Natalie Tynika Nunn (born December 26, 1984) is an American reality television personality, executive producer, rapper, and former athlete. She is best known for her appearance on the fourth season of Oxygen network's reality television series Bad Girls Club. As of 2021, Nunn has been the executive producer and the main cast member of Zeus network's series Baddies.
Early life Nunn was born on December 26, 1984, in Concord, California, to parents Earl and Karen Nunn. She has a brother, Ronald. She attended Aragon High School in San Mateo, California and graduated from the University of Southern California.
Career Nunn ran track for her school's track team, competing in the 1993 Junior Olympics. She attended the University of Southern California on a soccer scholarship, playing as a defender on the Trojan's Women's Soccer team, with five appearances for them in 2004.
In 2009, Nunn made her first television appearance on the fourth season of Bad Girls Club, which at the time of its premiere was the highest-rated premiere in Oxygen's history. She got into a physical altercation with fellow cast member Portia Beaman in Episode 4. On Episode 11, Nunn got into a physical altercation with fellow cast members Amber McWha, Lexie Woltz and Kendra James during a road-trip to Santa Barbara, California, and was subsequently removed from the show. During her time on the show, she coined the phrase; "I Run L.A!". She became popular in media due to her large chin, which has become a meme in modern pop culture. She went on to make further guest appearances on seasons 5, 6 and 11 of the show. She co-hosted the Bad Girls Club Top 10 OMG Moments seasons 1-5 special.
In 2011, she was a contestant on the second season of the Bad Girls Club spin-off, Love Games: Bad Girls Need Love Too. She placed second overall, losing to season 5 cast member, Lea Beaulieu. Nunn made a guest appearance on the third season of the series.
In 2012, she was featured in the Oxygen series Tanisha Gets Married, serving as a bridesmaid alongside Amber Meade and Florina Kaja for former fellow bad girl Tanisha Thomas' wedding. Later that year, her own wedding was broadcast on television to her current husband, Arizona Rattlers Arena Football League player Jacob Payne. Their wedding was broadcast on the We TV show Bridezillas, they made an appearance on The Bill Cunningham Show to discuss the wedding. Nunn went on to host her own talk show, The Tea Party with Natalie Nunn on Filmon TV.
In 2013, she began co-hosting the Bad Girls Club, Making it to the Mansion specials alongside season 8 cast member, Camilla Poindexter. She also co-hosted the Bad Girls Club Top 10 OMG Moments seasons 6-10 special. She later appeared on the first season of the spin-off Bad Girls All Star Battle, where she placed fifth overall, which was the most watched Oxygen television series with 1.73 million viewers.
In 2014, she was a cast member on the thirteenth series of Bad Girls Club: Redemption, which was a season featuring all star bad girls from the previous twelve series. She was removed in the fourth episode after a physical altercation with Alyssa Carswell and Raquel Santiago, which during the fight she was bitten by Carswell.
In 2015, she was a cast member on We TV's Marriage Boot Camp: Reality Stars 2 alongside her husband, Jacob. She also was a cast member on the Lifetime reality series Mother/Daughter Experiment with her mother, Karen.
In 2018, she was a housemate in the twenty-second series of Celebrity Big Brother UK. She feuded with majority of her fellow housemates and was labelled as a "bully" by the British public, she was the first housemate evicted on Day 9. After her controversial appearance on the show she was interviewed on the The Wright Stuff.
She made various other television appearances throughout the years including on; Braxton Family Values, Couples Court, Hair Battle Spectacular, The Ricki Lake Show and The Tyra Banks Show.
In 2020, she appeared on the Zeus network web series, The Conversation. She went on to make other appearances on other Zeus original shows. In 2021, she became the creator, executive producer and main cast member of the reality web series Baddies. She also created and was the executive producer of Bad Boys.
Nunn appeared in music videos including; Na Atividade by Bonde da Stronda. She has been referenced by artists in their lyrics, including by Nicki Minaj and Ceechynaa who both made fun of the length of Nunn's chin.
In 2025, she began releasing music with her first single titled; Baddie Bad. She released a second single titled; Doin What I Want,which trended on the social media platform, TikTok. In 2026, she performed the single at Coachella. She was featured in John Mack's single Pose for Me, which also trended on TikTok and hit the Billboard Hot 100.
Controversies In 2009, during the premier episode of the fourth season of Bad Girls Club, Nunn told fellow cast member Annie Andersen that Chris Brown was at a night club she wanted to attend, she asked Andersen if she was a fan. Andersen responded saying no, due to the domestic violence case Brown was involved in. Nunn defended Brown, saying "Who cares, Rihanna was a punk bitch, and she got her ass beat for a reason". Nunn called Rihanna a "crazy bitch" and claimed to know her, unlike Andersen. After the episode aired, Brown claimed he did not know who Nunn was.
In 2024, Nunn was accused of abusing and drugging a fan named Thomas Grimes.
Personal life In May 2013, Nunn released an autobiography titled; Turn Down for What.
