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Keke Palmer hosting "Saturday Night Live" on December 3, 2022, in New York.| Source: Getty Images
Keke Palmer hosting "Saturday Night Live" on December 3, 2022, in New York.| Source: Getty Images

Fans Gush Keke Palmer Is Going to Be the Best Mom as She Shares Pic of Baby Boy

Jana Stevens
Mar 01, 2023
11:30 A.M.

Keke Palmer and her partner Darius Jackson's son came into the world during the final days of Black History Month, receiving a name to match, Leodis Andrellton Jackson.

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Keke Palmer shared a carousel of content taken during their first 48 hours of becoming Leo's parents. Lupita Nyong'o, Big Sean, and Viola Davis congratulated the new parents in the comments.

A fan tweeted that the former child star was already the "number one mom of the year" despite only announcing the birth eight minutes before, which was concurred by many other admires, one who caught "baby fever." ROZ the Creator predicted the star would be a "cool [expletive] mom."

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Keke Palmer Had a 'Funny' Way of How She Found out about Her Pregnancy

Keke randomly felt pregnant; she took a test in her bathroom, which returned negative, so she threw it in the trash. The cleaning lady had cleaned out the bin with everything but the test lying upside down, which is how Darius found it.

The "Nope" actress had not waited long enough, as she joyfully discovered when Darius texted a photo of a positive test.

He said on her podcast, "Baby, This is Keke Palmer," that it was like a montage out of a romcom when he went to buy ten pregnancy tests at Target, which she took back-to-back on her return.

Musical guest SZA, host Keke Palmer, and Natasha Lyonne on "Saturday Night Live" on December 3, 2022, in New York. | Source: Getty Images

Musical guest SZA, host Keke Palmer, and Natasha Lyonne on "Saturday Night Live" on December 3, 2022, in New York. | Source: Getty Images

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Keke told her mom, Sharon Palmer, on the same podcast that she now understood what her mom meant when she said all her children were planned. The actress said that though she and Darius had not planned it on a chalkboard, they were moving in that direction.

According to a news report, the couple met at a Memorial Day party.

The 29-year-old had a lot of fun confirming the news during her "Saturday Night Live" monologue on December 3, 2022. She says her appearance on the show is something her kid "can have forever."

Actress, Keke Palmer and Darius Jackson attend the NBA x HBCU Classic, during 2022 NBA All Star Weekend, on Thursday, February 19, 2022, at Wolstein Center, in Cleveland, Ohio. | Source: Getty Images

Actress, Keke Palmer and Darius Jackson attend the NBA x HBCU Classic, during 2022 NBA All Star Weekend, on Thursday, February 19, 2022, at Wolstein Center, in Cleveland, Ohio. | Source: Getty Images

Keke Palmer Has Her Partner's 'Unbelievable Support' throughout Her Pregnancy

Keke Palmer gushed in a February 2023 interview with Vanity Fair that the father of her child has been selfless since they met, and she has had "unbelievable support" from him:

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"I've only really had that kind of support from my family—and it's funny because now we are family. "

Darius Daulton Jackson and Keke Palmer attend the Veuve Clicquot Polo Classic Los Angeles at Will Rogers State Historic Park, on October 2, 2021, in Pacific Palisades, California. | Source: Getty Images

Darius Daulton Jackson and Keke Palmer attend the Veuve Clicquot Polo Classic Los Angeles at Will Rogers State Historic Park, on October 2, 2021, in Pacific Palisades, California. | Source: Getty Images

According to a news report, the couple met at a Memorial Day party in May 2021 through Darius' brother, Sarunas Jackson, who portrayed Dro Peña on "Insecure." Keke had a cameo on the HBO comedy.

Leo's parents went public with their relationship three months later in August. Like the mother of his child and brother, Darius Jackson is an actor. He has also been a fitness instructor at Inspire Fitness.

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