what to make of it. Newton, for his part, did not argue. He listened, laughed, and moved the conversation along.

The clip will circulate. The memes will multiply. But for Simmons and Newton, the rumors that followed them for years are now resolved. She did not ghost him because she was playing games. She ghosted him because he spent dinner laughing at his own jokes. And sometimes, that is all the explanation anyone needs.

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