Cardi B is living her best life.
Hours after the Grammy winner, who is mom to daughter Kulture, 6, and son Wave, 2, filed for divorce from husband Offset, she revealed that she's pregnant with her third child.
"With every ending comes a new beginning!" she wrote on Instagram Aug. 1. "I am so grateful to have shared this season with you, you have brought me more love, more life and most of all renewed my power! Reminded me that I can have it all!"
She added, "You’ve reminded me that I never have to choose between life, love, and my passion! I love you so much and can not wait for you to witness what you helped me accomplish, what you pushed me to do! It’s so much easier taking life’s twists, turns and test laying down, but you, your brother and your sister have shown me why it’s worth it to push through!"
The rapper duo started their journey together in 2017 with a memorable first date at the 2018 Super Bowl in Houston.
Just a few months after seeing the Philadelphia Eagles take home the trophy, they secretly tied the knot on a spontaneous September morning at home, although it wasn’t until eight months later that the Bronx native confirmed her new status as a married woman online.
"There are so many moments that I share with the world and there are moments that I want to keep for myself! Getting married was one of those moments," the 31-year-old wrote on X, formerly Twitter, in June 2018, while expecting daughter Kulture. “Our relationship was so new breaking up and making up and we had a lot of growing to do but we was so in love we didn't want to lose each other."
A month after their private ceremony, Offset, 32, got down on one knee to make sure his new wife got the full engagement experience. “I appreciate and love my husband so much for still wanting for me have that special moment that every girl dreams of when he got down on his knee and put a ring on my finger and he did that for me,” she wrote in her Twitter post. “Well now since you lil nosey f--ks know at least ya can stop saying I had a baby out of wedlock.”
Because the ”Bodak Yellow” rapper went big when announcing her first pregnancy, revealing her bump to the world while performing on Saturday Night Live in April 2018.
The announcement of their second baby was no less extravagant, as Cardi took to the 2021 BET Awards stage mere minutes after posting a picture of herself rocking the baby bump on Instagram with the caption, “#2!” Her custom Dolce & Gabbana bodysuit featured peak-a-boo material and a cut-out that was perfectly placed in the center of her outfit.
But while their family has grown, their relationship has hit more than a few bumps, the pair splitting for the first time in December 2018 and going on to makeup and breakup several more times. Most recently, Cardi confirmed she was single in December 2023, only to then reveal that they hooked up on New Year’s Eve.
Asked about plans to legally end their marriage, Cardi noted how deeply she cherishes their relationship and that Offset was the first partner to really uplift her as her “cheerleader.”
“It’s not even about love,” she told Rolling Stone in a May 2024 interview. “We’re best friends. And it’s like, ‘OK. Well, there was a time that I didn’t have a best friend, or I didn’t have a support system.’ It’s not even about ‘How do you leave a partner?’ How do you stop talking to your best friend?”
However, by August, she again filed for divorce to end their nearly seven-year marriage.
Keep reading to look back at Cardi B and Offset’s relationship.
September 2017: Top-Secret I Do's
On Sept. 20, 2017, the couple privately tied the knot at home, just a few months after their relationship first began. "We found someone to marry us, and she did, just the two of us and my cousin," Cardi revealed to fans months later. "I said I do, with no dress, no makeup and no ring!"
October 2017: A Surprise Proposal
A month after their wedding ceremony, which was unbeknownst to fans at that point, Offset got down on one knee at a sold-out show and poppped the big question with an 8-carat sparkler.
April 2018: Baby on Board
Six months later, Cardi took to the SNL stage to announce she was expecting her first child with Offset.
June 2018: Bundle of Joy
The couple celebrated their little one on the way with a fairytale baby shower that summer.
"It was a special moment for Offset and Cardi, and you could tell there was a lot of love between them and in the room," a source previously told E! News. "They are both very excited about the baby coming and are counting down the days."
July 2018: Mom & Dad
Cardi and Offset's daughter, Kulture Kiari Cephus, was born July 10, 2018, with her joining his kids Jordan, Kody and Kalea from previous relationships. And the "Bodak Yellow" artist said the Migos members chose the newborn's name.
"My dude named the baby," Cardi told Ellen DeGeneres at the time. "I really like the name. Imma let him say the name since he named the baby. It's, like, almost tricky but when it comes out, it's like, 'Ahh!'"
October 2018: The Look of Love
It seemed like there was no limit to the pair's love as they hit the red carpet at the 2018 American Music Awards.
December 2018: A Bump in the Road
The couple brought the heat to the Jingle Ball stage with a big smooch.
"Thank you husband. He's so fine," Cardi told the crowd. "That's my baby daddy, yo."
But just days later, Cardi announced they broke up after rumors of Offset's infidelity spread across the internet.
"I guess we grew out of love, but we're not together anymore," she explained on social media. "I don't know. It might take time to get a divorce and I'm gonna always have a lot of love for him because he is my daughter's father."
December 2018: Saying Sorry
Shortly after Cardi revealed their split, Offset took to Instagram with an emotional plea that he later featured on his Father of 4 debut studio album.
"We're going through a lot of things right now, a lot of things in the media," he said in the video. "I want to apologize to you, Cardi. I embarrassed you. I made you go crazy. I was partaking in activity that I shouldn't have been partaking in, and I apologize. You know what I'm saying? For breaking your heart, for breaking our promise, for breaking God's promise and being a selfish, messed-up husband."
A day later, he crashed her headlining performance at the Rolling Loud Festival in Los Angeles, complete with a cake and 2,000 white and red roses from Venus ET Fleur worth $15,000, displaying the message, "Take Me Back Cardi."
