Kehlani announces she’s pregnant with a baby girl
NEW YORK, NY – JUNE 04: Kehlani attends the 2018 CFDA Fashion Awards at Brooklyn Museum on June 4, 2018 in New York City. (Photo by Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images)
Music star Kehlani has revealed on social media that she is four months pregnant with her first child.
American singer-songwriter Kehlani, who recently came out as queer, shared the exciting news on her Instagram that she’s expecting a baby girl and said she was “so honored to be given this gift.”
Showing off the four-month baby bump with a photo to her 6.5 million followers on the platform, the star couldn’t contain her excitement. Declaring she couldn’t wait to become a mother, she said: “Dearest little girl, I am so proud to be your mommy. I am so proud to have received you. I cannot wait to meet you, I know you will be 50,000 times more special than I can even imagine at this moment.”
(Kehlani (@kehlani/Instagram)
(Kehlani (@kehlani/Instagram)
The ‘Distractions’ singer also revealed that she had found “an amazing partner whom I trust with my body and life after a very traumatic experience that had me afraid of interacting with men as a whole for what I was sure would be forever.”
Many celebrities have been sharing their congratulations with Kehlani since the post went live, which currently has nearly 2 million likes. Janelle Monáe tweeted the star to say “I am so happy for you sis! You will slay mamahood,” whilst Missy Elliott also tweeted to say “congratulations!!!! May God Blessings pour upon your child in great health mind body & soul.”
(Janelle Monáe (@JanelleMonae/Twitter)
Kehlani also found the time to respond to apparent confusion from some people who couldn’t understand how a queer woman could get pregnant.
She responded by saying: “Imagine thinking queer means lesbian and either means unable to have babies.”
(Kehlani (@kehlani/Twitter)
Kehlani rang into Nicki Minaj’s Queen Radio podcast on Beats 1 following the announcement, reportedly saying she was “three weeks [along] when I found out I was pregnant,” and that she hasn’t chosen a name for the baby yet. “I’m sure if we decide on something we will break it right away,” she told the rapper.
