Halle Bailey has shared the first images of her baby bump during an underwater photo shoot after announcing the birth of her son.
The 23-year-old actress shocked her fans this month with the joyful surprise announcement that she had given birth to a baby boy named Halo sometime in 2023.
Rumors had been swirling for months that Halle and her boyfriend DDG were expecting a baby, but both dismissed the speculation.
However, in the first week of the new year, Halle revealed that she had welcomed a baby. with a photo of her holding her son’s little hand as he wears a gold bracelet with his name engraved on it.
Alongside the heartbreaking breakup, she wrote: ‘eeven though we are already a few days into the new year, the best thing 2023 could have done for me was bring me my son.. welcome to the world my halo the world would like to get to know you’.
Halle Bailey has shared the first images of her baby bump during an underwater photo shoot after announcing the birth of her son
The 23-year-old actress shocked her fans this month with the joyful surprise announcement that she had given birth to a baby boy named Halo sometime in 2023.
In the first week of the new year, Halle revealed she had welcomed a baby, posting a photo of her holding her son’s tiny hand as he wore a gold bracelet with his name engraved on it.
Alongside the heartbreaking breakup, she wrote: ‘Even though we’re already a few days into the new year, the best thing 2023 could have done for me was bring me my son.. welcome to the world my halo the world wants would like to get to know you’
On Tuesday, Halle took to Instagram again to share a behind-the-scenes video of her doing a maternity photoshoot inspired by her famous role in The Little Mermaid.
She showed off her baby bump in several floaty dresses and a metallic silver crop top with a matching skirt as she posed underwater.
The singer gracefully spun around in the pool and cradled her growing bump for the ethereal shots, reminiscent of her role as Ariel.
Captioning the clip, Halle admitted, “I already miss my belly but I obviously had to take underwater photos.”
Halle’s baby announcement was greeted with a flood of messages from her fans and famous friends, including Halle Berry, Kylie Jenner, Nicki Minaj, Winnie Harlow, Khloe Kardashian, Rachel Zegler and Cynthia Erivo.
Halle’s older sister and singing partner Chloe Bailey said “auntie’s baby,” while new dad DDG – whose real name is Darryl Dwayne Granberry Jr – affectionately called her a “supermom.”
The couple kept Halle’s pregnancy private despite mounting speculation that they would become parents.
In September last year, Halle was followed by a steady stream of suspicions that she was expecting a baby.
On Tuesday, Halle took to Instagram again to share a behind-the-scenes video of her doing a maternity photoshoot inspired by her famous role in The Little Mermaid (pictured)
She showed off her baby bump in several floaty dresses and a metallic silver crop top with a matching skirt as she posed underwater
The singer gracefully spun around in the pool and cradled her growing bump for the ethereal shots, reminiscent of her role as Ariel
Captioning the clip, Halle admitted: “I already miss my belly but I obviously had to take underwater photos.”
The rumors spiraled out of control in October when she was spotted wearing a noticeably baggy hoodie while out and about with DDG in Santa Monica.
Adding fuel to the fire, she posted a bikini album in November in which she diligently looked away from the camera in every shot.
The online chatter became so intense that Halle reacted with irritation and fired back at claims that she had a “pregnancy nose.”
Furious, she said: ‘If I see someone say something about my nose again, it will be hell to have to pay. And do you know why? Because I’m black. I love my nose.’
Meanwhile, on New Year’s Eve, DDG denied secretly having a daughter and told fans prying into his private life to “mind your business.”
He was doing a Q&A on Snapchat and when a fan asked, “Do you have a daughter?” he answered bluntly, “No.”
He expressed bewilderment that his and Halle’s fans were “so interested in what I was doing or what we were doing.”
The rapper added, “So bro, mind your business. Like, go outside, touch some grass, buddy.”
Halle’s baby announcement was greeted with a flood of messages from her fans and famous friends, including Halle Berry, Kylie Jenner, Nicki Minaj, Winnie Harlow, Khloe Kardashian, Rachel Zegler and Cynthia Erivo
Halle’s older sister and singing partner Chloe Bailey said: ‘auntie’s baby’, while new dad DDG – whose real name is Darryl Dwayne Granberry Jr – affectionately called her a ‘supermom’
The couple kept Halle’s pregnancy private, despite Halle being dogged by a steady barrage of suspicions that she was expecting a baby last year (pictured in October)
Adding fuel to the fire, she posted a bikini album in November in which she diligently looked away from the camera in every shot
The online chatter became so intense that in the middle of that month Halle reacted with irritation, firing back at claims she had a ‘pregnancy nose’
In September, Halle revealed that her romance with DDG is the “first time” she’s ever actually been in love.
Speak with Cosmopolitan, she gushed, “You know, you have puppy love experiences, you think that’s love. But this is my first deep, deep, real love.”
She added, “All musical inspiration really just comes from life experiences. Love has also been very important to me because that’s something I’m experiencing for the first time, and it’s like, “whoa” in your head. It’s just fireworks, a spark for creativity.’
The pair were first linked in early 2022, and DDG confirmed their romance in March by posting a sparkling Instagram tribute for Halle’s birthday.
In August of that year, Essence asked Halle if she was in love with DDG and the pop singer replied, “Yes. I am for sure.’
Later in 2022, DDG was published The breakfast clubwhere he revealed that he was “eventually” open to the prospect of popping the question to Halle.
In September, Halle revealed that her romance with DDG is the “first time” she’s ever actually been in love. The pair were first linked in early 2022, and DDG confirmed their romance in March by posting a sparkling birthday tribute to Halle (pictured June 2022)