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Congrats! Chanel Iman And Davon Godchaux Are Expecting Their First Child Together (PHOTOS)

Chanel Iman and Davon Godchaux are expanding their blended family! On Wednesday (May 3), Iman and Godchaux co-shared maternity shoot photos with 58+ million Instagram followers combined.

“Our family is growing and we are so excited to meet our new little one,” the couple’s caption said.

Opting for an all white-theme, the photos highlight Chanel’s poking baby bump–the pair’s first child together.

Chanel shares two daughters, Cali and Cassie, with her estranged ex-husband, Sterling Shepard. Davon is also the father to one son from a previous relationship. Less than a week ago, Chanel shared photos of their tribe of five vacationing at Nick Resort in Riviera Maya, Mexico.

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Davon and Chanel wore casual two-piece outfits, barefoot and donning smiles. In the photos, they held hands and kissed, with Davon planting one on the round bump and Iman’s forehead. In another caption, the pair said, “God is great, it’s all been a blessing.”

Chanel And Davon Went Public With Their Romance In April 2022

Chanel and Davon’s baby news comes a little over a year after they went public with their romance on Instagram. The photos featured the NFL player with his arms wrapped around the Victoria’s Secret model and his lips on her cheek.Iman flashed a wide grin in the Coachella photos a few months after news of her divorce broke.

Sterling and Chanel dated for six years–four of them married. They welcomed their daughters in 2018 and 2019, but by January 2022,US Weekly reported that the couple had separated and were undergoing a divorce in New Jersey.

In November 2022, Evelyn Lozada’s daughter Shaniece Hairston was spotted sitting in Sterling’s lap–sparking talks of a romance.

Amid Chanel’s happy news, Sterling shared a video of a woman named Carolyn Moore to his Instagram Story. Meanwhile, her Insta-Story showed videos and photos of Sterling and her fishing together.

Sterling’s daughters aren’t present in Carolyn’s social content. However, he shared photos with Cali and Cassie that indicate they were also present during the alleged pair’s outdoorsy adventure.

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