Pollard rose to fame on “Flavor of Love” in the aughts.

Tiffany ‘New York’ Pollard reunites with ‘Flavor Flav’ on Halloween: ‘Bye Pumkin!’

Pollard rose to fame on "Flavor of Love" in the aughts.

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Tiffany Pollard and Tamron Hall as Flavor Flav on the 'Tamron Hall Show'. Credit:

Beyoncé!? Not quite, but Tamron Hall welcomed a special celebrity guest to her talk show for a *Flavor of Love* "reunion" on her 2025 Halloween episode, nonetheless.

Midway through her holiday-themed episode, which saw the Emmy-winning host channel a revolving door of men with her multiple costume changes across her Halloween installment, the 55-year-old introduced a special game show segment while dressed as iconic recording artist and VH1 reality show host, Flavor Flav.

With a crown on her head, a crisp blue suit on her shoulders, and a giant clock around her neck, Hall tasked a man with choosing the best cake-decorating woman among a trio of contestants.**

"I didn't pick New York," Hall-as-Flav said. "I missed out on the greatest lady ever. Now, it's time for our *Flavor of Fright *challenge to find out which one of y'all knows how to throw down in the kitchen. But, we need a little help."

Tamron Hall as Flavor Flav on the 'Tamron Hall Show'.

Hall then enlisted a special celebrity guest to them judge the game, as legendary *Flavor of Love *contestant* *and pop culture icon* *Tiffany "New York" Pollard sashayed out to the set.

Pollard embraced Hall-as-Flav, mounting a notable "reunion" between the pair.**

"New York is in the house!" Pollard yelled as the audience cheered.

"New York, you look so fine, so amazing," Hall said, before segueing into the game, which tasked the contestants with decorating a Halloween cake in two minutes, while Dan, the segment's other guest, was asked to select a champion from the round.

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"The biggest mistake in the history of my show so far is that lady over there, not going with the clock. So, don't make a mistake," Hall-as-Flav advised Dan.**

After New York helped the ladies decorate their cakes for the next 120 seconds, Dan ultimately eliminated one of them in pursuit of the prize.

Upon the elimination, Pollard repeated one of her most memorable phrases from the show, as she shouted "Bye Pumkin! Bye Pumkin!" as the contestant left the cake competition, and Hall threw the show to a commercial break shortly thereafter.

Tiffany Pollard on the 'Tamron Hall Show'.

In a past interview with **, Pollard admitted that, though the moniker helped rocket her to stardom, she initially disliked the nickname Flav gave her on the dating series' first season in 2006.

"I f---ing hated it!" she said in October 2023. "I'm like, 'Why is he calling me New York?'"

She continued, "You're giving this one the name of Bubbles, and Delicious, and all these sexual names. But as soon as I told him I'm from upstate New York, he goes, 'Oh, I'm just gonna call you New York.'"

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Pollard finished season one as runner-up, and returned for season 2, where she finished in the same position. She was ultimately given her own dating show, *I Love New York*, which ran for two seasons from 2007-2008.

See Pollard reunite with "Flavor Flav" above. *Tamron Hall *airs weekdays in syndication.

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