Halle Bailey explains why she chose to keep her pregnancy under wraps until after welcoming son Halo: ‘I had no duty to share him with the world’

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.’

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.

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.

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.