Serena Williams jokes about growing baby bump in long black dress while on vacation in Italy

Serena Williams jokes about a growing baby bump in a form-fitting black dress while on vacation in Italy

  • The 41-year-old tennis star posted a few photos showing herself in a black form-fitting maternity dress
  • “NOTE: Things are not always as they seem,” Serena wrote in the caption to her roughly 16.6 million followers on Instagram
  • ‘I’m seriously trying to figure out if the baby is in the front or…in the back. … slide to the right #summer #italy #vacation,’ she added humorously

Serena Williams joked about her growing baby bump in an Instagram post on Monday while on vacation in Italy.

The 41-year-old tennis star posted a few photos showing herself in a black form-fitting maternity dress.

Serena was looking at the camera in the first picture and standing in profile for the second while wearing a long sleeveless dress and pink heels.

“NOTE: Things are not always as they seem,” Serena wrote in the caption to her roughly 16.6 million followers on Instagram.

‘I’m seriously trying to figure out if the baby is in the front or…in the back. … slide to the right #summer #italy #vacation,’ she added humorously.

Bumping along: Serena Williams joked about her growing baby bump in an Instagram post on Monday while on vacation in Italy

Serena appeared to be attending a wedding when she stood with an altar in the background along with rows of chairs decorated with flowers.

The 23-time Grand Slam singles champion has been married to Reddit co-founder Alexis Ohanian, 40, since November 2017, and they have a five-year-old daughter Olympia together.

Serena posted an adorable YouTube video last week that captured the moment she told Olympia she was going to be a big sister.

The clip, titled “Olympia’s Surprise,” began with Serena showing the camera a close-up of a positive pregnancy test, which showed she was “super happy.”

Serena then recalled a funny anecdote when she told the camera that Olympia didn’t know she was pregnant yet, but did call her “fat” and was “stressed out” by her weight gain.

Later in the video, the athlete was joined by her husband Alexis as they broke the news to the little girl, who was overjoyed and started running and screaming with excitement.

Serena revealed she was pregnant with her second child when she arrived with Alexis at the 2023 Met Gala earlier this month.

She also confirmed the pregnancy with an Instagram post showing off her elegant Gucci dress.

Maternity wear: The 41-year-old tennis star posted a few photos showing herself in a black form-fitting maternity dress and pink heels

Maternity wear: The 41-year-old tennis star posted a few photos showing herself in a black form-fitting maternity dress and pink heels

Tennis champion: The 23-time Grand Slam singles champion, who was shown at the Australian Open in January 2017, has been married to Reddit co-founder Alexis Ohanian, 40, since November 2017, and they have a five-year-old daughter Olympia together

Tennis champion: The 23-time Grand Slam singles champion, who was shown at the Australian Open in January 2017, has been married to Reddit co-founder Alexis Ohanian, 40, since November 2017, and they have a five-year-old daughter Olympia together

Adorable video: Serena posted an adorable YouTube video last week capturing the moment she told Olympia she was going to be a big sister

Adorable video: Serena posted an adorable YouTube video last week capturing the moment she told Olympia she was going to be a big sister

“Was so excited when Anna Wintour invited the three of us to the Met Gala,” she captioned her post playfully.

Serena and her older sister Venus, 42, were coached in tennis by her parents Richard Williams and Oracene Price and they are both regarded as the all-time greats of the sport.

The 2021 biographical sports film King Richard starred Will Smith, 54, as Richard Williams with Serena and Venus serving as executive producers.

Serena is the highest-earning female athlete of all time and was named Sportswoman of the Year in December 2015 by Sports Illustrated magazine.