Serena Williams, Alexis Ohanian and their daughter Olympia.Photo: Serena Williams/Youtube
Serena Williamsis sharing an intimate look at the moment when she and husbandAlexis Ohaniantold their daughterOlympiathat she is going to be a big sister.
“Olympia does not know right now that I am pregnant, so the big reveal will be at the Met, and then before we leave, I’ll tell Olympia,” Williams says in the video.
“The reason I haven’t told her is because she can’t keep a secret,” the athlete adds.
The clip, which also features behind-the-scenes moments of Williams prepping for the Met Gala, cuts off before she can tell her little one the news, though. “Stay tuned … link in bio to subscribe ✨,” Williams captioned the clip, teasing that more of the special moment will be shared on YouTube at a later date.
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The footage included in the video was shot shortly before Williams and her Reddit co-founder husband announced to the world that they are expecting earlier this week.
“Was so excited when Anna Wintour invited the 3 of us to the Met Gala,” the sports star captioned the photos.
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Just last year, Williams wrote a first-person essay forVogueabout starting an “evolution” away from tennis and her dreams of adding another child to her family — writing that she “never thought about having kids” at the start of her career.
Though she has “a lot of support,” Williams added that she’s also an “incredibly hands-on mother” to future big sister Olympia.
“In five years, Olympia has only spent one 24-hour period away from me. This past year, while I was recovering from a hamstring injury, I got to pick her up from school four or five days a week, and I always looked forward to seeing her face light up when she walked out of the building and saw me waiting there for her,” said the four-time Olympic gold medalist. “The fact is that nothing is a sacrifice for me when it comes to Olympia.”
During Olympia’s birth, Williamswas rushed into an emergency cesarean section, and doctors foundlife-threatening blood clots in her bodyafterward. She told PEOPLE at the time that she feltlucky to be alive.
“My whole life I’ve been physically pushing my body to the limits,” she said. “And this is the one time where I couldn’t control anything. I couldn’t push my body. My body pushed to its maximum. That was so hard.”
source: people.com
