If Ariana Josephine was viral before as ‘Home Depot Girl’, she has definitely doubled up her fame overnight after former basketball player Shaquille O’Neal DMed her on Instagram.

Josephine went viral on Twitter after many thought that she was too pretty to work a blue-collar job. There were also those who praised her decision not to join OnlyFans and instead work at Home Depot.

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She had already gone viral as the ‘Home Depot girl,’ almost dividing the internet, she became even more famous after getting a DM from Shaq.

Shaq’s DM

Josephone shared a screenshot of the 51-year-old’s DM to her. “When Shaq text you know you doing something right okay!” she captioned the story. According to the image, Shaq texted her, “Don’t let them people bother u.” He also urged her to disregard her social media comments and not pay heed to people’s opinions that much.

“Don’t read the comments stuff like that will drive u crazy,” he said. He added, “have a great day tell all your boyfriends I said hello.” Ariana replied with a “HAHA i will thank you.”

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After the screenshots made it into the world of social media, many were quick to assume that Shaq was trying to woo Josephine. However, the NBA legend replied to a post by DJ Akademiks about whether or not he was trying to hit on the Home Depot girl, clearing the air by saying, “Just lifting people that’s what the diesel do, baby I uplift people google me.”

Josephone is a University of Houston student and a Home Depot employee. She is Christian. She often shares videos talking about the Christian religion. She has over 2,000 subscribers on YouTube and she makes lifestyle and fashion-related content for her channel.