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Serena Williams announces pregnancy via Snapchat

This is about to be one famous baby.

 

Christine Friar

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Posted on Apr 19, 2017   Updated on May 24, 2021, 5:05 pm CDT

Serena Williams is pregnant!

The 23-time Grand Slam title holder announced the news on Snapchat Wednesday with a pic of herself in a yellow bathing suit, and the simple caption “20 weeks”:

The announcement comes after Williams’ engagement to Reddit co-founder Alexis Ohanian, which she also announced via social media back in December.

Within minutes of the snap going up Wednesday, the tennis star’s name was trending worldwide on Twitter. Sports and pop culture fans seem to be freaking out in equal measure:

This is about to be one famous baby.

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*First Published: Apr 19, 2017, 12:02 pm CDT