The 2023 Met Gala was held on May 1, and the glamorous red carpet fashion did not disappoint. Among the celebrities posing in elaborate gowns and themed outfits was tennis legend Serena Williams and her husband, Reddit co-founder Alexis Ohanian. Not only were fans treated to their on-point Met Gala garb but also to Serena debuting a huge reveal: a baby bump!
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That's right: Serena is pregnant with baby No. 2! In September 2017, the tennis champ and her husband welcomed their first child, a daughter they named Alexis Olympia Ohanian Jr. Serena announced her semi-retirement in September 2022—and it's now clear what she plans to focus her attention on for the time being. Let's take a closer look at Serena's pregnancy reveal and details about her second child on the way.
Serena posted photos of her Met Gala look ahead of walking the red carpet.
Serena took to Instagram to low-key reveal that she's pregnant with her second child. "Was so excited when Anna Wintour invited the 3 of us to the Met Gala," she captioned her post, which featured her and her husband posing before the fashion event. Although she didn't use the words "pregnant" or "baby," her followers immediately understood and took to the comments to offer their congratulations.
Serena's Instagram followers congratulated her on her pregnancy.
Celebrities and regular folks alike flocked to Serena's Instagram comments to react to her pregnancy announcement.
"A stunning, glowing angel ," Brooklyn Decker declared.
"Congratulations!!!!! Olympia gonna be a big sister!!!!" another follower commented.
Meanwhile, the official Instagram account for the Miami Open wrote, "An iconic reveal Congrats you two!! ❤️❤️."
Serena and Alexis posed with the baby bump front and center on the Met Gala's red carpet.
For the Met Gala, Serena donned a black Gucci dress with white tulle at the bottom, per USA Today. She wore a cropped blazer and pearls galore to complete the look. The shape of Serena's gown notably hugged her hips, accentuating her baby bump. Isn't she just glowing?
Serena's baby bump reveal comes after she 'retired' from tennis.
In August 2022, Serena wrote an essay for Vogue, and in it she hinted at her retirement following the US Open. However, the tennis star seemingly walked back that statement during an interview at TechCrunch Disrupt, per The San Francisco Standard. When asked about the chances of fans seeing her play again, Serena clarified, "Well, I'm not retired. The chances [of me returning] are very high. You can come to my house and [see] I have a court.”
Serena has opened up about her difficult childbirth the first time around.
Through the years, Serena has opened up about her difficult first birth. After delivering her daughter via C-section in 2017, Serena experienced concerning symptoms, including not being able to feel her legs. She begged her doctors to check her for blood clots because she has a history of them, and she ultimately needed three additional surgeries.
"Being heard and appropriately treated was the difference between life or death for me," she wrote in an essay for Elle magazine in 2022. "In the U.S., Black women are nearly three times more likely to die during or after childbirth than their white counterparts," Serena said. "Many of these deaths are considered by experts to be preventable."
Hopefully, Serena's second childbirth experience goes much more smoothly this time around. And who knows? Perhaps we'll see her again on the tennis court one day in the future. Congrats to Serena and Alexis on baby No. 2 on the way!
