The first-time mom also reveals her first child's name and shares some family photos taken from the hospital, featuring her boyfriend Darius Jackson and her newborn baby.
- Feb 28, 2023
AceShowbiz - Keke Palmer is officially a first-time mom. The "Nope" actress has welcomed her first child and she took to her social media platform to give her fans the very first close-up look at her newborn baby.
Making use of her Instagram account on Monday, February 27, the 29-year-old Emmy Award winner announced the birth of her first child, a baby boy they named Leodis "Leo" Andrellton. The mom of 48 hours excitedly shared some family photos, featuring her boyfriend Darius Jackson. "Hey Son!!!!" she wrote in the caption, adding, "Born during Black History Month, with a name to match! LEODIS ANDRELLTON JACKSON, welcome to the world baby Leo."
In the first slide, Keke shared a snap of what the couple looks like after "only 48hrs of being parents!" In the next slide, she shared a video of herself singing "Someone" by El Debarge to Darius in the car after he included the track in some playlists for her when they started dating. "We became each other's someone and made a someone, look at God!" she wrote.
Keke also shared some photos of their family of three in the hospital after welcoming baby Leo, including close-ups of their little one's face. " 'I'm not hiding the world from my son, I'm hiding my son from the world.' Hahaha," she wrote, adding, "I'm just playing, my baby face is on this slide ... And this slide."
Keke first revealed her pregnancy in December as she made her hosting debut on "Saturday Night Live", announcing that she's expecting her first baby with Darius, a fitness instructor and former college football player.
"There's some rumors going around, people have been in my comments saying, 'Keke's having a baby, Keke's pregnant,' and I wanna set the record straight.. I am!" the "Akeelah and the Bee" actress exclaimed during her opening monologue, unbuttoning her long jacket to reveal her baby bump.
