Serena Williams‘ husband Alexis Ohanian got served with a new title at the 2024 Paris Olympics—and his response to it is a grand slam.
Heavy rain fell throughout Friday’s Paris Olympics opening ceremony, creating a huge hassle for athletes, performers, media and fans.
There were umbrellas everywhere. For example, Serena Williams walked the red carpet shielded by a large umbrella, a scene reported by British sports reporter Laura Woods on EuroSport.
Woods said the fact Williams had someone carrying the umbrella showed her importance.
“She looks absolutely incredible,” the TV presenter said. “She’s got someone just behind us holding an umbrella. Those are the levels you aspire to. To have an actual umbrella holder behind you.”
Co-host Laura Woods commented that the tennis star arrived with an “umbrella holder,” referring to her spouse, who held one up for his wife to shield her from the rain as they walked the red carpet with their daughter Olympia, 6.
“Olympia. Serena. Serena’s Personal Umbrella Holder,” the Reddit co-founder later captioned an Instagram pic of himself with his wife and daughter at the Opening Ceremony, adding a laughing face emoji. “Let the games begin!”
Laura had made her comment after complimenting Serena’s style—a red, ruched midi bodycon dress paired with brown pointed pumps.
“She looks absolutely incredible,” the TV presenter said. “She’s got someone just behind us holding an umbrella. Those are the levels you aspire to. To have an actual umbrella holder behind you.”
By the way, Ohanian is kind of a celebrity himself. He co-founded Reddit.
While the video is not available in the U.S., there were enough images circulating on X to show the scene and that everyone got a good laugh out of the gaffe, including Ohanian.
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