Keke Palmer

Keke Palmer and her boyfriend Darius Jackson welcomed their first child, a baby boy, in late February.

[Palmer](https://www.glamour.com/story/keke-palmer-cover-story) shared the news on Instagram on Monday evening with a carousel of images of her glowing family of three—including some close-up photos of baby Leo's adorable face. Here's hoping we can expect the same level of candor from the star as a new mother, if only for more pics of baby Leo's adorable little face. “People have been in my comments saying, ‘Keke’s having a baby, Keke's pregnant.’ And I want to set the record straight—I am!”

Keke Palmer and Darius Jackson have officially welcomed their baby boy Leodis (aka Leo!). Check out all the photos of his arrival.

She then joked, "I’m not hiding the world from my son, I’m hiding my son from the world" before revealing his face in the next photo and writing "I’m just playing, my baby face is on this slide." Keke ended her caption with "Born during Black History Month, with a name to match 😄! "Hey Son!!!!"

Keke Palmer responded to a Twitter user poking fun at her and Darius Jackson's baby boy Leodis' name, claiming it sounds like he "led a civil rights march."

[Another joked](https://twitter.com/KRLT88/status/1630392248285249536), “You gotta photoshop him into old pictures.” [dating since 2021](https://pagesix.com/article/keke-palmer-darius-jackson-complete-relationship-timeline/). [ let the sex of her baby slip ](https://pagesix.com/2023/01/26/pregnant-keke-palmer-reveals-babys-sex-during-jimmy-fallon-interview/)while [ speaking to Jimmy Fallon](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oG0IG_Q1L1w). I’m so excited.” And this slide.” [revealed her pregnancy news ](https://pagesix.com/2022/12/04/keke-palmer-announces-shes-pregnant-with-first-child-during-snl-appearance/)in a [“Saturday Night Live” monologue](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8bmDiXPkG2w).

The Nope actress shared the happy news of her newborn son with boyfriend Darius Jackson.

I’m just playing, my baby face is on this slide.” She continued: “I’m not hiding the world from my son, I’m hiding my son from the world,” before adding: “Hahaha ... According to Nameberry, the name Leodis – pronounced Le-od-is – is Celtic in origin and means “people living by the strongly flowing river”.

Keke Palmer announced on Instagram that she has given birth to her first child, a son she and her boyfriend Darius Jackson named Leo.

"I'm not hiding the world from my son, I'm hiding my son from the world." LEODIS ANDRELLTON JACKSON, welcome to the world baby Leo." We became each other's someone and made a someone, look at God!" Darius always made me playlists when we first started dating, "Someone" by El Debarge was a favorite. "3. "1.

"Born during Black History Month, with a name to match!”

[announced](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8bmDiXPkG2w) in her Saturday Night Live monologue in December that she and her boyfriend Darius Jackson were expecting a child. “LEODIS ANDRELLTON JACKSON, welcome to the world baby Leo." Palmer

'Nope' star Keke Palmer has welcomed her first child into the world with boyfriend Darius Jackson, and the pair have named their little on Leodis.

Keke Palmer is a mom! The singer-actress revealed on Instagram Monday (Feb. 27) that she gave birth to a son, revealed his name and shared photos from his ...

I got a liquor sponsorship on the line.’” “I was trying so hard to keep it on the down-low ’cause I got a lot of stuff going on,” she added at the time. Only 48hrs of being parents!” the “Bossy” singer captioned a series of phots and videos in a carousel, some of which featured her newborn. 27) that she gave birth to a son, revealed his name and shared photos from his first few days of life. “2. The singer-actress revealed on Instagram Monday (Feb.

On Monday 27 February, the 29-year-old actor announced on Instagram that she gave birth to a baby boy named Leodis "Leo" Andrellton Jackson. The sweet slideshow ...

“And born during black history month”. “I’m just playing, my baby face is on this slide.” But honestly, this has been the biggest blessing and I am so excited. Welcome to the world baby Leo.” Palmer, who has been dating Jackson since 2021, shared the pregnancy news by first addressing rumours that she was expecting. The final two images included close-ups of their son’s face, snuggling next to a stuffed animal.

Keke Palmer and Darius Jackson welcomed their baby boy Leodis Andrellton Jackson, revealing on Instagram that her first child was “born during Black History ...

