Why Serena Williams Kept Pregnancy Secret From Daughter Until Met Gala

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Serena Williams Announces She's EXPECTING Baby No. 2

Serena Williams' daughter Alexis Olympia Ohanian Jr. learned she was going to go a large sister the aforesaid day the satellite did.

The tennis prima announced her gestation astatine the 2023 Met Gala connected May 1, debuting her babe bump connected the reddish carpet with hubby Alexis Ohanian. On May 5, Serena reflected connected however she planned to interruption the quality astir babe No. 2 to their daughter, 5, successful her archetypal video shared connected her recently launched YouTube channel.

"Olympia does not cognize close present that I americium pregnant, truthful the large uncover volition beryllium astatine the Met, and past earlier we leave, I'll archer Olympia," the 41-year-old said successful the clip. "The crushed I haven't told her is due to the fact that she can't support a secret."

At the Met Gala, Serena showcased her babe bump successful a customized Gucci gown. She aboriginal shared an Instagram station containing pics of herself and her hubby astatine the event, captioning it, "Was truthful excited erstwhile Anna Wintour invited the 3 of america to the Met Gala."

Alexis besides shared pics of the 2 astatine the Met Gala connected his ain page, writing, "Mama (@serenawilliams) & Papa emotion this parenting-thing, truthful we're backmost astatine it and @olympiaohanian is gonna beryllium the champion Big Sister—she's been asking & praying for this for a minute."

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Serena had talked astir expanding their household successful an August 2022 effort published successful Vogue, during which the 23-time Grand Slam victor besides announced she would beryllium "evolving away" from tennis.

"In the past year, Alexis and I person been trying to person different child," Serena shared. "And we precocious got immoderate accusation from my doc that enactment my caput astatine easiness and made maine consciousness that whenever we're ready, we tin adhd to our family. I decidedly don't privation to beryllium large again arsenic an athlete. I request to beryllium 2 feet into tennis oregon 2 feet out."

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