Serena Williams' Daughter Olympia Helps Her Prep for the Super Bowl Halftime Show in Behind-the-Scenes Photos

Mar. 15, 2025

Serena Williams and her daughter Olympia (left); Serena Williams performing at the 2025 Super Bowl (right).Photo:Serena Williams/Instagram; Kevin Mazur/Getty

Serena Williams/Instagram; Kevin Mazur/Getty

Serena Williams' is sharing a behind-the-scenes look into her appearance atSuper Bowl LIX.

With her appearance no longer a secret, the athlete shared behind-the-scenes pictures of her and her daughterOlympia, 7, as she practiced forher moment at the 2025 Super BowlonInstagram.

The gallery showed both Williams and Olympia in different positions at practice, including one where her daughter stood behind her as she practiced crip-walking and another of Olympia playing with Williams' hair during a break.

In the photos, Williams is wearing the bottom half of her Super Bowl outfit, a blue skirt and blue high-top Converse sneakers, with a black top and her daughter is dressed in black-and-white printed pants with a white graphic T-shirt.

“Rehearsals anyone?” the mom of two captioned her post.

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Though Williams has previously been open abouther struggles with motherhood, she also recognizes the joy in such a significant life change. The tennis star, whostepped away from the sportin 2022, puts her family above everything.

“I’ve been so focused on my career my whole life, butwhen I had a familyand got married, I realized that there’s so much more to life. And that was great,” she told PEOPLE in January 2021.

Serena Williams, Alexis Ohanian and their daughters Olympia and Adira.Serena Williams/Instagram

Serena Williams/Instagram

Since Williamsstepped away from tennis, Olympia has made her mom “very aware” that she’s happy with that decision.

“[Olympia] wants to make sure that I’m aware that I should have time on my hands and I need to spend more time with her,” Williams said on the PEOPLE Every Day podcast. “Little kids really want to be with their parents. And I just feel fortunate that she wants to be with me.”

Despite her busy schedule, Williams has always been an active and present mom in her daughters' lives. She shared the reality ofbalancing motherhood with her full-fledged careerin an exclusive interview with PEOPLE in 2018.

source: people.com