DDG Says Halle Bailey's Pregnancy Wasn't Planned: 'It Kinda Just Happened'

We both have the same interest in being parents, said the rapper

DDG and Halle Bailey knew they were meant to be parents.

In an exclusive preview of Wednesday’s episode The Jason Lee Show shared with PEOPLE, the 26-year-old YouTuber sat down with the host to discuss the moment he and Purple The 23-year-old actress knew that they were serious about starting a family.

In the recording, DDG admitted that “it kind of just happened” when Lee asked about the couple becoming parents. “We didn’t target the child, but it just happened,” he said. “What are we going to do?”

Lee points out that the young couple — who went public with their romance in March 2022 — both had a lot going on at the time and asked the “Moonwalking in Calabasas” rapper how they agreed that having a child was best for them.

Halle Bailey shared ‘before and after’ photos after the birth of her son Halo

“You’re on tour and you’re successful in your own right and you’ve been. She’s successful in her own right, and she just came off the biggest movie, as always, and all the drama that came with that,” Lee said, apparently referring to her breakout role as the lead in Disney’s live-action remake. Little Mermaid and controversies surrounding her acting.

Halle Bailey at the world premiere of Disney’s “The Little Mermaid”.

VALERIE MACON/AFP via Getty Images

The director of “The Little Mermaid” recalls the racist reactions from “Narrow-minded people” about the actress Halle Bailey

“It’s a very big conversation for adults in their early 20s,” Lee said of Bailey and DDG continuing their pregnancy at a time when all eyes were on them.

Halle Bailey and DDG, February 2024.

Leon Bennett/Getty Images

“We both have the same interest in being parents,” answered DDG. “And I feel like she’s always wanted to be a mom. We always somehow just give off that energy, and I’ve always wanted a child. So, from then on, we just made the decision to go ahead with it.”

Never miss a story — sign up for PEOPLE’s free daily newsletter to stay up-to-date on the best PEOPLE has to offer, from celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.

Earlier this month, the couple spoke exclusively to PEOPLE about their first date together and how they came up with a name for their baby boy, who arrived in December.

While praising her partnership with CORE Hydration, the actress said, “It was actually my boyfriend’s idea” when it came to naming their first child.

DDG, Halle Bailey and their son Halo.

Amy Sussman/Getty; Halle Bailey/Instagram

“We just hit it off and loved it,” she said. “I like the name Halo.”

However, Bailey did not confirm at the time if the baby was named after the song of the same name that her mentor Beyoncé played on her. I’m… Sasha Fierce 2008 album

Playing coy, she joked, “He must have a theme song.”

DDG also spoke with PEOPLE at the Recording Academy Honors event hosted by the Black Music Collective, where he reminisced about their first outing together.

“We went to an Ethiopian restaurant, and then I thought that was the end of the date, and then she said, ‘After I go to the movies.’ I thought, ‘With who?’ She was like ‘Alone,’ and then I called myself. And now we’re here with the baby,” he said in an interview published on February 2.

Categories: Trends
Source: HIS Education