Da Brat Reveals That She’s Pregnant
Da Brat and her spouse, entrepreneur Jesseca Harris-Dupart, are welcoming a child collectively.
The rapper introduced the information Tuesday in an interview with People. She instructed the publication that her being pregnant has been “quite a journey.”
“There’s a lot of stuff we learned about women over the age of 40,” stated the musician, 48.
Da Brat stated that having a baby had not been part of her plans earlier than assembly her spouse, who’s already a mom to 3.
“I never thought I was going to have kids,” she stated. “I just thought it wasn’t in the cards for me. I’ve had a great career, a full life. I felt like, because I didn’t get pregnant earlier on, then it just wasn’t going to happen for me.”
But she stated she “started looking at life so differently” after assembly Harris-Dupart.
The couple’s being pregnant announcement included a surprising photograph shoot with People. Da Brat wore a pinstriped swimsuit with an open shirt, overcoat and black hat, whereas Harris-Dupart donned a shiny black robe.
The pair mentioned their path to increasing their household, which included Harris-Dupart, 41, struggling main well being issues after an egg retrieval process. Da Brat additionally confronted well being points, present process surgical procedure to take away fibroids and polyps in her uterus previous to an embryo switch.
The rapper, who’s now in her second trimester, shared that she had skilled a miscarriage earlier than her present being pregnant.
“I had never been so excited about something that I didn’t even know I wanted,” she instructed People. “I fell in love with the idea and then it was all snatched away from me.”
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During an look Tuesday on the discuss present “Sherri,” Harris-Dupart spoke about Da Brat’s motherhood journey, saying that the rapper’s “leading character trait is being nurturing.”
The couple star collectively within the We TV actuality present “Brat Loves Judy.” They acquired married in a lavish ceremony in Georgia final yr.
On Tuesday, Da Brat shared pictures on Instagram displaying the musician celebrating her being pregnant information with Harris-Dupart.
“BLESSINGS all 2023,” she captioned the put up.