LaLa Milan is preparing for her biggest role yet, motherhood, and despite being far along, she still can’t believe it.
“I’m not going to lie, I’m still in shock,” she tells ESSENCE. “I look down at my belly like, ‘That’s crazy!’” And while her growing bump still blows her mind, the biggest thing she feels is elation. LaLa’s about to me a MaMa.
“I feel amazing. I’m so excited,” she says. “I’m talking to all the moms. I’m so all about kids. I already was.”
The comedian, known for making millions laugh on YouTube and Instagram, is expecting her first child with boyfriend, model Tyler P., announcing the news through a gorgeous photo shoot of the couple, in love and beaming with joy as they love on their baby in her belly.
“It’s a way of showing people I’m not hiding my love, I’m not hiding my lover or anything like that,” she says. “My page won’t necessarily become a LaLa and Tyler P page, but at the same time, my man is present, we are a family and it’s a beautiful thing. I wanted to show the display of a healthy Black family dynamic in a maternity shoot.”
In a lively chat, we spoke with Milan about her partner, how she found out she was going to be a mother, dealing with joy and grief simultaneously following the death of her father, and why the reality of being a mother has her going harder than ever. Here’s what one of our favorite funny femmes had to say.
ESSENCE: Congratulations mama! So tell us, how did you find out that you were expecting?
I found out because I use a period tracker and according to it, my cycle was seven days late. Next thing you know, my boyfriend was coming in town and I was like, let me go ahead and take this test before he comes so I could know if I potentially have to tell him something. When I went and peed on that stick my…
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