Serena Williams and Alexis Ohanian waited for the perfect time to tell their daughter, Alexis Olympia, that she was going to be a big sister. And when they did, it was pure joy.
The tennis star and her husband are expecting their second child together. They made the big reveal while at the 2023 Met Gala earlier this month.
And in her new YouTube video published on May 23, it appears their 5-year old was told about the news a day before the rest of the world found out.
“Olympia does not know right now that I am pregnant, but she did call me fat and then she got really stressed out. She was like, ‘Mommy, you’re fat,’" Williams says in her video, after showing her positive pregnancy test. "I try not to take it personal ‘cause I’m, like, super into fitness, but I’m, like, ‘Um, am I?’”
The video then shows the three of them sitting on the couch the day of the Met Ball, telling Olympia the news.
“Remember how you’ve been praying for a little sister or brother?” Williams says. “Well, we went to the doctor, and it turns out I’m not getting fat but I have a baby in my belly.”
The 5-year-old then asks, “Are you kidding me?” as her parents tell her she’s going to be a big sister.
Olympia then hugs her mom, squeals and says, “Oh my god! I’m so excited!”
After Williams shows her her belly, Olympia jumps off the couch and runs around the house, yelling how excited she is.
Alexis Ohanian and Serena Williams at the 2023 Met Gala on May 1, 2023 in New York, New York. (Christopher Polk / WWD via Getty Images)