Nicki Minaj announces she's pregnant with her first child on Instagram
- On Monday, Nicki Minaj revealed that she's expecting her first child with husband Kenneth Petty.
- The rapper shared the news on Instagram, posting two photos of herself cradling her belly.
- Minaj and Petty have been married since October 2019.
Nicki Minaj revealed that she's expecting her first child with husband Kenneth Petty.
The 37-year-old "Barbie Tingz" singer revealed the news on Instagram on Monday. Minaj shared a photo of herself wearing a bright yellow wig and cradling her belly. She captioned the image: "#Preggers [yellow heart emoji]."
She also posted an additional image of herself in a different outfit and hairstyle.
Minaj married Petty on October 21, 2019, and confirmed the news on her Instagram account.
The "Super Bass" singer alluded to her pregnancy in May, after revealing to fans via Twitter that she was experiencing cravings, dealing with nausea, and "peeing non-stop." At the time, Minaj didn't clearly indicate that she was pregnant. In response to a fan who asked her to "post a baby bump pic," the rapper said: "Yea in a couple months. The world ain't ready yet."
Minaj has previously opened up about her desire to be a mother in several interviews.
Speaking to Complex in 2014, Minaj said that she hoped to have a child after the release of her fifth album.
"I wonder if I'm going to be one of those women who balances my child with a career," Minaj told the publication. "I always said, 'When I have my baby, it's going to be all about my baby.' I don't want the child feeling like they don't have all of my attention, so I always said, 'I'm going to take a little break. But we'll see."
She also told Vogue Italia that she didn't "want to work my whole life without ever experiencing the joys of a family."
The musician also spoke about having an abortion as a teenager, telling Rolling Stone that it was "the hardest thing I'd ever gone through" and "haunted me all my life."
"It'd be contradictory if I said I wasn't pro-choice," Minaj said in her January 2015 cover story for the publication. "I wasn't ready. I didn't have anything to offer a child."
She also referenced the decision in her two tracks "All Things Go" and "Autobiography."