‘Overflowing with excitement’: Social media erupts after Nicki Minaj announces pregnancy

A baby Barb is on the way! Rapper Nicki Minaj announced she and her husband Kenneth Petty are expecting on July 20, 2020. (KPRC 2)

A baby Barb is on the way!

Rapper Nicki Minaj announced Monday she and her husband Kenneth Petty are expecting.

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The 37-year-old rapper made the viral announcement through Instagram. The news comes after fans suspected the pregnancy months ago.

“#Preggerz,” she captioned a photo of herself that broke the internet within seconds. The post surpassed nearly one million likes in less than 20 minutes on Instagram.

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#Preggers 💛

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She then posted two more pictures of her and her baby bump with the most recent caption saying, “Love. Marriage. Baby carriage. Overflowing with excitement & gratitude. Thank you all for the well wishes.”

Take a look at how fellow Barbs and other social media users erupted in excitement at the breathtaking reveal:


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