Da Brat, 48, Is Pregnant and Expecting Baby No. 1 With Wife Judy

Da Brat, 48, is pregnant and anticipating her first little one with spouse Jesseca “Judy” Harris-Dupart, the couple fortunately introduced.

The pair gave Sherri Shepherd the shock of a lifetime whereas showing on the Tuesday, February 21, episode of her eponymous discuss present, Sherri — gifting the host, 55, with a T-shirt that learn, “I’m going to be an auntie.” The comic was instantly overcome with emotion, shouting with pleasure as she then pulled out a sonogram picture. Shepherd, who has been shut mates with the rapper for years, was so moved by the pair’s announcement that they needed to take a break so she may compose herself.

Da Brat (actual identify: Shawntae Harris-Dupart) and Judy, 41 — who tied the knot in February 2022 and have starred on their very own actuality present, Da Brat Loves Judy, since 2021 — acquired candid about their harrowing fertility journey.


Da Brat and Jesseca Dupart on the AMC Upfronts photocall
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Judy informed Shepherd that she had “ovarian hyperstimulation syndrome” — “an exaggerated response to extra hormones,” per Mayo Clinic — which made her develop “blood clots in [her] lungs, which induced me to be hospitalized.”

Da Brat, who’s presently 5 months pregnant with their little one, recalled feeling terrified throughout her spouse’s well being scare. “Are you able to think about feeling such as you’re going to lose your spouse? She known as her youngsters to inform them she liked them which actually freaked me out,” the two-time Grammy nominee shared. “Like, I can’t lose you proper now. It was very emotional and really scary.” Whereas their little one will probably be Da Brat’s first child, Judy is a mother of three — sons Byron Jr. and Jay and daughter Deja — and have become a grandmother when Deja gave beginning in March 2020.

The “Funkdafied” artist handled fertility problems with her personal, telling Shepherd that she “had fibroids … after which I came upon I had polyps in my uterus, so I needed to have surgical procedure to get these eliminated. After which we had a miscarriage.” The twosome introduced their earlier being pregnant one yr prior in February 2021.

As for the way Da Brat and Judy determined that the “Sittin’ on High of the World” songstress can be the one to hold their little one, Judy gushed that her spouse’s most important character trait is “nurturing.”

She added: “I felt like she wanted to have the expertise. I’ve birthed three youngsters … having a child inside you and having a human come out of you is simply an expertise that’s not even explainable. I didn’t need us to undergo this life and have her not be capable of expertise that.”

The 2 have determined to maintain the intercourse of their child a shock, telling Shepherd, “We simply need a wholesome child.”