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Fans Can’t Stop Laughing Over This Spelling Bee Practice With Serena Williams and Her Daughter, Olympia

The tennis pro might have a successful career as a teacher.

Ananya Panchal

Serena Williams and Olympia Ohanian.

Serena Williams and Olympia Ohanian.

Serena Williams is not a regular mom, she’s a cool mom. She’s also a 23-time Grand Slam singles winner, and a former World No. 1 ranked tennis player.

But to her little girl, Olympia, whom the 42-year-old shares with her husband, Alexis Ohanian, she’s just mama—and the best, funniest spelling teacher. The pro athlete shared a hilarious video with her 1.6 million TikTok followers as she helped her 6-year-old prepare for a spelling test with simple four- to five-letter words.

The mom of two, who also has a newborn baby girl, Adira, repeated each word twice, sounded it out and used it in a sentence—which really made fans (and us) laugh out loud.

“This. This... This right here is my swag,” she said, in reference to “Pretty Boy Swag,” by Soulja Boy.

“Next one is they. They gon’ get it,” the Michigan-born athlete continued. “The next word is shape. She got a good shape. Shape.”

Olympia was heard off screen repeating each word her mom said.

“The next word is from,” the Serena Ventures founder said. “Where you learn how to twerk from? Or, you get that from your mama. From.”

“The next word is wow. Wow, she crazy,” Williams finished.

“Wow... she cray cray,” Olympia chimed.

“Pumping for baby while teaching Olympia how to spell… how do you like my sentences?” Williams candidly captioned her video.

“The fact that you are saying these sentences without laughing is impeccable!!😂😂,” one fan noted.

“You’re a Wonderful Mommy, and those sentences are 🤌🏽🥰,” another wrote.

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Ananya Panchal
ANANYA PANCHAL

Ananya Panchal is a writer on the Lifestyle and Trending News team for SI Swimsuit, where she covers fashion, beauty, pop culture and the internet’s favorite personalities and trends. She joined the brand in 2022 after roles at Bustle, the San Francisco Chronicle and the TODAY Show. Panchal loves to write about fashion in all its forms—from standout runway moments and evolving street style to the best accessories to elevate each season’s wardrobe (she rarely goes anywhere without a stack of jewelry and a coffee in hand). A self-proclaimed beauty fanatic, she’s always on the hunt for must-have products and loves breaking down viral trends. Her favorite series at the moment is spotlighting female founders and the stories behind the brands they’ve built—especially those shaping the future of fashion, wellness and tech. She is based between New York City and San Francisco and, when she’s not writing, can be found rewatching One Tree Hill, playing sudoku, trying new restaurants or ranking her favorite Disney Channel Original Movies. She holds a bachelor’s degree in communications and journalism with a minor in criminal justice from Boston University.

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