Nicki Minaj has her fans swooning after the rapper recently shared a photo of the son she and her husband, Kenneth Petty, recently welcomed to the world.
On Wednesday, Oct. 21, the Grammy Award-winning star took to her Instagram page to post a snap of the little’s one foot; the child’s name has yet to be released to the public. The photo comes as the star celebrated her first anniversary with her husband. “Happy Anniversary, my love♥️,” the “Super Bass” rapper captioned the picture. The post received over 1.5 million likes in just one hour of the photo’s posting.
Hollywood friends and fans flooded Nicki’s comments section with heart-eyed emojis, gushing over the newborn’s tiny foot. “Awe look at my nephew itty bitty tiny whiny baby feetsees 👣😍😩,” former “Love and Hip Hop: Hollywood” star Milan Christopher wrote.
Another user commented, “You guys deserve nothing but peace and happiness. Love you so much 🥺❤️❤️❤️.” A third person wrote, “Congratulations to you and Zoo babe. One year married.” They added, “Wish for you many more years of love and happiness with your beautiful son.♥️💕😘.”
“Look at those feet 😭😭💙 enjoy every moment. Congratulations babe ✨,” a fourth person commented.
Nicki and Kenneth tied the knot in Los Angeles, California, in October 2019 after just one year of dating. The couple had previously dated while they were in high school and later reconnected in 2018. Less than a year later, the “Anaconda” rapper announced that they were expecting their first child together. Nicki debuted her growing baby bump in a series of glamourous photos on Instagram in July 2020. “#Preggers 💛,” Nicki captioned one snap. The rapper was spotted sporting a curly, bright-yellow hairstyle while wearing a decorated bikini and sparkly platform stilettos in a second post. “Love. Marriage. Baby carriage. Overflowing with excitement & gratitude. Thank you all for the well wishes. 💛” she captioned the post.
On Sept. 30, Nicki and Kenneth welcomed their son. Nicki revealed the news in an Instagram post thanking her friends and fans for all their well-wishes, including Beyoncé, Kanye and Kim Kardashian-West, and several others.
“Thank you to Queen B, Kim & Ye, Riccardo Tisci, Winnie, Karol & everyone who sent well wishes during this time.” she captioned a photo of a note from Beyoncé congratulating her on her new arrival. “It meant the world to me. I am so grateful & in love with my son. Madly in love. My favorite liddo boy in the whole wide world. 🥳🧸🎁🎈.”
