{"id":163429,"date":"2025-09-17T15:30:08","date_gmt":"2025-09-17T15:30:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/163429\/"},"modified":"2025-09-17T15:30:08","modified_gmt":"2025-09-17T15:30:08","slug":"cardi-b-announces-pregnancy-with-patriots-stefon-diggs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/163429\/","title":{"rendered":"Cardi B announces pregnancy with Patriots’ Stefon Diggs"},"content":{"rendered":"

Cardi B, 32, and Diggs, 31, were spotted throughout the offseason<\/a> by each other\u2019s side, including at a Celtics-Knicks game in New York in May. The rapper confirmed their relationship in June in a social media post.<\/p>\n

Diggs, who signed with the Patriots in March, has a daughter named Nova, who was born in 2016. Cardi B \u2014 whose full name is Belcalis Marlenis Alm\u00e1nzar \u2014 has three children with rapper Offset, from whom she was previously married before filing for divorce last year.<\/p>\n

Cardi B broke the news on CBS Mornings in an interview with Gayle King.<\/p>\n

\u201cI feel like I\u2019m in a good space. I feel very strong,\u201d she said. \u201cI feel very powerful that I\u2019m doing all this work. But I\u2019m doing all this work while I\u2019m creating a baby, me and my man, we\u2019re very supportive of each other.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Cardi B is releasing her second album, \u201cAm I The Drama?\u201d on Friday. <\/p>\n

In the interview with CBS, Cardi B explained that she feels her and Diggs are in \u201cthe same space in their careers\u201d and that both have high expectations to be \u201cthe greatest\u201d in what their fields.<\/p>\n

She also explained how Diggs helps her reach her goals.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe just makes me feel safe and very confident and very strong,\u201d she said. \u201cI 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.\u201d<\/p>\n

Cardi B\u2019s divorce from Offset was a high-profile affair, and she told King that Diggs gave her space to work through it. \u201cLet me heal you,\u201d Cardi B said Diggs told her, \u201cgive me a chance for me to heal you.\u201d <\/p>\n

Cardi B said Diggs also \u201cmakes me feel very confident… And it makes you feel like you could take over the world.\u201d<\/p>\n

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<\/a>. Through two games, he\u2019s caught 10 passes for 89 yards.<\/p>\n

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.<\/a><\/p>\n

Cardi B told CBS the baby is due before she will begin her tour to accompany her new album in February 2026.<\/p>\n

Katie McInerney can be reached at katie.mcinerney@globe.com<\/a>. Follow her on Instagram at @katiemac.sports<\/a>.<\/p>\n