January 2019: Putting in the Work
While Cardi seemed less than pleased with Offset's grand gesture, a month later she told the press they were "working things out."
February 2019: Giving Things Another Go
During the 2019 Grammys red carpet, Cardi and Offset not-so-subtly confirmed they were back on with some serious PDA.
And Offset later explained how they were moving forward.
"You gotta go through steps and different things so that we can grow," he said on The Breakfast Club. "Not on the TV though, real behind-the-scenes, getting to know each other, getting to know who you're with and appreciate them all the way around. Because that one mistake made me appreciate her."
April 2019: Finding Their Harmony
By that spring, the pair had put their romance on display with a steamy joint music video for "Clout" as well as a surprise performance together at Revolve Festival.
May 2019: Date Night
Cardi and Offset brought the heat to the red carpet at the 2019 Billboard Music Awards. From licking each other to him lifting his lady, they packed on the PDA.
June 2019: A Stylish Duo
The fashion-forward couple stuck a sultry pose at the 2019 BET Awards, and professed their love for each other in sweet social media tributes.
"I love you," Cardi wrote on Instagram at the time alongside photos from the event, and Offset adding, "I love you more."
July 2019: Party of 3
The happy family celebrated Kulture's first birthday with some cake at the stroke of midnight. They later threw a huge, and we mean huge, party to mark the special occasion with their nearest and dearest.
December 2019: Forgiveness
Cardi and daughter Kulture appear on the cover of Vogue in December 2019, where the Grammy winner reflected on her husband's infidelity.
"I believe in forgiveness," she told the magazine. "I prayed on it. Me and my husband, we prayed on it. We had priests come to us. And we just came to an understanding like, bro, it's really us against the world."
"He has my back for everything, I have his back for everything," Cardi continued, "so when you cheat, you're betraying the person that has your back the most. Why would you do that? We have come to a clear understanding. For me, monogamy is the only way. I'll beat your ass if you cheat on me."
May 2020: Mommy's Girl
The family celebrated Cardi's second Mother's Day, which Offset commemorated with a loving message.
"Happy Mother's Day," he wrote on Instagram at the time, "since I met you it's been love thank you for my beautiful daughter she smart with attitude like you and talented like us both my kids and you help me become a better guy all around. Thank You WIFE !!!!"
September 2020: Calling It Quits
Last that fall, the "WAP" artist filed for divorce from her husband after three years of marriage. In the divorce filing, obtained by E! News, Cardi's legal team stated the marriage was "irretrievably broken" and "there are no prospects for a reconciliation."
November 2020: Rekindled Romance
Two months after going their separate ways, the couple revealed they were giving their love another shot. As Offset's attorney told E! News at the time, "I can confirm that the divorce filed by Cardi B has been dismissed."
June 2021: Baby No. 2
While performing with her husband and the rest of the Migos group during the 2021 BET Awards, Cardi announced she's expecting her second child with Offset.
September 2021: He's Here!
On Sept. 6, 2021, the parents announced their baby's birth.
"We are so overjoyed to finally meet our son," they shared in a joint statement. "He is already loved so much by family and friends and we can't wait to introduce him to his other siblings."
Seven months later, Cardi and Offset revealed the little one's name: Wave Set Cephus.
November 2021: Reflecting on Their Journey
And the "Money" artist was excited about their new chapter.
"Of course we went through some challenges," she told E! News in November 2021. "We had to get to know each other better. But I feel like I've never been happier. I really feel like [it's] not even just marriage, it's the family, the unity, the friendship that we have, the 'I have your back, you have my back.'"
April 2022: Honest About Their Challenges
With nearly five years of marriage under their belt, Cardi looked back at the early days of their union.
“I feel like our first year, even though we were in love with each other, we had a lot of lust,” she told Essence in a 2022 cover story. “We didn’t really know each other like that, because he was doing four shows a week. I was doing four shows a week. We would see each other about three or four times a month.”
January 2023: Standing by Their Decision to Stick Together
The “Up” rapper also shed some light on why she called off their divorce back in 2020.
"The main thing that I wanted him to stop and everything, he stopped and he changed," she explained on a January 2023 episode of The Jason Lee Show, "and it showed me that he wanted to change for me."
As time went on, Cardi added, she and Offset were “getting better and better” and she soon learned they were expecting baby Wave. She then decided to give Offset another chance, noting, “You could just see when somebody’s trying.”
December 2023: Another Breakup
Cardi confirmed she and Offset called it quits again, sharing on Instagram Live that she's "been single for a minute now."
January 2024: One More Shot?
After the stars celebrated New Year's Eve together, fans questioned once again where they stood, making Cardi feel the need to offer some clarification.
"I don't consider that we're back together," she told her followers the next day, "because the answer of getting back together is not a good night at the club and f--king the night long. We need to work on our s--t. We need to work on our communication. There's things that he gotta work on, there's things that I gotta work on."
So, as Cardi put it, they were "testing the space."
May 2024: Met Gala Outing
Cardi B and Offset sparked reconciliation rumors after they were seen together at a 2024 Met Gala after-party.
“I think it through," she told Rolling Stone that same month about the state of their marriage. "We think it through, because we do love each other. It’s not even about love. We’re best friends. And it’s like, ‘OK. Well, there was a time that I didn’t have a best friend, or I didn’t have a support system.’ It’s not even about ‘How do you leave a partner?’ How do you stop talking to your best friend?”
July 2024: Filing for Divorce
Cardi filed for divorce from Offset on July 31 after seven years of marriage, her rep confirmed to Page Six on Aug. 1.