Serena serves friends cockroaches at dinner

Tennis icon Serena Williams stunned friends by serving up cockroaches rather than aces at a beach party - with one guest almost vomiting at the taste.

Perhaps the creepy crawly-crunching controversy is all part of what the sporting legend, 41, called "evolving away from tennis".

Not every guest seemed to appreciate the 'exotic' offering from Serena as she posted the results on her Instagram story

But the bug-munching moment threatened to backfire when pal Justus nervously took up the challenge of eating one.

She popped a fried insect in her mouth - only to quickly put her hand to her lips as if she was going to be sick.

In a clip posted on Serena's Instagram page, Justus can be heard saying: "I can't - I'll throw up."

Serena suggested her friend needed a chip to help the cockroach go down.

But instead Justus's main remedy seemed to be a double shot of liquor.

American 23-time Grand Slam winner Serena bugged rivals on the court with her power and supreme all-

round game during 27 years as a pro.

And she did the same to her friends off it with her culinary offering of the high-protein 'snack' during an exotic seaside night.

After so long delivering the best on a court, few expected her to be dishing out such a pest on a plate.

But the icon helped guests overlook the cockroach-tasting by joining in moonlit dancing.

Serena swapped from a pink jumper to blue dress as she relaxed just weeks after what could have been her final hurrah at the US Open.