‘U Genuinely Look Happy’: Fans Clamor Over Keyshia Cole’s Latest Pregnancy Shots

Keyshia Cole sent social media into overdrive this weekend with rapturous photos of herself and her growing baby bump.

The “Heaven Sent” artist went shopping for her unborn baby boy Saturday morning and showed off her apparent pregnancy glow and bulging belly. She took to her Instagram feed and posted images of herself at a undisclosed children’s boutique apparently in California.

One photo showed the celeb posing in front a blue background from a side angle as she rocked a white Moschino tank top hugging her pregnant belly. Another displayed Cole inside a clothing store seemingly picking out a few items for her unborn baby.

Keyshia Cole
Keyshia Cole. (Photo: @keyshiacole/Instagram)

She told fans in her post she was in the mood to snap a few photos and apparently called up her go-to photographer in Los Angeles.

“Went out shopping for baby boy yesterday 😩 Felt like taking pics, so I called up @61.mm 🤦🏽‍♀️,” Cole wrote in her caption. “Walked outside and got snapped by the paparazzi 🙄. … I could’ve had my cameraman take pics of the cameramen shooting 😂 Anyway! Yesterday was a nice day!!! Happy Saturday 🙏🏽.”

Keyshia Cole
Keyshia Cole. @keyshiacole/Instagram

Clearly taken aback by her overall joy displayed in her photos, fans flooded the singer’s post with hundreds of compliments.

“U look genuinely happy bruh! I’m happy for u. U just glowing all beautiful 😍.”

“Simply beautiful with or with makeup. That’s the beauty from within that shines on the outside🌟🌟 !Pretty prego “

“You are sooo pretty to be prego! I just love your music! Keep It Going! BlackgirsRock!2019!😚💯.”

“You look beautiful as always that pregnancy glow ain’t no joke on you❤️😘😍. Rocking out with the belly n all.”

Cole, 37, and her boyfriend Niko ‘Khale’ Hale, 23, announced earlier in May they were expecting their first child together. Her 9-year-old son Daniel Gibson Jr. from her marriage with her estranged husband, the former NBA player Daniel Gibson, said via Instagram that the pair was expecting a baby boy.

“I’m sooooo excited [to] have my baby brother on the way mommy! Yaaaaay!!” DJ wrote underneath her announcement photo last month.

It seems the singer has confirmed in her post that she and Hale will indeed be welcoming a son into the world. It’s unclear how far along she is, but she posted an image to her Instagram Story in May saying she’s about ready to “pop.”

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