Cardi B, 32, and Diggs, 31, were spotted throughout the offseason by each other’s side, including at a Celtics-Knicks game in New York in May. The rapper confirmed their relationship in June in a social media post.
Diggs, who signed with the Patriots in March, has a daughter named Nova, who was born in 2016. Cardi B — whose full name is Belcalis Marlenis Almánzar — has three children with rapper Offset, from whom she was previously married before filing for divorce last year.
Cardi B broke the news on CBS Mornings in an interview with Gayle King.
“I feel like I’m in a good space. I feel very strong,” she said. “I feel very powerful that I’m doing all this work. But I’m doing all this work while I’m creating a baby, me and my man, we’re very supportive of each other.”
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Cardi B is releasing her second album, “Am I The Drama?” on Friday.
In the interview with CBS, Cardi B explained that she feels her and Diggs are in “the same space in their careers” and that both have high expectations to be “the greatest” in what their fields.
She also explained how Diggs helps her reach her goals.
“He just makes me feel safe and very confident and very strong,” she said. “I mean, like, two weeks ago I was literally having a panic attack. I was, like, crying and crying and crying, just because I was just getting really nervous with you know, the whole album rollout … People were coming at me very hard. You know, sometimes people love you, people hate you. And people was just saying very mean things about me.”
Cardi B’s divorce from Offset was a high-profile affair, and she told King that Diggs gave her space to work through it. “Let me heal you,” Cardi B said Diggs told her, “give me a chance for me to heal you.”
Cardi B said Diggs also “makes me feel very confident… And it makes you feel like you could take over the world.”
Diggs is in his 11th season in the NFL, but his first with New England. The Patriots signed Diggs to a three-year, $69 million contract in March. Through two games, he’s caught 10 passes for 89 yards.
He got himself into hot water in the offseason when he was spotted on video with some sort of substance on a boat in Miami. The Patriots said they dealt with the incident internally.
Cardi B told CBS the baby is due before she will begin her tour to accompany her new album in February 2026.
Katie McInerney can be reached at katie.mcinerney@globe.com. Follow her on Instagram at @katiemac.sports.