Halle Bailey stunned fans when she revealed that she and boyfriend DDG had welcomed their son Halo to their family at the beginning of the year.
Now, just over a couple months on, the singer and actress opened up about her pregnancy and why she decided to keep the pregnancy a secret until after he was born in early January.
She did it while on stage receiving the Essence Black Woman In Hollywood Award during the Essence Black Women In Hollywood Awards at the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures in Los Angeles on Thursday, March 7.
‘What was one of the biggest highlights of my life, and to be real, one of the biggest challenges, too, cannot compare to the biggest joy of my life. And that was becoming a mom to my perfect little angel Halo,’ she said, in a video that is currently going viral on X (formerly known as Twitter).
She continued, ‘These lessons, some hard, that I’ve shared with you today, led me to a place of protection. There was no way in hell I was going to share the biggest joy of my world with anyone.’
Halle Bailey, 23, opened up about her secret pregnancy and why she decided to go public with the arrival of her son Halo until after he was born in early January while attending the Essence Black Women In Hollywood Awards in Los Angeles
Bailey went on to say, ‘Halo was my gift. He is the greatest blessing, and I had no obligation to expose him, me or my family to that unyielding spotlight,’ which got a rousing ovation of cheers from the live audience.
In an added bonus, her sister and bandmate, Chloe Bailey, was on hand to walk the red carpet with Halle and then help present her with the award on stage.
The first-time mother has been in a relationship with YouTuber, DDG (born Darryl Dwayne Granberry Jr.), 26, since December 2021, and appears in his videos on occasion.
Humbled and grateful, Halle Bailey took to her Instagram page afterwards to reflect on receiving the award.
‘Today I felt like a princess. it was an honor to receive the essence black woman in hollywood award to be lifted up by so many women who have paved the way for me to be here today is an incredibly special feeling,’ she wrote in the caption.
‘thank you to my sister @chloebailey for presenting me with this award, i was a crying mess. i’m also so grateful to my siblings @skiwithaneye & @bransonbailey_ for saying such beautiful words about our journey as a family, and how we got here. as well as rob marshall, @tlabarbe & @deoncole for contributing such special words about the journey. i am incredibly honored & thankful i will never forget today.’
Chloe, 25, and Halle, who both hail from Mableton, Georgia, first gained recognition as the musical duo Chloe x Hall.
Initially, the sisters performed in minor acting roles before moving from their hometown to Los Angeles in 2012.
‘What was one of the biggest highlights of my life, and to be real, one of the biggest challenges, too, cannot compare to the biggest joy of my life. And that was becoming a mom to my perfect little angel Halo,’ she told the audience, while referencing the birth of her son
Older sister, Chloe Bailey, helped present Halle with the Essence Black Woman In Hollywood Award during the ceremony portion of the evening
The singer and actress revealed that she ‘felt like a princess, while being honored at the Essence Awards show in Los Angeles
The singer and actress is best known for being one half of the sister duo, Chloe x Halle, and for her role on the hit series Grown-ish
Bailey would parade in front of the cameras with the Essence Black Woman In Hollywood Award after the presentation on stage
The two began posting music covers to Instagram and eventually were contacted by Beyoncé, who became their mentor and later signed them to her label, Parkwood Entertainment.
Chloe x Halle made their professional debut with the EP Sugar Symphony (2016)
After being featured as the opening act for the European leg of Beyoncé’s Formation World Tour during the summer of 2016, the R&B duo released a mixtape, The Two Of Us (2017) on YouTube.
Halle was end up taking to her Instagram Stories to reveal ‘this was so cool today’
The singer and Grown-ish star pointed up towards her image behind herself
Halle also stood with both of her arms out side as she soaked in the moment
Bailey and partner DDG (born Darryl Dwayne Granberry Jr.), 26, welcomed their son in early January; the couple are pictured in Beverly Hills in late November 2023, which it turns out was just weeks before the birth of their son Halo
They would go on to release the theme song for the ABC series Grown-ish, entitled Grown, for which Halle played the role of Skylar ‘Sky’ Forster.
Ultimately, Chloe x Halle dropped the studio albums The Kids Are Alright (2018) and Ungodly Hour (2020).
Their second full-scale release included the single Do It, which has the distinction of being their first song to chart on the Billboard Hot 100 and the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs, peaking at number 63 and number 23, respectively.
Halle on just went solo this past year and released her debut single Angel, which went on to get nominated for a Grammy Award for Best R&B Song.
