Actress LisaRaye McCoy divides opinion after revealing why she won't date a man who isn't wealthy
- McCoy opened up about her dating life on the Reality With The King podcast
- She was previously married to former Premier of the Turks and Caicos Islands
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Actress LisaRaye McCoy has stunned fans after boldly declaring that she only dates wealthy men.
The Players Club star, 57, made the statement on the Reality With The King podcast when host Carlos King asked her about her 'gold digger' reputation.
Explaining her decision to only date rich and successful men, McCoy said, 'Here's the thing. I don't want to stress you out trying to keep up with my lifestyle that I already have and am accustomed to.
'Because if I'm going to these restaurants just for lunch meetings, and it takes you your whole cheque to take me there, I don't want to stress you out. You cannot hang with me.'
She continued, 'You are still wanting to vacation for the weekend. I vacation and go on holiday for the month. We are not going to be able to make this work.'
The twice-married star went on to list the various attributes that make her a catch on the dating market.
'I'm well traveled. I'm well cultured. I'm talented. I'm successful. I'm domesticated. I'm family. You get all these things - don't you know that I have a list as well?' she said.
'Do you check the boxes for me? One of them has to be accomplished. Successful. Powerful. And rich.'
Actress LisaRaye McCoy stunned fans after boldly declaring that she only dates wealthy men on the Reality With The King podcast this week
Most of the listeners in the comments agreed with McCoy, with one writing, 'She’s absolutely correct especially at this big age! No time to waste!'
'When you know your worth this makes perfect sense,' wrote another, while one added, 'This was sound advice.'
McCoy was previously married to Michael Misick, who was the Premier of the Turks and Caicos Islands until 2009, when he was thrown out on corruption charges.
They were married from 2003 to 2008, during which time McCoy was called First Lady of the Turks and Caicos and lived an incredibly lavish lifestyle.
In a 2020 interview, McCoy admitted that she didn't marry Misick for love.
'For me, hands down, I should have married for love,' she confessed on Fox Soul's Out Loud.
She previously accused former co-star Duane Martin of convincing Misick to cheat on her during their marriage.
McCoy, 56 made the surprising accusation during an interview with TV One's Uncensored back in 2019.
'You are still wanting to vacation for the weekend. I vacation and go on holiday for the month. We are not going to be able to make this work,' she said
McCoy was previously married to Michael Misick , who was the Premier of the Turks and Caicos Islands until 2009, when he was thrown out on corruption charges
At the time, she claimed that after she introduced her then husband to Martin, the two grew so close that she ultimately 'lost' her partner to her co-star.
'Duane and Michael became better friends than me and my husband were, and I couldn't understand that for the love of God,' she said.
'Duane introduced my husband to different women, women that we actually knew as friends and associates.
'[I'm thinking], "You're my friend, I introduced you to him. What are you doing?" I'm still kind of confused by that one.'
McCoy is best known for her role as Diana 'Diamond' Armstrong in the 1998 film The Players Club.
Her other memorable roles include The CW sitcom All Of Us and VH1's Single Ladies.
She recently starred in season two of the Peacock's star-studded dating series Queen's Court, alongside model London 'Deelishis' Charles and R&B singer K. Michelle.
'We weren't meant to be on this earth by ourselves,' she said on the show.
'We weren't meant to do life alone. My king is out there somewhere, and now I have a second chance to get it right.'
