WNBA star Candace Parker is married, expecting baby with Anna Petrakova

WNBA star Candace Parker announced on Tuesday that she and her partner Anya Petrakova are expecting a baby. The 35-year-old shared photos on Instagram, revealing that she and her partner got married two years ago and are now expecting their first child. 

“Happy Anniversary Моя жена! 2 years ago, I got to marry my best friend in front of our close family and friends. My heart could have exploded. I cried like a baby…. To know me or you is to know our love. This journey hasn’t been easy. I am proud of us and what we have built and who we have grown to become both individually and together,” Parker captioned the photos from their wedding.

“Thank you for always loving Lailaa as your own, being my calm, my support, my voice of reason, my laughs, my cuddles, my dance in the rain, my happy, my home… Thanks for constantly challenging me and telling me when I’m wrong. I LOVE YOU. I appreciate you, I value you and what we have,” she continued.

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Parker added that she and her partner “always dreamed of growing our family.”

“It’s surreal that we now have a baby on the way! Lailaa is pumped to be a big sister! You couldn’t be more beautiful! Glowing, while understanding that I have to constantly love, kiss, and talk to your belly AND yes… play Jay-Z for the baby (Goose knows “Song Cry” already by heart !) I can’t wait to embark on this next chapter in life with you!” she concluded. 

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The Chicago Sky captain already has a 12-year-old daughter named Lailaa.