{"id":23130,"date":"2023-02-28T23:10:03","date_gmt":"2023-02-28T23:10:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2023\/02\/28\/keke-palmer-welcomes-first-baby\/"},"modified":"2023-02-28T23:10:03","modified_gmt":"2023-02-28T23:10:03","slug":"keke-palmer-welcomes-first-baby","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2023\/02\/28\/keke-palmer-welcomes-first-baby\/","title":{"rendered":"Keke Palmer welcomes first baby"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<p>The actress debuted her baby bump in December. Will Heath\/NBC via Getty Images<\/p>\n<div id=\"article-text\">\n<p>Keke Palmer and\u00a0Darius Jackson\u2018s first\u00a0baby has arrived!<\/p>\n<p>The actress gave birth to a son, which they\u2019ve named Leodis Andrellton Jackson (lovingly nicknamed Leo), on Saturday, Feb. 25.<\/p>\n<p>Taking to social media on Monday, the actress revealed the amazing news, sharing a glimpse into her and Jackson\u2019s life as first-time parents.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"819\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/image-419-819x1024.png\" alt=\"Keke Palmer welcomes first baby\" class=\"wp-image-10032270847 lazy\"  data- title=\"Keke Palmer welcomes first baby\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Palmer gave birth on Saturday, Feb. 25 Instagram\/keke<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"819\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/image-420-819x1024.png\" alt=\"Keke Palmer welcomes first baby\" class=\"wp-image-10032270852 lazy\"  data- title=\"Keke Palmer welcomes first baby\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">She and Jackson posed for the camera after 48 hours \u201cof being parents.\u201d Instagram\/keke<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Fans were first met with a photo of the couple after \u201conly 48 hours of being parents,\u201d as well as video of the two of them jamming out to \u201cSomeone\u201d by El Debarge.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe became each other\u2019s someone and made a someone, look at God!\u201d Palmer explained in her post.<\/p>\n<p>The actress also shared intimate photos of them holding their son, as well as solo shots of baby Leo.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m not hiding the world from my son, I\u2019m hiding my son from the world,\u201d she captioned the picture.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"824\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/image-421-824x1024.png\" alt=\"Keke Palmer welcomes first baby\" class=\"wp-image-10032270854 lazy\"  data- title=\"Keke Palmer welcomes first baby\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">The actress had a son. Instagram\/keke<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"824\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/image-422-824x1024.png\" alt=\"Keke Palmer welcomes first baby\" class=\"wp-image-10032270855 lazy\"  data- title=\"Keke Palmer welcomes first baby\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">They named him Leodis Andrellton Jackson (lovingly nicknamed Leo).<br \/>Instagram\/keke<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Palmer, 29,\u00a0confirmed pregnancy rumors\u00a0during her \u201cSaturday Night Live\u201d monologue in December.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI want to set the record straight \u2014\u00a0I am [pregnant],\u201d the former Disney Channel star told viewers, gushing about how \u201cbeyond blessed\u201d she felt to be starting family.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI am so excited, guys,\u201d she added. \u201cI\u2019m gonna be a mom!\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/image-423.png\" alt=\"Keke Palmer welcomes first baby\" class=\"wp-image-10032270858 lazy\"  data- title=\"Keke Palmer welcomes first baby\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Keke Palmer and Darius Jackson welcomed their first baby.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Although Palmer and Jackson mostly keep\u00a0their relationship\u00a0out of the public eye, the fitness instructor did\u00a0hint at his girlfriend\u2019s due date.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/image-424.png\" alt=\"Keke Palmer welcomes first baby\" class=\"wp-image-10032270859 lazy\"  data- title=\"Keke Palmer welcomes first baby\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">The actress debuted her baby bump in December. Will Heath\/NBC via Getty Images<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201c2023,\u201d he captioned photos of the \u201cNope\u201d star\u2019s budding belly via his Instagram Stories at the time.<\/p>\n<p>Prior to her pregnancy, Palmer\u00a0spoke to Ricky Smiley\u00a0about wanting to have kids \u201cat some point\u201d in her life.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI don\u2019t want to have kids too later on because I definitely want to be able to get that snap back,\u201d she explained during an August 2019 interview. \u201cBut at the same time, I don\u2019t really want to have a kid just yet.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>She did, however, note that the \u201cclock [was] ticking.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/image-425.png\" alt=\"Keke Palmer welcomes first baby\" class=\"wp-image-10032270860 lazy\"  data- title=\"Keke Palmer welcomes first baby\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Palmer and Jackson began dating in 2021. NBAE via Getty Images<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The following year, the \u201cTrue Jackson VP\u201d alum was\u00a0diagnosed with polycystic ovarian syndrome, which is a hormonal disorder that can be characterized by excess hair growth, obesity and infertility.<\/p>\n<p>Palmer\u00a0wrote via Instagram\u00a0in December 2020 that PCOS had been \u201cattacking\u201d her body her entire life, linking it to her acne struggles.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMy acne has been so bad that people in my field\u00a0offered to pay for me to get it fixed,\u201d she told her followers. \u201cI tried EVERYTHING. I did all that, I ate all the \u2018right\u2019 things, my blood tests were fine.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt took ME taking a personal look into my family that has a history of diabetes and obesity to understand what was ACTUALLY happening with me,\u201d Palmer concluded, telling those suffering that they are \u201cnot alone\u201d and \u201cf\u2013king fine.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The \u201cAkeelah and the Bee\u201d star often hits back at social media trolls criticizing her skin, clapping back at haters\u00a0calling her \u201cugly\u201d\u00a0in December.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m beautiful in real life, because of who I am, not what I look like,\u201d she tweeted. \u201cTruly it\u2019s insane to say anyone is ugly, but especially me.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>DISCLAIMER: <\/strong>The Views, Comments, Opinions, Contributions and Statements made by Readers and Contributors on this platform do not necessarily represent the views or policy of Multimedia Group Limited.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script async defer src=\"https:\/\/platform.instagram.com\/en_US\/embeds.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The actress debuted her baby bump in December. 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