Keke Palmer Welcomes First Child With Partner Darius Jackson
Actress and TV personality Keke Palmer welcomed a baby boy into the world on Monday with her partner, Darius Jackson.
The first-time parents announced their child’s arrival into the world with an Instagram post to Palmer’s 12.1 million followers.
Palmer shared a series of photos including one with her newborn son, named Leodis Andrellton Jackson.
She wrote’
“Hey Son!!!! Only 48 hours of being parents.”
She also left a note for her partner, “Darius always made me playlists when we first started dating, “Someone” by El Debarge was a favorite. We became each other’s someone and made a someone, look at God!” Palmer concluded her post by noting that her son was, “Born during Black History Month, with a name to match!”
Last year in December, Keke announced her pregnancy during an episode of “Saturday Night Live” following rumors on the internet that she was expecting.
“There’s some rumors going around, people have been in my comments saying, ‘Keke’s having a baby, Keke’s pregnant. I just want to set the record straight … I am,” Palmer said during her opening monologue and unbuttoning her coat to reveal her baby bump.