Nicki Minaj Is Pregnant, Expecting First Child with Husband Kenneth Petty
Nicki Minaj and her husband,ย Kenneth Petty, are expecting their first child together.
Taking to Instagram on Monday (July 20), the American rapper shared the baby news alongside a set of glam snapshots of her baring her baby bump.
โPreggers ?,โ Nicki Minaj captionedย one photo.
In two of the photos, the mom-to-be can be seen sporting a curly, bright-yellow hairdo, an intricately decorated bikini, and sparkly platform stilettos.
Anotherย shows her in a ruffled bottom, white knee-high stockings, and a blue done-up hairstyle, complete with a bright-green bow.
This is the rapperโs first heir with her husband, Kenneth Petty.
The couple got marriedย in last year October, a month after the 37-year-old announced her intention toย retireย to start a family in a since-deleted tweet.
However, the Nicki Minaj has since appeared on rapper 6ix9ineโs hit โTrollz,โ and also topped the Billboard Hot 100 with a remix of Doja Catโs Say So.
In May, 37-year-old rapper fuelled rumors of her pregnancy when she replied to a fan who asked for a photo of her baby.
โThe world ainโt ready yet,โ she replied.
Last monthย she talked to People Magazineย about how much she enjoys married life with Petty, popularly known as Zoo.
โWhen you have someone that feels like your soulmate or someone who understands you, it just makes you feel like youโre on top of the world,โ she stated.
Their romance proved controversial when it emerged Petty had been convicted in April 1995 of attempted rape in the first degree for a September 1994 incident involving a 16-year-old and later spent seven years in prison for first-degree manslaughter.
TMZย previously reported that Minaj and Petty first dated when she was 16 years old and living in Queens. The outlet also reported that Minaj has referred to him as โone of her first lovesโ and is โconfident heโs maturedโ over the years.
Nicki Minaj has previously dated rappers Drake and Meek Mill.
