Nicki Minaj appears to confirm marriage to Kenneth Petty with matching mugs on Instagram

Couple has been romantically involved for nearly a year

Nicki Minaj appears to have confirmed her marriage to Kenneth Petty after nearly a year of dating.

On Monday, the musician shared a video on her Instagram account that shows matching “Mr” and “Mrs” mugs and matching “Bride” and “Groom” caps.

The “Super Bass” rapper captioned the video with a series of wedding-related emojis, in addition to the statement: “Onika Tanya Maraj-Petty 10.21.19,” in seeming reference to her married name and date of her nuptials.

Several of the 36-year-old’s Instagram followers have left congratulatory messages underneath her Instagram post.

“So happy for your Mrs Bride you deserve all the happiness in the world,” commented model Winnie Harlow.

“Congrats queen!” wrote singer Christina Aguilera.

Having been romantically involved for almost a year, in August Minaj revealed that she and Petty had filed for a marriage licence and would be wed in “about 80 days”.

Speaking on Queen Radio at the time, she said: “I have to work on my album and I have a lot to focus on that I don’t want to do the big wedding now. We’ll do the big wedding later.”

Minaj and Petty first made their relationship Instagram-official in December 2018.

Their involvement made headlines due to Petty’s criminal past, which includes being registered as a level two sex offender on New York State’s sex offender registry.

According to the registry, Petty was convicted of attempted first-degree rape in April 1995 at the age of 16. He was sentenced to between 18 and 54 months in state prison, serving for just under four years.

Following the announcement of their relationship on Instagram, Minaj defended her partner when a fan referenced his criminal record on the social media platform.

“He was 15, she was 16...in a relationship. But go awf, Internet. y’all can’t run my life. Y’all can’t even run you own life [sic],” the rapper responded.