Nunn dated Olamide Faison from 2003 to 2009. She has also been linked to Chris Brown, Rihanna's cousin and Shaquille O'Neal. She married her husband Jacob Payne in 2012, she revealed they were expecting their first child in November 2014; in February 2015, she revealed that she suffered from a miscarriage. In late 2016, she announced that she was pregnant again, on April 16, 2017, the couple welcomed their first daughter.
Filmography +TelevisionYearTitleRoleNotes2009Bad Girls Club season 4: L.ASelf; cast member14 episodesThe Tyra Banks ShowSelf; guest2 episodes2010Hair Battle SpectacularSelf; judge1 episodeBad Girls Club season 5: MiamiSelf; guest2 episodesBad Girls Club Top 10 OMG Moments seasons 1-5Self; co-hostTV special2011Run This TownMercury1 episodeBad Girls Club season 6: L.ASelf; guest2 episodesLove Games: Bad Girls Need Love Too season 2Self; contestant8 episodesAfterBuzz TV: Bad Girls Club season 7: New OrleansSelf; guest1 episode2012Love Games: Bad Girls Need Love Too season 3Self; guest1 episodeTanisha Gets MarriedSelf; bridesmaid8 episodesThe Bill Cunningham ShowSelf; guest1 episodeBridezillasSelf; bride3 episodes2012-2013The Tea Party with Natalie NunnSelf; host2013Bad Girls Club season 10: Making it to the MansionSelf; co-hostTV specialThe Ricki Lake ShowSelf; guest1 episodeBad Girls All-Star Battle season 1Self; contestant5th place, 9 episodesAfterBuzz TV: Bad Girls All-Star Battle season 1Self; guest1 episodeBad Girls All-Star Battle: Twinstant ReplaySelf; co-hostTV specialBad Girls Club Top 10 OMG Moments seasons 6-10Self; co-hostTV specialBad Girls Club season 11: Making it to the MansionSelf; co-hostTV specialBad Girls Club season 11: MiamiSelf; guest1 episode2014Bad Girls Club season 12: Making it to the MansionSelf; co-hostTV specialBad Girls Club season 13: RedemptionSelf; cast member7 episodes2015Marriage Boot Camp: Reality Stars 2Self; cast member10 episodesConversations with Cordell CaponeSelf; guestPodcast, 1 episode2016Mother/Daughter ExperimentSelf; cast member8 episodesThe Domenick Nati ShowSelf; guestPodcast, 1 episode2017Citizen DameSelf; guestPodcast, 1 episode2018Celebrity Big Brother UK series 22Self; housemate13th place, 10 episodesCelebrity Big Brother: Bit on the SideSelf; housemate1 episodeThe Wright StuffSelf; guest1 episodeCouples CourtSelf; witness1 episode2019Braxton Family ValuesSelf; guest2 episodes2020Bad Bitch ReunionSelf; cast memberPilotThe ConversationSelf; guestWeb series, 4 episodes2021-presentBaddiesSelf; cast memberWeb series, executive producer2021Baddie CodeSelf; cast memberWeb series, executive producerHollywood UnlockedSelf; guestPodcast, 1 episodeOne Mo' ChanceSelf; guestWeb series, 2 episodesFor Real: The Story of Reality TVSelf; featureDocumentary, 1 episode2022-presentBad BoysSelf; producerWeb series, executive producer2022No JumperSelf; guestPodcast, 1 episodeBobby I Love You, PurrSelf; guestWeb series, 1 episodeBlueface & Chrisean: Crazy in LoveSelf; guestWeb series, 1 episode2023Basketball WivesSelf; cameo1 episodeThe Breakfast Club on BETSelf; guest1 episode2024Bad vs. WildSelf; contestantWeb series, 3 episodesTransforming RollieSelf; guestWeb series, 1 episodeAunt-Tea PodcastSelf; guestPodcast, 1 episode2025-presentBaddies Gone WildSelf; cast memberWeb series, executive producer2025Funky FridaySelf; guestPodcast, 1 episode2026Scotty with the BabySelf; guestWeb series, 1 episode2026The Spell OffSelf; guest1 episode +Music videoYearTitleArtistRole2010Smack YouKimberly ColeSelf; cameo2011NawtiOlu Maintain Self; model2013Na AtividadeBonde da StrondaSelf; dancer2024That’s a BaddieMatt CashSelf; Baddies cast member2025Whim WhamieeRella Gz featuring Tee-Tee, Coco and Hurricane EmSelf; model
Discography +SinglesYearTitleNotes2009I Run L.AUnreleased2025Baddie BadDebut single, featuring Lemuel PlummerDoin What I Want2026YAYAfeaturing Blueface, Compton Av, India Love, Lola Brooke & SteelzSay LessBig Onefeaturing Diamond the Body & KoldkillaPretty Little SecretBad Bitch Alarmfeaturing BossMan DlowPassport Baddies +EPYearTitleNotes2025Queen BaddieDebut EP2026Already Rich
Awards and accomplishments Bad Girls Club Hall of Fame
Best Twerk (2015)
References