Shaq reveals he paid $1,000 for a pedicure on his ‘ugly’ feet and painted them with ‘glitters and designs’

NBA legend Shaquille O’Neal revealed he gets $1,000 pedicures to make his feet look better.

The former Los Angeles Lakers star said he paints his toenails — a routine that dates back to his playing days.

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O’Neal, 52, made the revelation on an episode of The Big Podcast with Shaqwhich he co-hosts with TNT colleague Adam Lefkoe.

“I give about $1,000 because I know my feet stink, I know they’re ugly and I like painting them,” said the four-time NBA champion.

“I paint this shit because it’s ugly and I want it to look good.”

Shaq said he even uses “glitters” to decorate his toenails.

“I like sparkles and designs and all that stuff, you know,” he said.

“Just to look pretty, because I have ugly, smelly feet.”

O’Neal said he started treating his feet with extra care thanks to his mother, Lucille.

The retired 7-foot-1 center recalled how Lucille once tended to his torn off fingernail, which nearly ruled him out of a game.

“I was like, I ripped my nail off, so she did something and then she put red nail polish on the thing, and I was 40 in that game,” Shaq said.

“So I thought, you know what, I’m going to start painting my toenails.”

ESPN shared the clip from O’Neal’s podcast on Instagram, adding a video of the Inside the NBA analyst getting a pedicure.

In the video, he can be seen slowly getting up and then showing off his blue nail polish.

Shaq has been busy working for TNT since the start of the NBA Playoffs.

But that didn’t stop it from being fun.

He crashed a live NHL segment on the TNT crew earlier this week to skateboard in the studio with two skateboards strapped to his feet.

O’Neal also hilariously told Charles Barkley to “shut up” after his Inside the NBA co-star interrupted his prediction for Thursday’s doubleheader.

Fans of the show fear the merry team’s time together could be coming to an end.

TNT appears to be in danger of losing television rights to the NBA, with NBC reportedly preparing a $2.5 billion bid for the likely last game package available.

It is understood that Amazon and ESPN have already reached an initial agreement with the league on a broadcast deal, starting with the 2025-26 season.

TNT has been the home of the NBA for the past three decades.