The 39-year-old Harajuku Barbie, who shares a toddler son with husband Kenneth Petty, first sparked pregnancy rumors following her performance at Essence Festival.
- Jul 11, 2022
AceShowbiz - Nicki Minaj has set the record straight. Having been hit with pregnancy rumors, the "Bang Bang" hitmaker hilariously responded to the speculations when hopping on Instagram Live.
"Am I pregnant?" the 39-year-old, whose real name is Onika Tanya Maraj, asked with wide eyes. She then added with a chuckle, "Oh, I did mean to tweet this: I'm not fat, y'all, I'm pregnant."
After taking a few moments, Nicki corrected her statement. "Oh wait... Did I say it wrong? I'm sorry. I think I said it wrong. I meant to say I'm not pregnant, I'm fat," she said while laughing. "But thanks, guys, for all the congratulatory messages."
The Harajuku Barbie, who has been married to Kenneth Petty, sparked pregnancy rumors following her performance at Essence Festival. Fans were convinced that the mother of one is pregnant again after they noticed the raptress sported what looks like a baby bump on stage as she wore a black bra top and tight pants, exposing her midsection.
A TikTok user posted a clip of Nicki dancing to "Did It on'em" onstage, but it was her possible tummy that caught a lot of attention. "The way nicki came on stage pregnant and still killed it up there," the said user captioned it.
Others weighed in on Nicki's physical appearance at the weekend show. "Big mama is definitely pregnant and not bloated," one person stated. Another commented, "Wait is Nicki pregnant."
"Stomach bump plus lack of usual energy = very much pregnant...she'll reveal by the end of the month," a third fan speculated. Another chimed in, "So we gon act like we don't see her pregnant ???" as someone else inquired, "Another papa bear baking?"
There were also fans who slammed the pregnancy speculation, accusing those commenters of body-shaming. "Yall STFU talking about us body shaming her. We not body shaming Nicki Minaj. We just see she a lil thicker than the last time we saw her & we're curious if she's pregnant," one of them tweeted. "If she's not & just gained a lil weight, then that's fine, but ain't nobody body shaming."
