Naomi Osaka is having a girl! Tennis star is pleased to reveal that she and rapper beau Cordae, both 25, are having a daughter: ‘A little princess is on the way’
Tennis star Naomi Osaka ecstatically revealed this Friday that she and her rapper boyfriend Cordae, 25, are having a girl.
The 25-year-old announced in January that she would skip the 2023 season because she is pregnant with her firstborn.
And this week, she treated her over two and a half million Instagram followers to a few glimpses of her gender reveal.
She posed in front of a backdrop that read, “A little princess IS ON THE WAY,” surrounded by a spray of flowers and balloons.
Naomi showed off her blossoming baby bump in a Nike crop top emblazoned with the number 97 — possibly referring to the year she herself was born.
Tennis star: Naomi Osaka ecstatically revealed this Friday that she and her rapper boyfriend Cordae are having a girl
Look of love: In a heartbreaking photo, Cordae, dressed in the signature Burberry print, leaned over and planted a kiss on his girlfriend’s belly
She accentuated her features with elegantly soft makeup and shimmered the look with jewelry, including a diamond and emerald necklace.
In a heartbreaking photo, Cordae, dressed in the signature Burberry print, leaned over and planted a kiss on his girlfriend’s stomach.
Their relationship began with a date at a Clippers game in 2019 — and at the time, he says, he had no idea Naomi played pro tennis, despite making global headlines last year for beating Serena Williams.
“It’s not my sport,” he confessed in an interview with a couple GK. “If you asked me about tennis before you got sucked into it by Naomi, all I could give you was Venus and Serena Williams, you know? Because they’re just part of the culture.’
Naomi, who has four Grand Slams to her name, sparked speculation in January when she pulled out of the Australian Open dramatically.
Days later, she went public with the reason for her decision, announcing via social media that she and Cordae are having a baby.
However, in her pregnancy announcement message, she insisted that she planned to return for the Australian Open next year.
“I know I have so much to look forward to in the future, one thing I look forward to is my kid watching one of my games and saying to someone, ‘That’s my mom,'” the Osaka native revealed heart warming. .
All that glitters: She accentuated her features with elegantly soft makeup and shimmered the look with jewelry, including a diamond and emerald necklace
By the way: Naomi showed off her blossoming baby bump in a Nike crop top emblazoned with the number 97 — possibly referring to the year she herself was born
Baby on board: The 25-year-old announced in January that she would skip the 2023 season as she is pregnant with her firstborn
“These few months away from the sport have really given me a new love and appreciation for the game I have devoted my life to. I realize life is so short and I don’t take any moment for granted, every day is a new blessing and adventure.’
A few months later, she told WBS In Japan, “I definitely plan on coming back… it’s a bit of a hiatus, but I still feel very competitive.”
Naomi has described Cordae as “a rather romantic dude,” revealing that he flew to New York during the coronavirus pandemic to quarantine with her ahead of the US Open as she was in tears of loneliness.
She donated that ahead of the US Open: “I’ll always have my dad with me because he’s kind of the guy who keeps me calm and he tells one-liners to keep me happy and things like that.” He couldn’t travel with me.’
Naomi shared, “Throughout the whole New York thing and with everything that was going on, I started to feel very depressed. Sometimes I called Cordae, and maybe I cried on some calls. I can’t remember,” she said, laughing. ‘And he flew out, even though he was very busy. I really appreciated that.’