Halle Bailey reveals why she kept her pregnancy a secret until after she gave birth to her son Halo: ‘I had no obligation to expose him’

Halle Bailey stunned fans when she revealed that she and boyfriend DDG welcomed their son Halo into their family earlier this year.

Now, just over a few months later, the singer and actress opened up about her pregnancy and why she decided to keep it a secret until after his birth 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 has been one of the greatest highlights of my life, and to be honest, one of the greatest challenges, cannot be compared to the greatest joy of my life. And that was becoming a mother 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 of them difficult, that I have shared with you today have led me to a place of protection. There was no way I was going to share my world’s greatest joy 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 those unyielding spotlights,” which drew a rousing ovation of cheers from the live audience.

As an added bonus, her sister and bandmate, Chloe Bailey, was on hand to walk Halle down the red carpet and then help her present the award on stage.

The first-time mom has been dating YouTuber, DDG (born Darryl Dwayne Granberry Jr.), 26, since December 2021, and occasionally appears in his videos.

Humbled and grateful, Halle Bailey then took to her Instagram page 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 praised by so many women who paved the way for me to be here today, it’s an incredibly special feeling,” she wrote in the caption.

‘Thank you to my sister @chloebailey for presenting 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 and @deoncole for their special words about the trip. I am incredibly honored and grateful that today is something I will never forget.”

Chloe, 25, and Halle, both from Mableton, Georgia, first gained recognition as the musical duo Chloe x Hall.

Initially, the sisters played small acting roles before moving from their hometown to Los Angeles in 2012.

“What has been one of the greatest highlights of my life, and to be honest, one of the greatest challenges, cannot be compared to the greatest joy of my life. And that was becoming a mother to my perfect little angel Halo,” she told the audience, referring to the birth of her son

Older sister, Chloe Bailey, helped Halle with the Essence Black Woman In Hollywood Award during the ceremony portion of the evening

The singer and actress revealed she “felt like a princess” as she was honored at the Essence Awards show in Los Angeles

The singer and actress is best known as one half of the sister duo Chloe x Halle and for her role in the hit series Grown-ish

Bailey was scheduled to parade in front of the cameras on stage with the Essence Black Woman In Hollywood Award after the presentation

The two began posting music covers on Instagram and were eventually 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 serving as the opening act for the European leg of Beyoncé’s Formation World Tour in the summer of 2016, the R&B duo released a mixtape, The Two Of Us (2017) on YouTube.

Halle eventually took to her Instagram Stories to reveal ‘this was so cool today’

The singer and adult star pointed to her image behind herself

Halle also stood with both arms out as she got caught up 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 appears to be just weeks before the birth of their son Halo

They would release the theme song for the ABC series Grown-ish, titled 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-length release featured the single Do It, which has the distinction of being their first song to chart on the Billboard Hot 100 and Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs, peaking at number 63 and number 23 respectively.

Halle went solo this past year and released her debut single Angel, which was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best R&B Song.