The baby will be born to Keke Palmer and her boyfriend, Darius Jackson.
The actress, who is 29 years old, told the audience of Saturday Night Live on December 3 that she is expecting her first child.
During an appearance on The Tonight Show in January 2023, Palmer said that she and her partner were having a boy.
Since they were first linked in 2021, the couple has kept their relationship pretty quiet. They have only been seen together at a few events, but Palmer told Bustle that she wasn’t trying to hide anything: “I’ve never been happier with someone than I am right now. So why should I go out of my way to hide this person? That is a lot more work than just living in my life and being in my life.”
Here is everything you need to know about Jackson, from his relationship with Palmer to his work history.
His brother is Insecure actor Sarunas Jackson
Like Palmer, Jackson’s brother Sarunas J. Jackson is an actor. He is known for his roles as Isaac Hall on Good Trouble and Alejandro “Dro” Pea on Insecure, where the actress had a guest role before.
They may have met at a Memorial Day party that Issa Rae and Diddy threw in May 2021. In August of that year, they made it “official” on Instagram when Jackson wished Palmer a happy birthday.
“I would have never thought that summer 2021 would go the way it did, but here we are,” he wrote in a post that has since been deleted. “I’m glad we were able to help each other when we were at our worst and show each other that we bring everything we have to the table.”
Palmer told Harper’s Bazaar in March 2020, before she started dating Jackson, why she likes to keep her dating life private.
She told the outlet, “I don’t really do relationship stuff online because I don’t know how to do it without looking, like, cheesy or something.” “Yes, I’m 100% real, but there are some things I keep for family and friends.”
Palmer talked about her decision to go public with her relationship with Jackson on The Tamron Hall Show in November 2021. She said that when she posted photos with Jackson at the time, it became harder to hide. “We spend so much time together, and he’s my best friend, so I’m not going to keep something that makes me happy a secret.”
“It won’t be everything you see, because my job is my job,” Palmer said. “But this person is important to me, so why not?”
Jackson works at Inspire Fitness Studio as a fitness teacher. According to the website for the gym, “He wants to be an instructor because he likes being part of a team and wants to help others and himself stay in shape. It’s also a place where he feels like himself.”
His Inspire Fitness Studio bio also says that Jackson played a lot of sports as a kid and went to Fresno State University on a football scholarship. Growing up around sports also “inspired him to go into sports media, where he is now working and where he got a certificate in broadcasting,” according to a website.
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Palmer told the audience of Saturday Night Live on December 3, 2022, that she was going to have her first child.
“There are rumors going around that Keke is having a baby. People have said so in my comments, and I want to set the record straight: I am!” Palmer yelled and took off her long jacket to show the Studio 8H stage her growing baby bump.
Jackson later celebrated the news by posting a cute picture of the Nope star at dinner with the caption “2023 ” on his Instagram Story.
On January 3, 2023, Palmer showed Jackson pictures from her tropical babymoon. She posted a picture of herself holding her baby bump and another of her and her boyfriend smiling in front of a plane.
The actress wrote in the caption that she’s trying to slow down now that she’s pregnant. “I’m always on edge. Even when I’m on vacation, I love having a plan. I’ve learned to at least plan things out slowly so I have something to do that fits with the season “she typed.
Later that month, Palmer told The Tonight Show in a very sneaky way what her baby’s gender was.
She said, “So, my baby will either be a Pisces or an Aries. I’m not sure which.” “Pisces are known for being deep and emotional, so I want to make sure I don’t hurt my baby boy’s feelings. I can sometimes be too “tell it like it is.” When I’m with a Pisces, I need to just wade in the water. Don’t freak out, kid.”