"Someone will get milk for a super fighter." Serena Williams became a breast milk donor
Serena Williams, who became a mother for the second time this year, said on Instagram* that she donated her breast milk to those who need it.
“I was tested and was able to donate breast milk. I know so many wonderful women who are adopting or who simply don't have milk. It was amazing. Someone will get milk for a super fighter,” she wrote.
According to the 42-year-old athlete, she is very happy to help those “who really need it.” “This will be anonymous, but I’m very happy to just help in some way,” Williams added and showed off a refrigerator with milk stored in bags.
Serena was supported in the comments: many subscribers shared their stories about how they faced a shortage of milk and thanked the athlete for this act.
In August, Serena Williams and her husband Alexis Ohanian welcomed their second daughter, Adira. The couple's first daughter, Olympia, was born on September 1, 2017.
Recently, Serena Williams spoke about motherhood, saying that there is nothing “glamorous” about it: she recorded a video for TikTok in which she appeared in an evening dress at a social event, but suddenly in the next frame Serena Williams was expressing breast milk on camera.
Serena Williams is one of the most famous and titled athletes in the world, a four-time Olympic champion. During her career, she repeatedly became the first racket of the world and is considered a tennis legend. In 2022, Serena Williams announced her retirement from sports.