Keke Palmer announced via Instagram Monday that she has given birth to her first child, a son named Leodis Andrellton Jackson, with boyfriend Darius Jackson.
While sharing her first picture as a mom from her hospital bed while cradling her baby boy, the 29-year-old actress looked serene as her husband gazed fondly at their baby.
“I’m not hiding the world from my son, I’m hiding my son from the world,” she joked in the caption.
The announcement comes a month after she accidentally revealed the gender of her baby on Wednesday night’s episode of The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon.
While chatting with the Late Night presenter, 48, during a conversation about what zodiac sign her little one will be, the Nope star revealed she is expecting a son.
New parents: Keke Palmer announced via Instagram on Monday that she has given birth to her first child, a son named Leodis Andrellton Jackson, with boyfriend Darius Jackson
Adorable: While sharing her first picture as a mom from her hospital bed while cradling her baby boy, the 29-year-old actress looked serene as her husband gazed lovingly at their baby
“Well, my baby is going to be either a Pisces or an Aries,” she gushed. “Fish are known to be very deep. They are emotional beings. So I just want to make sure I’m not being too blunt for my little boy.
She went on to admit that she can “sometimes” be a little too “say it like it is,” and may need to learn to “wade through the water with a fish” and “keep it cold.”
Ahead of her interview, fans speculated that Palmer was having a girl after she tweeted that it “kills” her “when guys are disappointed they’re having a girl.”
She went on to call baby girls “a blessing.”
The actress first confirmed she was pregnant with her first child with boyfriend Darius Jackson while hosting Saturday Night Live last month in December.
She announced her pregnancy when she delivered her opening monologue by unbuttoning her blazer to “set the record straight” while giving viewers a glimpse of her baby bump, before declaring, “I’m going to be a mom!”
Keke is expecting baby number one with boyfriend Darius Daulton, with whom she has been in a relationship since 2021. The two lovebirds went public with their romance on Instagram in August 2021.
Shortly after the announcement aired live on SNL, Darius confirmed he was the dad by uploading an adorable snap of Keke cradling her baby bump, with the simple caption “2023” and a red heart emoji.
Glowing; Last month, Palmer accidentally revealed the gender of her baby on an episode of The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Big reveal: The actress first confirmed she was expecting her first child with boyfriend Darius Jackson while hosting Saturday Night Live last month in December
Lovebirds: Keke’s baby daddy is fitness trainer Darius Daulton, with whom she has been in a relationship since 2021 (pictured October 2021)
The star happily took her fans on the journey of her pregnancy on Instagram, sharing a baby update for Christmas. In the video, the True Jackson, VP alum exclaimed, “I’m really pregnant!”
Earlier this month, she and her baby daddy enjoyed a relaxing “baby moon” together as she neared her March due date.
As the mom-to-be enjoyed her free time, she said she was “really proud” of herself for “resting this journey.”
Baby update: The star happily took her fans on the journey of her pregnancy on Instagram, sharing a video for Christmas and exclaiming, “I’m really pregnant!”
Blissful: Earlier this month, she and her baby daddy enjoyed a relaxing “baby moon” together as she neared her March due date
Palmer has recently reflected on the difficulties of growing up in the spotlight after landing his own Nickelodeon series, True Jackson, VP, in 2008.
The singer – who garnered rave reviews for her outstanding performance as the 11-year-old spelling prodigy in Akeelah and the Bee (2006) – admitted in a new interview with THR that being a household name has come with its challenges.
While recalling her decision to take a week-long Nickelodeon cruise for her whole family in 2009, in exchange for a few hours of autographs, the singer said the stress of her trip caused her to “faint with fear.” had fallen.
On top of the world: Palmer recently reflected on the difficulties of growing up in the spotlight after landing his own Nickelodeon series True Jackson, VP, at THR in 2008
“I felt like I was walking around in a SpongeBob suit that I couldn’t take off,” said the Scream Queens star after realizing she could barely leave her cabin. ‘I was trapped.’
She continued, “I couldn’t leave my room without someone walking up to me and calling me True Jackson. What you are to everyone is just a character… just a part of their experience.”
Still, Palmer admitted that she understands that the “child star story,” in which the price of fame causes a myriad of problems for talented young actors like Britney Spears, Amanda Bynes and Lindsay Lohan, has been “beaten over the head.”
Still, she insists, “For the people who think a normal childhood is overrated, nothing is overrated that you didn’t have.”