Tennis legend Serena Williams revealed a baby bump during her interview on the Met Gala’s not-so-red carpet on Monday night.
The retired tennis superstar revealed her pregnancy as she and husband Alexis Ohanian arrived at the gala and just to make sure everyone got it, he put his hand on her baby bump.
Serena also made it official on social media, posting a bunch of pics with the caption, “Was so excited when Anna Wintour invited the 3 of us to the Met Gala.”
Serena Williams’ announcement had particular poignance given that she stepped away from tennis last year, saying she had to in order to have a second child.
“Believe me,” the 23-time Grand Slam champion wrote in an August essay for Vogue magazine, “I never wanted to have to choose between tennis and a family. I don’t think it’s fair. If I were a guy I wouldn’t be writing this because I’d be out there playing and winning while my wife was doing the physical labor of expanding our family.”
Tennis legend Serena Williams was also afforded more agency in announcing her pregnancy this time, sharing the news alongside her husband Alexis Ohanian in an interview with Vogue livestream host La La Anthony.
The first time around, Williams publicly posted a picture in profile on Snapchat, captioned “20 weeks” which she said was an accident.
Williams, 41, also said in her Vogue essay that she wanted to focus more on her business interests. Their daughter, Olympia, is now 5.