Congratulations are in order for social media personality and comedian LaLa Milan!
According to an exclusive with Essence Lala 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.”
Who is the lucky guy
His name is Tyler P. We’ve been together about a year and change. But as far as knowing each other, it’s a long story. We were talking and then we stopped and then we picked back up.
How did he respond to the news?
He was shocked and I don’t know why. We were making magic [laughs].
Listen, I tried to get on birth control multiple times. Each time I went to the OBGYN they had the wrong birth control. It happened three times! And by the time they got it right, they called and said, “We have your birth control ready.” I said, “I’m pregnant.” They were like “Um, uh, uh…” I said, “It’s ok.
I’m excited and I’m keeping it. Thank y’all.’ But the crazy thing is, the doctor’s office where I was trying to get the birth control from [in Los Angeles], she’s a Black woman.
I ended up calling her later and asking her to refer me to a good prenatal care office, because the one I went to first, the guy was passive. He could have cared less. He was rushing me out of the office. I’ve heard so much about Black women’s struggles giving birth to the point where I was like, oh no, I don’t feel comfortable. I’m gone. So she referred me to an office with all women of color and I’m very excited about that. All the doctors come in and they know how to pronounce my name! Everybody has natural hair. Girl, it’s so beautiful.
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Read the entire interview here.
