Cardi B announces birth of baby boy with Stefon Diggs

Key Points

Cardi B and Stefon Diggs confirmed the birth last week. TMZ reported the news before the couple posted online.

Cardi B shared a social post about starting a new season. She thanked fans and said the change felt worth it.

Diggs was at the birth, sources told TMZ and press. The athlete already has a daughter from a previous relationship.

Cardi B (Belcalis Marlenis Almánzar) and Stefon Diggs (Stefon Marsean Diggs) welcomed a son last week in private. TMZ first reported the birth and sources close to the couple confirmed the detail.

Side-by-side photos of Cardi B and Stefon Diggs. In the left image, they pose indoors with Stefon holding Cardi’s baby bump as she smiles in a yellow patterned dress. In the right image, they stand together on a football field at night, looking at each other while Stefon wraps an arm around her shoulders. — Image credit: Instagram / Cardi B & Stefon Diggs

Cardi announced the news in a social post on Thursday and thanked fans. Diggs confirms baby boy at CFDA first sparked the recent fan reaction to the couple’s news.

What Cardi said

In her post Cardi framed the arrival as a new life chapter for her. She wrote that starting over had been hard but worth the change.

She added the baby gave her “one more reason to be the best version”. The message mixed pride about new music with private family joy.

Family and background

Sources tell TMZ that Diggs was present when the baby arrived last week in hospital. The couple kept details private and asked for space from the press.

Diggs already has a daughter from a prior relationship and welcomed fatherhood before. Cardi also shares three children with her former partner Offset, who remain part of her family life.

Public appearances linked the pair before the birth, including a Patriots game appearance together. Fans saw Cardi near owner Robert Kraft while cheering Diggs and the team on.

Timing of the baby follows Cardi’s September confirmation of the pregnancy on television. That reveal prompted several follow-up stories about the couple and their legal context.

What comes next for the couple is unknown but sources say they plan to protect the child’s privacy. Representatives for Cardi and Diggs did not immediately reply to press questions.

Cardi reportedly leaves Diggs home over twin rumour tracked recent online rumours and fan reaction, which grew during the late stages of the pregnancy.