Uncle Waffles Spotted With Ice Spice at New York Fashion Week, Fans React: “They Look Irritated”

Uncle Waffles Spotted With Ice Spice at New York Fashion Week, Fans React: “They Look Irritated”

  • On Tuesday, 16 September 2025, an entertainment blogger shared a video of Uncle Waffles sitting next to American rapper Ice Spice at New York Fashion Week
  • The video sparked a flurry of reactions, with netizens focusing on Uncle Waffles' body language
  • Uncle Waffles previously attended the Louis Vuitton Fashion Show in Paris, France, where she was spotted with another American rapper
Uncle Waffles sits beside Ice Spice at New York Fashion Week
Uncle Waffles was spotted with Ice Spice at New York Fashion Week. Image: Jamie McCarthy/WireImage, Edward Berthelot
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A video of globally acclaimed music producer and DJ Uncle Waffles hanging out with U.S. rapper Ice Spice sparked hilarious reactions online.

Uncle Waffles has been living it up overseas and recently hung out with American rapper Ice Spice. Uncle Waffles is on the United States leg of her world tour. Her performance in Washington D.C. at the AfroPlus Festival on 31 August 2025, trended online for her look rather than her energetic dancing.

After her New York show at Rooftop at Pier 17 on 14 September 2025, Uncle Waffles was out and about. She attended the New York Fashion Week, which took place from 11 to 16 September. On Monday, 15 September, Uncle Waffles was seated in the front row of the Luar fashion show alongside American rapper Ice Spice for the fashion house’s Spring 2026 collection.

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Uncle Waffles spotted with Ice Spice

On Tuesday, 16 September 2025, entertainment blogger freshmenmag took to Instagram and shared a video of Uncle Waffles sitting in the front row alongside Ice Spice. The post was captioned:

“#FRESHMENUPDATE🔴: #Unclewaffles and @icespice stole the spotlight yesterday at the @luar fashion show in New York 🇺🇸”

Watch the video below:

Netizens react to Uncle Waffles and Ice Spice's clip

In the comment section, Mzansi focused on Uncle Waffles’ body language. Several netizens joked that Uncle Waffles looked uncomfortable, while others focused on the awkwardness of celebrity friendships.

Here are some of the comments:

fvk.kamo56 said:

“Why nkari Waffles doesn't wanna be there, it's like she's too uncomfortable 😭😭”

lunga_mtshali1 joked:

“Waffles is fighting the urge to get up and dance 😂”

luxury_tax_sa laughed:

“Come on Waffles, smile😂😂😂😂😂”

shadow_de_niro remarked:

“Uncomfortable 😂😂”

preciousmathatha laughed:

“Waffles nkare o kidnapped 😂😂😂”

romeomelan said:

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“Uncle Waffles is nervous 😂”

siish_dj shared:

“Waffles look unentertained nje💀”

dat.ndlovu_boy remarked:

“She doesn't look happy at all.”

_someone_in_africa highlighted:

“😂😂😂 imagine being expected to be friends with someone you don't know!😭 celebrities go through the most shem #justiceforWaffles.”

ondegabeats shared:

“More like ice spice spotted with Waffles.”

choppa_zw_ suggested:

“I bet Spice doesn't even know who she is😭😭”

anne_braceface shared:

“They both look irritated!!😭🤣🤣”

Prodslickb said:

“The entertainment industry is such a weird world though😂😂”

Emozayd shared:

“Waffles looks like the new girl in the class at school😂”
Uncle Waffles spotted with Ice Spice at New York Fashion Week
Fans thought Uncle Waffles looked uncomfortable sitting next to Ice Spice at New York Fashion Week. Image: Brian Stukes, Stephanie Augello/Variety
Source: Getty Images

Uncle Waffles hangs out with Pharrell Williams

Meanwhile, Briefly News reported that Uncle Waffles hung out with multi-talented music producer Pharrell Williams.

The pair linked up at the Louis Vuitton Fashion Show in Paris, France, and made time for some quick snaps. This was after the fashion designer invited her to another Louis show, but social media users said their latest video doesn't look convincing.

Source: Briefly News

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Tayananiswa Zvikaramba (Editor) Tayananiswa Zvikaramba is an entertainment writer at Briefly News. He previously worked as a profiler, sports, human interest, entertainment, and current affairs writer at Pindula (2016-2022) and iHarare (2022-2025). He holds a BA Honours in Archaeology from the University of Zimbabwe (2010-2013), YOAST SEO for Beginners (2023), YOAST Block Editor Training (2023), and YOAST Structured Data for Beginners (2023). Email: tayananiswa.zvikaramba@briefly.co.za