Halle Bailey’s Near Wardrobe Malfunction on Romantic Boat Ride with Mystery Man Revealed

Halle Bailey risked a major wardrobe malfunction while posing up a storm to get just the right shot for her new boyfriend, who dutifully served as her photographer.

As the couple cruised around a yacht off the coast of Italy together, the singer, 25, narrowly avoided her bikini bottoms sliding down during her impromptu photo shoot. 

Despite the close call, six-time Grammy nominee looked unfazed as she smiled at the camera and showed off her amazing curves in a tiny string bikini. 

The star, who rose to new levels of fame after starring as Ariel in Disney’s 2023 live-action The Little Mermaid, went on to enjoy some quality time with acclaimed music producer, Scott Bridgeway, who has worked with Kendrick Lamar and Kanye West.

The happy couple couldn’t keep their hands off each other as they shared a steamy kiss and cuddled while overlooking the Mediterranean Sea. 

At one point, the mother-of-one dove straight into the ocean, without hesitation, as Bridgeway took a video on his phone.

Halle Bailey risked a major wardrobe malfunction while posing up a storm to get just the right shot for her new boyfriend, who dutifully served as her photographer

After the near-mishap, the star went on to enjoy some quality time with music producer, Scott Bridgeway, the acclaimed producer behind Kendrick Lamar’s hits

This marks Bailey’s first public romance since calling it quits with rapper, DDG, 27, last October. 

Bailey’s new man, is a music producer, known for co-producing several tracks on Lamar’s albums, including Squabble Up and Luther.

He’s also the man behind West’s track, Take Off Your Dress, and Baby Keem’s projects like range brothers. 

Bridgeway (born Ruchaun Akers) is from Charlotte, North Carolina and has made a name for himself collaborating with stars like Migos, Fivio Foreign, Tanna Leone and SoFayGo. 

Unlike DDG, who has 6.8 million Instagram followers, and frequently posts on social media, Bridgeway lays low online. 

This includes only posting three times on his Instagram feed since joining the platform.  

Bailey and her ex are currently locked in a contentious custody battle over their baby boy, Halo, one. 

At the time of the breakup, the rapper and social media star, whose legal name is Darryl Dwayne Granberry Jr., said they ‘are forever family, forever.’ 

The happy couple couldn’t keep their hands off each other as they shared a steamy kiss and cuddled while overlooking the Mediterranean Sea

At one point, the mother-of-one dove straight into the ocean, without hesitation, as Bridgeway took a video on his phone

This marks Bailey’s first public romance since calling it quits with rapper, DDG, 27, last October

Bailey’s new man, is a music producer, known for for co-producing several tracks on Lamar’s albums, including Squabble Up and Luther

Bailey is currently in Italy for the summer filming the romantic comedy, Italianna, directed by Kat Coiro.

The situation has turned ugly since then with Bailey being granted a restraining order against the Impatient rapper, claiming she had been physically, verbally, emotionally and financially abused by him.

She described one alleged incident from January in which she said her ex repeatedly called her a ‘b**ch’ while she was trying to strap their baby into a car seat in his car.

‘The next thing I knew, things got physical between us,’ Bailey wrote in the court papers.

She continued: ‘We fought each other, wrestling and tussling. At one point, Darryl was pulling my hair. He then slammed my face on the steering wheel, causing my tooth to get chipped. I then stopped fighting back as I was in a lot of pain.’

A judge denied a request by DDG for a restraining order against Bailey. 

In May, she was granted a restraining order against the YouTuber. 

Bridgeway (born Ruchaun Akers) is from Charlotte, North Carolina and has made a name for himself collaborating with stars like Migos, Fivio Foreign, Tanna Leone and SoFayGo

Unlike DDG, who has 6.8 million Instagram followers, and frequently posts on social media, Bridgeway lays low online

This includes only posting three times on his Instagram feed since joining the platform

She and her ex are currently locked in a contentious custody battle over their baby boy, Halo, one

Documents obtained by DailyMail.com, at the time, indicated that the singer had previously filed a police report against her ex (real name: Darryl Dwayne Granberry Jr.) after he allegedly destroyed her home surveillance camera and stole her phone. 

In January 2024, she revealed that she had given birth to their son Halo in December of the previous year. 

The couple had previously begun dating in January 2022 before splitting in October 2024. 

In June 2022, the pair made their red carpet debut as they attended the BET Awards together and sported all-black ensembles during the event.

They made other appearances that year, such as stopping by Paris Fashion Week and later walked the red carpet at the Avatar: The Way Of Water screening in December 2022.

During a past interview with Essence, Bailey opened up about how both she and DDG met and when asked whether she was in love, the performer answered with, ‘Yes. For sure I am.’

Her new romance comes amid contentious custody battle with her ex-boyfriend DDG over their baby boy, Halo, one

At the time of the breakup, the rapper and social media star, whose legal name is Darryl Dwayne Granberry Jr., said they ‘are forever family, forever’

The situation has turned ugly since then with Bailey being granted a restraining order against the Impatient rapper, claiming she had been physically, verbally, emotionally and financially abused by him

A judge denied a request by DDG for a restraining order against Bailey

‘I grew up being on YouTube and would always see the young Black creators and was constantly inspired by them. He was one of them,’ she explained to the outlet.

‘I completely forgot about him. But then I saw that he was dropping music, and I really gravitated toward this one song. Coincidentally he messaged me – and the rest is history.’

In 2022, Halle also appeared in DDG’s music video for the track titled, If I Want You.

The music artist had also supported Bailey when she took on the leading role in Disney’s The Little Mermaid.

‘I’m very proud of her. And I’m just happy to see it,’ DDG informed People. ‘I feel like sometimes I’m even more excited than anybody else. Just seeing it and seeing everything that she dreamed of coming to life, it’s really dope.’

Throughout 2023, the actress and rapper were spotted on various occasions together, such as attending Milan Fashion Week and the Vanity Fair Oscars party.

Her new boyfriend made sure to document their excursion, which she posted on Instagram

The new couple coordinated in all white ensembles

It is currently unknown how she met her new boyfriend

The lovebirds looked inseparable after going public with their relationship

At one point, she snapped a sweet selfie of them together as he held up a peace sign at the camera

Bailey appeared at peace while cruising around Italy

In May 2023, Halle discussed her relationship with Darryl while talking to People and was asked if the romance was that of a fairytale. ‘People love to talk about this. Yeah. I would say that.’

‘I think the best thing about young love is that you’re able to continue to find yourself through this journey of loving somebody else.’

Bailey added, ‘And you’re discovering new parts of yourself and maybe things that you didn’t notice before about your heart.’

Halle has also been working on a debut solo album – which has yet to be released – and told Cosmopolitan last year that songs were inspired by ‘love’ and said, ‘All musical inspiration really just comes from life experiences.’

‘Love has been a really big one for me too, 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.’

‘You know, you have puppy love experiences, you think that’s love. But this is my first deep, deep, real love.’