Eve and husband Maximillion Cooper are expecting their first child...

Eve and husband Maximillion Cooper are expecting their first child in February, she announced via social media on Friday. Credit: Invision / AP / John Salangsang

Rapper and actor Eve, a star of the ABC series "Queens," premiering Tuesday, is expecting her first child with husband Maximillion Cooper, a British designer and co-founder of the Gumball 3000 motor rally.

"Can you believe it @mrgumball3000 we finally get to tell everyone!!!!!" Eve, 42, born Eve Jeffers, wrote on Instagram Friday, captioning a photo of her pregnant self. "You all know how long we'v[e] been waiting for this blessing!!! We get to meet our lil human Feb. 2022."

"Queens" co-star Naturi Naughton commented, "Yessss!!! I'm so glad it's out! Congratulations girl!!! soo happy for you guys," while hip-hop star Missy Elliott wrote, "Awwwww Congratulations sis!!!!!!" Posting the same photo of Eve, Cooper said on his own Instagram account, "Very excited to share this news … we have a lil human on the way!"

Cooper and former "The Talk" co-host Eve married in 2014. He has four children with his ex-wife, Gumball 3000 co-founder Julie Brangstrup.

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