Erica Mena and Bow Wow announced their engagement to the world on Saturday (Sept. 20) during a taping of the BET Hip Hop Awards. All week, the two have been defending the validity of their relationship to the media and now Erica Mena says that she does not really want their love to be on her hit VH1 reality show.

TMZ caught up with the 27-year-old star in the Bronx to ask her how she felt about Amber and Wiz's recent divorce.  She revealed that she is upset about the split because she and Amber are friends and because she admired her seemingly happy relationship. "I'm actually really sad because I feel like they are the ultimate real hip hop collaboration," she told the cameras.

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She then admitted that she learned from the news, "It kind of discourages me, but at the same time it helps me realize that when you are in the spotlight, you have to protect what's yours so much more than the average person."

Then, she finally confirmed what fans have been wondering since she spilled the beans on the BET Hip Hop Awards red carpet, "People will be surprised to know that my fiancé won't be on Love and Hip Hop."

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Though it is unlikely that Bow Wow will not be on the show at all (Mona's not having it), Mena explained that her reasoning is a result of wanting their relationship to work. "I'm just saving and keeping what's mine away from the world... He's my world and sometimes you can't really show the world your world."

Watch the full interview, below.

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