It's just like a nice natural [name].” Even so, some people did still find the name to be pretty unique, cracking jokes on Twitter such as, “That name sound like it led a civil rights march.” But Palmer proved that she has a great sense of humor, [responding](https://twitter.com/KekePalmer/status/1630363685385379840?s=20) to that quip, “It's giving I marched with Martin [Luther King Jr.], purrrr.” [Gloria Swanson’s Legendary Memoir](https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2023/02/wayne-lawson-on-ghostwriting-gloria-swanson?itm_content=footer-recirc&itm_campaign=more-great-stories-022723) [The American West](https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2023/02/new-right-civil-war?itm_content=footer-recirc&itm_campaign=more-great-stories-022723) [Baby, This is Keke Palmer](https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/baby-im-having-a-baby-now-what-with-dr-ali/id1668446854?i=1000598416576), at the beginning of February, telling fans, “We're not saying the name, but the name for us—it gives American. It's not about to be Stone and Sand. It just felt like it was never the right time, and having a child is so private.

The couple welcomed their first child named Leodis “Leo” Andrellton Jackson, over the weekend, Palmer shared on Instagram. PHOTO: Keke Palmer/Instagram.

“We spend all this time together, and he really is my closest friend, so it just becomes a thing where I’m not gonna hide something that makes me happy.” Earlier this month, Palmer said she wouldn’t share the name she and Jackson had in mind for the baby, but that it “gives American. And this slide.”

Keke Palmer is officially a mom, and you have to see what she named her newborn baby, just in time for the end of Black History Month.

“Born during Black History Month, with a name to match,” she wrote in the captions. To honor your privacy preferences, this content can only be viewed on the site it They also posted snippets of the tree inside a car en route home after leaving the hospital.

Keke Palmer just gave birth to her first child with Darius Jackson. Here's the meaning behind her son's name LEODIS ANDRELLTON JACKSON.

I don’t want to be totally outside of everything, but I don’t want to be totally in everything, so let me do a little bit mixture of both.’ So I attribute a lot it to my family and what they allowed me to do growing up.” Please note that if you purchase something by clicking on a link within this story, we may receive a small commission from the sale. That sense of community that I saw very early on, it always made me feel like I had that foundation that I could stand tall.” In a now-deleted post from October 2021, Keke posted an Instagram post with the caption, “Without being too mushy because I HATEEEE THAT, it feels really nice to not be afraid to show this kind of care for someone that I don’t share the same blood with. “She encouraged me to be true, to not let other people’s perception of me be the perception of myself as a woman, as a Black woman, as a Black person, and as a young person. I’m glad we were able to help each other throughout our lowest of times & show one another that what we are bringing to the table is everything that we got.” Keke had a guest star appearance on the show, and she reportedly met Darius during a Memorial Day weekend party in 2021. “I’m not hiding the world from my son, I’m hiding my son from the world.” Hahaha 5. “I gotta say, though, it is bad when people on the internet spread rumors about you y’all, but it’s even worse when they’re correct. The Nope star made a sweet Instagram carousel to show off her and her BF’s new lives as parents. “There’s some rumors going around, people have been in my comments saying, ‘Keke’s having a baby, Keke’s pregnant,’ and I wanna set the record straight — I am!” she said as she opened her coat to reveal a very pregnant belly. The Nope star revealed that she gave birth to a healthy newborn son on February 28, 2023.

“LEODIS ANDRELLTON JACKSON, welcome to the world baby Leo.” On Twitter, a fan agreed, “That name sound like it led a civil rights march.” Palmer herself ...

[tweeted](https://twitter.com/KimberlyNFoster/status/1630356486231556102). [many a celebrity parent](https://www.glamourmagazine.co.uk/topic/celebrity-baby-news), Palmer, who [threw an extravagant baby shower](https://www.glamourmagazine.co.uk/article/keke-palmer-baby-shower) in January of this year ahead of her new arrival, hasn't shied away from sharing little Leo's face with the world. The great granddaddy names!” [tweeted](https://twitter.com/MissBeeBright/status/1630379453183414272) another user. [Keke Palmer welcomed her first child and shared the most amazing Instagram post to mark the occasion](/article/keke-palmer-pregnant) “Born during Black History Month, with a name to match 😄!,” the 29-year-old Nope actor, who first announced her pregnancy live in a monologue on Saturday Night Live last year on 3 December, wrote on IG. [originates](https://twitter.com/KekePalmer/status/1630363685385379840) from.

Keke Palmer is now a mother! The singer-actress revealed on Instagram that she gave birth to a son, revealing his name (Leodis Andrellton Jackson) and ...

I got a liquor sponsorship on the line.” She noted, “I was trying so hard to keep it on the down-low ’cause I got a lot of stuff going on,” she added at the time. Only 48hrs of being parents!” the “Bossy” singer captioned a series of photos and videos in a carousel, some of which featured her newborn.