Saaphyri Windsor

Saaphyri Windsor
Born
Wanda Scott

OccupationReality television star
Years active2001–present
TelevisionFlavor of Love, Flavor of Love Girls: Charm School, I Love Money
Children1
Websitehttp://saaphyri.wix.com/saaphyri

Saaphyri Windsor (born Wanda Scott)[1] is an American reality television star, best known for her appearances on the hit VH1 celebreality shows; Flavor of Love, Flavor of Love Girls: Charm School and I Love Money.[2][3]

Career

In 2005, Windsor filmed the pilot episode for the future Flavor of Love. In 2006, she appeared on the second season of the show as a contestant.[4] Immediately after first entering the house, she got in to a physical altercation with fellow contestant, Renee "H-Town" Austin after Austin believed Windsor had stolen the bed she had claimed for herself before assaulting Windsor by throwing a bouquet of roses in Windsor's face.[5][6] After the fight was pulled a part by Flavor Flav, Windsor infamously offered Austin "lip chap".[7] Windsor was disqualified from the competition and sent home, less than an hour in to filming.

In 2007, Windsor was a contestant on the VH1 celebreality spin-off, Flavor of Love Girls: Charm School,[4][8] hosted by Mo'Nique. Windsor won the show, winning a $50,000 cash prize.[9][10] She revealed during the reunion special, that she had officially created and released her own lip balm line titled, Saaphyri's lip chap.[11][12] In 2009, she was a contestant on the second season of the VH1 celebreality spin-off, I Love Money.[13] She placed fifth overall, being eliminated in the season finale after she placed last in the semi-final challenge.

Windsor went on to appear in various other television shows, including; Comedy Central Roast, Hole in the Wall and Botched.

Personal life

During the filming of, Flavor of Love season 2, Windsor was on the run from the law and had an active warrant out for her arrest. In January 2009, she was sentenced to three years in prison after failing to show up for a, November 2005, court date for forgery charges. She served twenty months of her sentence and was officially released in, August 2010.[14][15]

In 2021, she was the victim of a death hoax. It was reported by multiple news sites that Windsor had died after a post was uploaded to her official social media pages, Windsor released a video statement proving she was alive and well, claiming a hacker had made the false post apologizing for any upset caused.[16][17]

Filmography

Film and television
Year Title Role Notes
2001 MacArthur Park Jackie
2002 Glam Tiana
2005-2006 The Tyra Banks Show Self; interviewee 2 episodes
2006 Flavor of Love season 2 Self; contestant 21st place, disqualified, 2 episodes
2007 Flavor of Love: Charm School Self; contestant Winner, 12 episodes
Socially Offensive Behavior Self; interviewee 1 episode
Reality Chat Self; interviewee 1 episode
Fox Reality Roundtable Self; interviewee 1 episode
Fox Reality Remix Self; interviewee 1 episode
Comedy Central Roast Self; roaster 1 episode
The Black Carpet Self; cameo TV special
Baisden After Dark Self; interviewee 1 episode
VH1: All Access Self; interviewee 1 episode
Viva Tribal Dancer
Ricky & Melinda Shawntae
Flavor of Love: You Cast It! Self; host Web special
2008 Flavor of Love season 3 Self; guest judge 1 episode
20 Greatest Celebreality Fights Self; narrator TV special
Reality Obsessed Self; interviewee 1 episode
Hole in the Wall Self; contestant 1 episode
Angel Blade Sister Valjean Direct to DVD
Friends & Lovers: The Ski Trip 2 Lisa
2009 I Love Money season 2 Self; contestant 5th place, 15 episodes
Busted Niecy
2010 The Bone Collector Cheryl Williams 2 episodes
Friends & Lovers Lisa 8 episodes
2011 Holland in da Hood Self, cameo 1 episode
2014 I Wanna Get Naked Self; cameo Web special
Botched Self; feature 1 episode
2020 Talk of Love Self; interviewee Web series, 2 episodes
No Filter with Zack Peter Self; interviewee Web series, 1 episode
2024 Halfway House Series Stephanie 1 episode
2025 Reality Check Self; interviewee 1 episode

Awards and accomplishments

Year Award Result Category Series
2007 Fox Reality Awards Nominated Favorite Fight Flavor of Love 2[18]
Fox Reality Awards Nominated Favorite Moment of Prayer Flavor of Love 2

References

  1. ^ "Mugshot Mania ~ Saaphyri Wanda Scott". 12 May 2009.
  2. ^ "Saaphyri Windsor". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  3. ^ "Names & Faces: More Windsor News". Washington Post.
  4. ^ a b "- NAMES & FACES". 2007-08-27. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved 2026-02-10.
  5. ^ Scott, Sydney (2015-05-21). "Saaphyri Windsor Gave Us One Of Vh1's Greatest Moments". BuzzFeed. Retrieved 2026-02-10.
  6. ^ "Saaphyri: Third Time's A Charm". All hip hop. Archived from the original on 2009-06-03.
  7. ^ "Saaphyri – Don't Interrupt MY PRAYERS Before GOD Directs Me To Whoop Yo' Ass!". Retrieved 2026-02-10.
  8. ^ Heffernan, Virginia (2007-05-12). "A Charm School Teaching a Lot More Than Manners". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2026-02-10.
  9. ^ "Entertainment News: Saaphyri Graduates With Honors". BET. Retrieved 2026-02-10.
  10. ^ "Saaphyri talk's about winning Charm School". Essence. Archived from the original on 2008-01-11. Retrieved 2008-02-22.
  11. ^ "Reality Lip Balm". Allure Magazine. 13 February 2008.
  12. ^ "Jill Scott "Agency" To become HBO Series, Juvenile Avoids Daughter's Funeral, Saaphyri Creates Lip Balm & Hair Line, & Bow Wow Gets Ready To Turn 21" Archived 2009-05-13 at the Wayback Machine, Zimbio, March 11, 2008
  13. ^ "I Love Money 2 Cast Announced - Angelique/Frenchy, Buckwild, Leilene/Smiley, Saaphyri | Blog Archive | Vh1 Blog". blog.vh1.com. Archived from the original on 2008-12-11. Retrieved 2026-02-10.
  14. ^ Rocchio, Christopher."Report: 'Charm School' winner Saaphyri Windsor serving 3 years in jail", ABC News, February 17, 2009
  15. ^ "Exclusive: Saaphyri's First Post-Jail Interview". VH1 Blog. Archived from the original on 2012-02-02. Retrieved 2010-08-22.
  16. ^ Coble, Sarah (2021-07-02). "Hacker Blamed for Reality TV Star's 'Death'". Infosecurity Magazine. Retrieved 2025-01-21.
  17. ^ "Latest Celebrity News & Entertainment News | RadarOnline". radaronline.com. Retrieved 2026-02-10.
  18. ^ "Fox Reality Really Awards Nominations". foxreality.com. Archived from the original on 2008-12-01.