Cardi B Reveals She's Pregnant With Baby No. 3 Amid Divorce From Offset

Cardi B is living her best life.

Hours after the Grammy winner, who is mom to daughter Kulture, 6, and son Wave, 2, filed for divorce from husband Offset, she revealed that she's pregnant with her third child.

"With every ending comes a new beginning!" she wrote on Instagram Aug. 1. "I am so grateful to have shared this season with you, you have brought me more love, more life and most of all renewed my power! Reminded me that I can have it all!"

She added, "You’ve reminded me that I never have to choose between life, love, and my passion! I love you so much and can not wait for you to witness what you helped me accomplish, what you pushed me to do! It’s so much easier taking life’s twists, turns and test laying down, but you, your brother and your sister have shown me why it’s worth it to push through!"

The rapper duo started their journey together in 2017 with a memorable first date at the 2018 Super Bowl in Houston.

Just a few months after seeing the Philadelphia Eagles take home the trophy, they secretly tied the knot on a spontaneous September morning at home, although it wasn’t until eight months later that the Bronx native confirmed her new status as a married woman online.

"There are so many moments that I share with the world and there are moments that I want to keep for myself! Getting married was one of those moments," the 31-year-old wrote on X, formerly Twitter, in June 2018, while expecting daughter Kulture. “Our relationship was so new breaking up and making up and we had a lot of growing to do but we was so in love we didn't want to lose each other."

A month after their private ceremony, Offset, 32, got down on one knee to make sure his new wife got the full engagement experience. “I appreciate and love my husband so much for still wanting for me have that special moment that every girl dreams of when he got down on his knee and put a ring on my finger and he did that for me,” she wrote in her Twitter post. “Well now since you lil nosey f--ks know at least ya can stop saying I had a baby out of wedlock.”

Because the ”Bodak Yellow” rapper went big when announcing her first pregnancy, revealing her bump to the world while performing on Saturday Night Live in April 2018.

The announcement of their second baby was no less extravagant, as Cardi took to the 2021 BET Awards stage mere minutes after posting a picture of herself rocking the baby bump on Instagram with the caption, “#2!” Her custom Dolce & Gabbana bodysuit featured peak-a-boo material and a cut-out that was perfectly placed in the center of her outfit.

But while their family has grown, their relationship has hit more than a few bumps, the pair splitting for the first time in December 2018 and going on to makeup and breakup several more times. Most recently, Cardi confirmed she was single in December 2023, only to then reveal that they hooked up on New Year’s Eve.

Asked about plans to legally end their marriage, Cardi noted how deeply she cherishes their relationship and that Offset was the first partner to really uplift her as her “cheerleader.”

“It’s not even about love,” she told Rolling Stone in a May 2024 interview. “We’re best friends. And it’s like, ‘OK. Well, there was a time that I didn’t have a best friend, or I didn’t have a support system.’ It’s not even about ‘How do you leave a partner?’ How do you stop talking to your best friend?”

However, by August, she again filed for divorce to end their nearly seven-year marriage.

Keep reading to look back at Cardi B and Offset’s relationship.

On Sept. 20, 2017, the couple secretly tied the knot at home, just a few months after their relationship first began. "We found someone to marry us, and she did, just the two of us and my cousin. I said I do, with no dress, no makeup and no ring!" the rapper revealed to fans months later.

A month after their secret wedding ceremony, which was unbeknownst to fans at that point, Offset got down on one knee at the sold-out show and poppped the big question with an 8-carat sparkler. 

By April 2018, the rapper took to the SNL stage to announce she was expecting her first child with her hubby.

The expectant couple celebrated their little one on the way with a fairytale baby shower. "It was a special moment for Offset and Cardi, and you could tell there was a lot of love between them and in the room," a source previously told E! News. "They are both very excited about the baby coming and are counting down the days." 

The couple's daughter, Kulture Kiari Cephus, is born on July 10, 2018. The name was inspired by the newborn's musical father, with Cardi previously telling Ellen DeGeneres, "My dude named the baby. I really like the name. Imma let him say the name since he named the baby. It's, like, almost tricky but when it comes out, it's like, 'Ahh!'"

