Halle Bailey gives birth to baby No. 1 with boyfriend DDG
Halle Bailey (R) and friend DDG. attend the 2023 Vanity Fair Oscar Party on March 12, 2023 in Beverly Hills, California.
Jon Kopaloff/Getty Images for Vanity FairAfter months of pregnancy speculation, Halle Bailey announced she welcomed her first baby with boyfriend DDG.
“Even though we are already a few days into the new year, the best thing 2023 could have done for me was for me to have my son,” she wrote on Saturday, January 6, via Instagram a photo of the little hand of her newborn baby. Welcome to the world, my halo 🥰👼🏽 ✨the world would like to get to know you 😉🤣♥️.”
In recent months the Little Mermaid The 23-year-old star sparked rumors she was expecting after she was spotted wearing casual clothes several times. In August, Bailey wore an oversized pink set Beyonceconcert in Atlanta. She was also photographed walking in the background of a video posted by 26-year-old DDG, in which she appeared to be holding a baby bump.
Bailey fueled speculation in September when she skipped the red carpet at the MTV Video Music Awards and wore a flowing orange dress that hid her bump as she introduced Måneskin’s performance.
Actress Halle Bailey and rapper Darryl Dwayne “DDG” Grandberry Jr. first met during their respective careers. “I’ve been a fan of his for years,” the Little Mermaid star told Essence in November 2022. “I grew up on YouTube always seeing the young black creators and being constantly inspired by them. He […]
Days before her VMA performance, Bailey spoke exclusively We weekly about her wardrobe, saying it was “so fun to explore different” styles amid all the chatter surrounding her clothing choices. She revealed that her personal style is “bohemian, very chic and comfortable,” and the ensembles she wore during her Little Mermaid press tour was ‘fire’, she wanted to ‘change it up a bit and get out of the princess looks’. As such, she hinted that fans would see her in more “baggy streetwear” during the “fall season,” noting that “usually [I like to] get dressed.”
A day earlier, Bailey opened up about embracing her evolving figure through her style choices. “My body is changing, I’m learning who I am,” she said Cosmopolitan. “I want to be sexy. I want to feel good. I want to wear clothes that reflect where I am in life.”
Hollywood stars, including Brody Jenner and Logic, announced in 2023 that they were expanding their families by welcoming new babies. Jenner shared on January 1 that his now fiancée, Tia Blanco, was pregnant with their first child. “To start this new year, we would like to take this opportunity to wish all our friends and family […]
Halle wrote to her sister: Chloe Baileyfor helping her “find my footing in this whole world of grown women,” adding that her “confidence has grown deeper and greater” thanks to her older sibling’s encouragement.
As for Halle’s love life, she was first linked to DDG (real name Darryl Dwayne Granberry Jr.) in January 2022 after the pair was spotted at Guard‘s residence in Las Vegas. Two months later, they confirmed their relationship when the rapper shared a birthday tribute to the actress on Instagram.
Claire Danes, Blake Lively and more celebrities have documented their 2023 pregnancy milestones. The Homeland alum debuted her baby bump at the 80th annual Golden Globes, a day after news broke that she is expecting her third child with husband Hugh Dancy. “Eek, I know. Number three. Prego. This one wasn’t intentional, but here […]
Halle revealed herself Cosmopolitan that her romance with DDG inspired her musically. “All musical inspiration really just comes from life experiences,” she said. “Love has also been very important to me because that’s something I’m experiencing for the first time, and it’s like ‘whoa’ in your brain. It’s just fireworks, a spark for creativity.”
Halle further revealed how her dynamic with DDG differed from her past romantic encounters. “You know, you have puppy love experiences, you think that’s love,” she added. “But this is my first deep, deep, real love.”