The tennis world has had their hearts warmed after Serena Williams informed her daughter Olympia that she would soon have a younger sibling. Williams revealed she was pregnant with her second child at the Met Gala at the beginning of May, an announcement that left fans thrilled for the 23-time grand slam champion.
Williams, who is married to Reddit co-founder Alexis Ohanian, shared a video of the moment they told Olympia of the news on the couple’s YouTube channel. The 41-year-old said the couple hadn’t yet told their daughter, deciding now was the time after she amusingly pointed out that she had gotten ‘fat’.
“Olympia does not know right now that I am pregnant, but she did call me fat and then she got really, like, stressed out,” Williams said. “She was like ‘Mummy, you’re fat’.
“I tried not to take it personal, ‘cause I’m, like, super into fitness, but I’m, like, ‘Uhh, am I?’ We’re going to tell her (about the pregnancy) and I’m really, really excited to see her reaction.”
The couple sat the five-year-old Olympia down on the couch before telling her exactly why her mother had appeared to be looking a little different over the previous few weeks. “Remember how you’ve been praying for a little sister or brother?” Serena asked Olympia.
“Well, we went to the doctor, and it turns out I’m not getting fat. But I have a baby in my belly.”
An overjoyed Olympia reacted with glee, asking ‘are you kidding me?’ before Williams and Ohanian confirmed she was going to become a big sister. The couple had previously made their pregnancy public at the Met Gala, telling co-host Lara Kent there were ‘three of us here’ when the couple were interviewed on the red carpet.
