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It’s true! Serena Williams admits to accidentally revealing her pregnancy

Cape Town – Serena Williams’ pregnancy announcement came as a surprise to everyone, even to her.

According to E! News the Australian Open winner admitted, during a Ted Talk with Gayle King, her shock announcement on Snapchat was a total accident!

When asked about the selfie Serena shared with the caption “20 weeks,” she said: “Well, actually it was an accident. I was on vacation just taking some time for myself and I have this thing where I've been checking my status and taking pictures every week to see how far along I'm going.

“I didn't tell a lot of people to be quite honest and I'd been saving it. And you know how social media is when you press the wrong button…and...”

See the announcement snap here:

1. Congrats #serenawilliams ???????? 2. She won the Australian Open pregnant?!?! ??#blackgirlmagic

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Since the accidental announcement, Serena has taken it in her stride to share more intimate moments about becoming a mother.

She recently shared a heartfelt message to her unborn child.

Read her message here:

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