Serena Williams
Appalled By Cotton Plant Decoration
… ‘It Doesn’t Feel Great’
Published September 25, 2025 8:42 AM PDT
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Updated September 25, 2025 9:36 AM PDT
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A New York City hotel has drawn Serena Williams‘ ire … after she was stunned the business decided to decorate one of its hallways with a cotton plant.
The tennis legend showed disdain for the table adornment on her IG Story on Thursday while she was in the Big Apple helping Kim Kardashian with her SKIMS/Nike launch.
Williams, 43, can be seen inside the establishment … zooming in on one of the plant’s stems.
“How do we feel about cotton as decoration?” Williams says in the vid. “Personally, for me, it doesn’t feel great.”
Williams then picked one of the balls off … and after she rubbed it on her nail, she shuddered.
It’s unclear if Williams takes issue with the actual texture of the plant (after all, sidonglobophobia is a real thing) … or the history tied to it.
The hotel where Williams stayed for the Nike x SKIMS collaboration has not been disclosed.