Amazing news, everybody! Serena Williams is pregnant! Serena welcomed her first child, Alexis Olympia Ohanian, in September 2017. Serena retired from tennis last year specifically because she wanted to expand her family, because Olympia was begging her parents for a little sister (Olympia isn’t interested in a little brother). Well, now it’s all happening. I mean, we don’t know if Serena is expecting a girl or boy, but Alexis knocked her up!
Serena made the announcement on Instagram shortly before she and Alexis arrived on the Met Gala carpet. She wrote on IG: “Was so excited when Anna Wintour invited the 3 of us to the Met Gala.” She confirmed the news in multiple interviews on the carpet, and she’s just so excited. Everyone is so happy for them!
Fashion notes: Serena wore Gucci, in a customized piece on the Karl Lagerfeld-theme. I love how many women interpreted the theme as black-and-white-and-pearls. This absolutely has a Lagerfeld feel and a Chanel feel. Serena looks great!
Photos courtesy of Cover Images, Instagram.
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- 2023 Met Gala – Karl Lagerfeld: A Line Of Beauty at the Metropolitan Museum of Art – Arrivals. Featuring: Alexis Ohanian and Serena Williams Where: New York, New York, United States When: 01 May 2023 Credit: Jennifer Graylock/INSTARimages
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- 2023 Met Gala – Karl Lagerfeld: A Line Of Beauty at the Metropolitan Museum of Art – Arrivals. Featuring: Serena Williams Where: New York, New York, United States When: 01 May 2023 Credit: Jennifer Graylock/INSTARimages
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- 2023 Met Gala – Karl Lagerfeld: A Line Of Beauty at the Metropolitan Museum of Art – Arrivals. Featuring: Serena Williams Where: New York, New York, United States When: 01 May 2023 Credit: Jennifer Graylock/INSTARimages
In a previous article on Met Gala on this site, some commenters was saying that this year’s list was not promising. In hindsight, this is really a premature statement. Quite a few big names coming this year. And it makes sense. The parent company that hosts Met Gala also is now the owner of Warner Bros Discovery. Stars might want to think twice before they decide to snub an invite from the Gala.
What is up with Serena’s makeup….she looks like a lioness. She does this all the time. I find it weird.
Her makeup artist is always doing her dirty.
I swear, she must have hired her makeup artist away from the Italian opera. Her features would really stand out from the cheap seats.
I’m not seeing it, I think she looks great.
Can you even imagine having these photos in your baby book?! “Here’s mom and dad at the met gala, before we had you!”
The makeup’s fine here…it’s the MET gala; the more dramatic, the better. If you’re referring to the eyebrows, thick (bushy) brows are a Serena thing.
I just hate what they do to her brows, it’s like they used a sharpie. Everything else is ok.
I think her lioness look has more to do with fillers. She looked like a lioness too in the H & M Netflix doc and her makeup there was subtle and simple.
Normally, I don’t like this style of eye makeup design. Usually the people attempting it just don’t do a good job or it simply doesn’t work on them (it totally wouldn’t work for me).
However, in this instance I kind of love it. The makeup is well done and Serena has a great face for it. She has beautiful leonine features (that other women pay good money for and yet fail at) so she can do dramatic face art much easier than the average person.
It’s not the makeup. She’s got a heavy hand with plastic surgery and fillers.
Fillers? Try pregnancy.
Her makeup is fine. It’s dramatic and editorial. It’s the MET GALA for Pete’s sake.
I think she looks sleepy, and I’m not sure whether it’s the makeup or the fact that she’s pregnant. During my first trimester, I was so bone tired!
I really really loved her look here. Her fashion can be hit or miss for me, I don’t always love it, and this was a big hit. And the pregnancy announcement just added to it obviously.
I love the opulence of the pearls
Wow.. She looks stunning. I’m so happy for her and her growing family.
Such lovely news for Serena and Alexis, and she does look great!
Me too! I hope she has a safe, happy pregnancy after her scary experience last time. Wishing her every happiness.
This, a thousand times, sunny. I hope the medical staff listens to her next time (they should listen to every woman).
Aw she looks good and congratulations on the baby 🎉
Yay! I love her and am so happy for this family, they look beautiful!
He always looks like he won first prize just to be allowed to stand next to her.
Yessiree. Reminds me of friends of theirs. Maybe that’s why some are critical. They don’t get it.
Whatevs about the “lion” look. Serena is a GOAT. Looks fabulous and congrats to them. It’s the MET Gala. Is looking fierce a bad thing?smh
The story of how they met is very sweet; VF had a great article along with pictures in 2017 during her pregnancy with Olympia. Wonderful news for them.
Really hoping for the best for her. She almost died as a result of her first pregnancy. Many women with her means would have chosen a surrogate.
At least this time she will have a OB team that will really take care of her.
Serena is a Jehovahs Witness, I doubt surrogacy was an option for her. They’re not allowed blood transfusions because blood is sacred, I’d imagine that pregnancy has even bigger limitations.
Congrats to Serena, Alexis, and big sis Olympia! I looked at the Vogue shots last night and didn’t really like this look, but the pics here are more favorable, and the big announcement certainly lends an air of joy and celebration. Definitely on-theme too!
She looks great here and congrats to her and her family!
I need Serena attending to most fashion events, she obviously likes it and never wears predictable attires. She looks stunning here.
Glad for them. They both seemed beyond excited. Love Serena’s dress-she looked stunning in it.
Far and above my favorite dress of the evening.
I wasn’t a fan originally of the dress last night when I first saw her, but she looks gorgeous once you see her on the steps at The Met. I love the flow of the train and as per usual she brings the drama. I would probably prefer a different necklace that didn’t take away from the detail of the front of the dress, but gorgeous nonetheless. Congratulations to Serena, Alexis and Olympia on their extended family. May this pregnancy and delivery be easier and with no complications.
So happy for them both and their adorable little girl. I worry about Serena’s health, but I’m sure she’s being very well taken care of by her doctors.
Serena looks wonderful. Great outfit!
Congratulations to the family !!
Serena looks beautiful.
Congrats! I predict another girl — unscientific, but I see a touch of pregnancy nose. 🙂