By JESSICA SATHERLEY
The tall and the short of it: Shaquille O'Neal and Nicole Alexander stepped out to go shopping in Calabasas, California
One is 7ft 1in, while the other is just 5ft 2in, but Shaquille O’Neal and Nicole ‘Hoopz’ Alexander isn't letting that get in the way of their love for each other.
The couple stepped out together for a shopping trip in Calabasas, California, and despite the massive height difference, the pair were still able to hold hands as they strolled down the street.
Although a kiss was a bit tricky to manoeuvre, the former NBA basketball star tried his best by picking up Nicole and giving her a big hug in a store doorway.
Kiss me Shaq! The former NBA basketball player tried to steal a kiss from the reality TV star but she could hardly reach high enough
Earlier in the day the couple had also gone to the cinema to watch Rise of the Planet Of The Apes in Los Angeles.
The remake of the classic 1968 film stars James Franco, Andy Serkis, Freida Pinto and Tom Felton.
Happy couple: Shaq and Nicole posed for photographs after they went to see the film Rise of the Planet of the Apes in Los Angeles earlier in the day
Shaquille has been dating reality TV star Nicole since last summer and the pair have been virtually inseparable since.
Nicole, 28, is best known for winning the VH1 reality TV show Flavor of Love and I Love Money.
On the court: Shaq playing for the Phoenix Suns in 2008 against the Los Angeles Lakers in Phoenix, Arizona
source: dailymail
The tall and the short of it: Shaquille O'Neal and Nicole Alexander stepped out to go shopping in Calabasas, California
Kiss me Shaq! The former NBA basketball player tried to steal a kiss from the reality TV star but she could hardly reach high enough
Happy couple: Shaq and Nicole posed for photographs after they went to see the film Rise of the Planet of the Apes in Los Angeles earlier in the day
On the court: Shaq playing for the Phoenix Suns in 2008 against the Los Angeles Lakers in Phoenix, Arizona
