Nicki Minaj announces she is pregnant with first child by debuting baby bump in a bikini

Nicki Minaj is pregnant with her first child with husband Kenneth Petty.

The 37-year-old rapper, who got married last year, announced the exciting baby news with a glam shot of herself cradling her bump on social media.

She posed kneeling on a pink bed in high heels, a pink bikini bottom and a decorated bikini top, a big smile and her arms caressing her stomach.

She captioned the photo: “#Preggers 💛”

Nicki shared a couple of other photos from the pregnancy photoshoot, all of them featuring the mother-to-be dressed in bright and sparkling attire, with her growing bump on display.

Last month, fans asked Nicki outright if she was expecting a child with her husband Kenneth Petty when she seemingly hid her stomach with a baby shark in promotional snaps for Trollz.

Then when one cheeky fan asked her for a baby bump pic, she responded: "The world aint ready yet."