Halle Bailey maintains her decision to keep her pregnancy secret

During her acceptance speech on the seventeenth annual Essence Black Women in Hollywood Awards on March 7, actress Halle Bailey, who recently became a mother, addressed her decision to shield her pregnancy and newborn from the general public eye.

According to , Bailey told the audience, “There was no way in hell I was going to share the greatest joy of my world with anyone.” She added that Halo “was my gift, my greatest blessing, and I had no obligation to expose him, me, or my family to that relentless spotlight.”

The “Little Mermaid” actress on the red carpet. he said little Halo was “so smart.”, is amazing.” She predicted that her son would be a “musical child”. She added: “He loves the piano. I feel like I can already hear what his voice would sound like if he started singing, even with the way he cries… He’s just the most beautiful thing in the world.”

As previously discussed BLACK ENTERPRISESthe singer and her boyfriend, rapper DDG, remained silent throughout her pregnancy, despite fans and media pushing the conversation throughout 2023.

In January, Bailey shared photos and videos of her pregnancy on social media.

She addressed one critic who assumed she was “doing everything she could to lie and ridicule” the pregnancy. Bailey wrote: “I will never understand why you are angry that I protected my own peace, wouldn’t you do the same? And now, if I want, I will share my photos because my son is safe here.”

In February, TO BE noted that the “Black Women in Hollywood” event was intended to honor the “Little Mermaid” actress together with other Black women with noteworthy achievements in film and tv. The ceremony, themed “Radiant Power,” was intended to highlight the “strength, grace and influence” of Black women in media.

Gracefully speaking about her pregnancy, Bailey accepted the award and he thanked for being “a constant light in the fog that guides us to safety.” Her speech honored women who got here a long time before her – those that found it “increasingly difficult” and “harder and harder” to enable many within the audience to fulfill their dreams.