‘All I See Is a Hell and a Naw’: Fans Aren’t Here for Russell Wilson and Ciara’s Backyard Zoo Day with Her Children

Russell Wilson and his wife Ciara surprised their 3-year-old daughter Sienna Princess Wilson and the singer’s 6-year-old son Future Zahir Wilburn with a fun zoo day in their backyard.

In an Instagram story from Monday, July 13, the Seattle Seahawks quarterback shared a series of videos that showed young Future holding one lizard, a black pine snake and a brown tarantula. In one cringe-worthy clip, the hairy spider is crawling on Future’s head, while his sister is watching from a distance. Sienna seemed to be afraid of the wild creatures. When the zoo keeper released the black snake from its cage, Sienna said at the 00:10 mark: “Whoa. Could you put it back?”

Future Zahir Wilburn sitting in his backyard while a tarantula crawls on his head (Photo: @dangerusswilson/Instagram)

Some people who reacted to the footage called Future brave for playing with the animals, but others insinuated that the wildlife freaked them out. One IG user wrote: “Meanwhile I’m scared of flies and house spiders😩😂.” Another fan said: “All I see is a hell and a naw😩,” followed by someone else who commented, “Imma head out😩.”

However, a few fans resonated with Sienna, writing “I’m with the babies Could you put it back?😭😂.”

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Ciara, Russell Wilson, Future Zahir Wilburn and Sienna Princess Wilson (Photo: @ciara/Instagram)

Russell and Ciara met through a mutual friend in 2015 and tied the knot on July 6, 2016. They had their daughter one year later in April. The 31-year-old athlete revealed in a recent interview on Kevin Hart’s show “Cold Calls” that Ciara is now eight months pregnant and shared that their baby boy is due in August. During the conversation, Russell revealed that Ciara was two months pregnant when she told him that they were expecting again. He then went on to explain how Ciara’s pregnancy during the pandemic has affected the couple. “We’ve been to these doctor’s appointments and I can’t even go in the room sometimes just because of the whole process, so that’s been interesting,” he said.

Ciara was previously engaged to rapper Future prior to meeting Russell. Future and Ciara share their son Future Zahir Wilburn.

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