Swoon! The pair has love written all over them as they hit the red carpet at the 2018 American Music Awards. 

The couple brought the heat to the Jingle Ball stage with a big smooch.  "Thank you husband. He's so fine," Cardi told the crowd. "That's my baby daddy, yo." However, just days later, Cardi announced they broke up after rumors of Offset's infidelity spread across the internet. "I guess we grew out of love, but we're not together anymore," she explained on social media. "I don't know. It might take time to get a divorce and I'm gonna always have a lot of love for him because he is my daughter's father."

Shortly after Cardi revealed their split, Offset took to Instagram with an emotional plea that he later featured on his Father of 4 debut studio album. "We're going through a lot of things right now, a lot of things in the media. I want to apologize to you Cardi. I embarrassed you. I made you go crazy," he said in the video. "I was partaking in activity that I shouldn't have been partaking in, and I apologize. You know what I'm saying? For breaking your heart, for breaking our promise, for breaking God's promise and being a selfish, messed up husband."

A day later, he crashed her headlining performance at the Rolling Loud Festival in Los Angeles, complete with a cake and 2,000 white and red roses from Venus ET Fleur, worth $15,000, displaying the message, "Take Me Back Cardi." 

While Cardi seemed less than pleased with Offset's grand gesture, a month later she told the press they were "working things out." 

During the 2019 Grammys red carpet, Cardi and Offset not-so-subtly confirmed they were back on with some serious PDA. Offset later reiterated their progress during an appearance on The Breakfast Club, explaining, "You gotta go through steps and different things so that we can grow. Not on the TV though, real behind the scenes, getting to know each other, getting to know who you're with and appreciate them all the way around. Because that one mistake made me appreciate her."

 

By spring 2019, the pair put their romance on display with a steamy joint music video for "Clout" and a surprise performance together at Revolve Festival. 

The two lovebirds brought the heat to the red carpet at the 2019 Billboard Music Awards. From licking each other to Offset lifting his lady, they packed on the PDA.

The fashion-forward couple stuck a sultry pose at the 2019 BET Awards. What's more? The two professed their love for each other on Instagram with the "Press" singer writing, "I love you" and Offset adding, "I love you more."

Date night! The pair turned heads on the red carpet, especially the Bronx native, who brought the glitz and the glam to the 2019 ASCAP Rhythm & Soul Music Awards.

The happy family celebrated Kulture's first birthday by dining on some cake at the stroke of midnight. They later threw a huge, and we mean huge, party to mark the special occasion with their nearest and dearest.

Cardi and daughter Kulture appear on the cover of Vogue in December 2019, where the rapper reflected on her husband's infidelity. She told the magazine, "I believe in forgiveness. I prayed on it. Me and my husband, we prayed on it. We had priests come to us. And we just came to an understanding like, bro, it's really us against the world. He has my back for everything, I have his back for everything, so when you cheat, you're betraying the person that has your back the most. Why would you do that? We have come to a clear understanding. For me, monogamy is the only way. I'll beat your ass if you cheat on me."

The family celebrated Cardi's second Mother's Day, which Offset commemorated with a loving Instagram tribute. "Happy Mother's Day since I met you it's been love thank you for my beautiful daughter she smart with attitude like you and talented like us both my kids and you help me become a better guy all around," the Migos rapper captioned a photo. "Thank You WIFE !!!!"

Last September, the "WAP" artist filed for divorce from Offset after three years of marriage. In the divorce filing obtained by E! News, Cardi's legal team stated the marriage was "irretrievably broken" and "there are no prospects for a reconciliation."

Two months after going their separate ways, the couple revealed they were giving their love another shot. "I can confirm that the divorce filed by Cardi B has been dismissed," Offset's attorney told E! News last November.

While performing with her husband and the rest of the Migos group during the 2021 BET Awards, Cardi announced she's expecting her second child with the rapper.

On Sept. 6, 2021, the couple announced their baby's birth in a joint statement. "We are so overjoyed to finally meet our son," they shared. "He is already loved so much by family and friends and we can't wait to introduce him to his other siblings."

Cardi confirmed in December 2023 that she and Offset called it quits again, sharing on Instagram Live that she's "been single for a minute now."

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