Jehovah's Witness Serena Williams will not be celebrating daughter Alexis Olympia's first birthday

Williams' husband, Reddit co-founder Alexis Ohanian, who although did not grow up in an overly religious household, is following the same religious beliefs as his wife now
PUBLISHED AUG 28, 2018

Its been almost a year since tennis legend Serena Williams gave birth to a lovely little baby girl, Alexis Olympia, and the little one is all set to turn one next week. However, Williams has confirmed that there will not be any over-the-top birthday celebrations for her daughter, due to the family's religious beliefs.

The tennis superstar has made a statement confirming that there will be no birthday celebrations on her daughter's first birthday, due to her beliefs as a Jehovah’s Witness.

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