'A lot of effort': Serena Williams spills on Meghan Markle's baby shower

Serena Williams says it took “a lot of effort” to plan Meghan Markle’s baby shower.

The 37-year-old tennis star has been friends with the former actress for several years and took on the task of planning her baby shower back in February.

Now she’s revealed the party was a lot more pressure than she’d first thought.

“Planning something like that takes a lot of effort. I’m a perfectionist, so I’m like, ‘Let’s make it perfect’,” she told Business of Fashion.

Serena – who has a 19-month-old daughter of her own named Alexis Olympia – threw Meghan’s shower at The Mark Hotel, where guests were treated to a flower-arranging class and plenty of delicious food.

The sporting superstar invited the likes of Amal Clooney, Gayle King, Jessica Mulroney, Misha Nonoo, and Abigail Spencer to the event.

Meanwhile, Serena recently insisted the Duchess will make a great mother when her first child is born in the near future.

“She’ll be the best mom, for sure,” she told E! News.

And the star even shared some of her tips on coping with parenthood for the first time, saying she had to learn to “go with the flow” and adapt to living day-to-day without too much planning to avoid causing unnecessary stress.

“Accept mistakes and don’t expect to be perfect. We put so much pressure on ourselves,” she said.

Reporting by Bang Showbiz

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