Teyana Taylor reveals pregnancy news in 'Wake Up Love' music video

Taylor and husband Iman Shumpert are expecting their second daughter.
June 12, 2020 4:10 p.m. EST
June 16, 2020 12:01 a.m. EST
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It’s already been quite a year for celebrity pregnancy announcements, and now Teyana Taylor is joining the ever-growing list! The 29-year-old entertainer surprised fans by revealing her happy news in the music video for her latest single, "Wake Up Love." 

The video, released on June 12, features a series of tender moments shared between Taylor and her husband, Iman Shumpert, before switching to a scene of the actress and singer in a dreamy, cloud-filled bathtub. In the closing moments, the couple’s 4-year-old daughter Iman Tayla Shumpert Jr., nicknamed Junie, joins them in bed to cuddle up with her parents as Taylor reveals a baby bump.

Following the video's release, Taylor shared her family’s excitement for their new addition telling People, “We're ready, and we're very excited. Iman is super excited. Junie is ecstatic—I'm talking super ecstatic. Everybody is just excited. I can't wait. I've got three more months left until we meet our little princess.”

Clearly, they’re excited — and so are we! To say the pair make a gorgeous couple would be an understatement, and Junie seems especially enthusiastic about her impending big sister duties. In the video, fans might notice that the youngster pushes her father’s hand away so she can hug her mom’s bump all to herself. One Twitter user even noted that Junie actually spilled the beans on her mom’s big news 3 weeks ago…

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Following Junie’s arrival back in 2015, Taylor revealed to fans that Shumpert, who at the time was a guard for the Cleveland Cavaliers, handled the delivery himself in their home — in their bathroom, to be precise. In the early hours of December 16th, 2015, Taylor went into labor unexpectedly, 3 weeks before her due date, and Shumpert reportedly cut the umbilical cord using a fair of red headphones before the ambulance arrived.

 
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On Dec 16th at 6:42am in our bathroom Junie decided she wanted to take her first breath into this world. She came out as a wonderful surprise to everyone! Not knowing I was in labor until I felt her head...it took two ten count pushes with my fiancé playing Dr and she entered this world into his bare hands! Eyes full of tears and barely able to speak to the emergency operator @imanshumpert tied a pair of red headphones around the umbilical cord and the ambulance made there grand entrance 5 min later. She opened her eyes right away, gazed into mine and never cried! He handed her to me wrapped in our bath towel and wiped her face for me to see what LOVE really is. She has blown Christmas away! Our family is complete. Her blueprint will be unmatched. Welcome Iman Tayla Shumpert Jr. Mommy carried you. Daddy delivered you. #MeetTheParents we love you baby girl?????

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Teyana — who is no stranger to the entertainment industry as an actress, model and singer — made waves when she appeared in Kanye West’s music video for his hit single "Fade" in 2016. Taylor, who's currently signed to West’s music label, showed off some serious moves that captured the attention of, well, literally everyone. Fans were especially in awe of the fact that Taylor had given birth to Junie a mere 8 months earlier; a fact which was hard to believe when watching her skillfully move through a dance-inspired workout. Shumpert also made a cameo at the end of the "Fade" video in a scene with his wife.

Taylor joins the likes of many other famous couples expecting a new addition to their family, from Kevin Hart and his wife Eniko Parrish, to Joe Jonas and Sophie Turner.

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