Halle Bailey talks about the big change in her diet while pregnant.
In an Instagram live recording of The Shade Room, The little mermaid The 24-year-old actress revealed how she started craving meat while pregnant with son Hal — whom she shares with boyfriend DDG — and went vegan.
In the video, Bailey is eating, and her 8-month-old child can be heard in the background. She says to the camera that after she showed off her cooking skills, fans started asking her if she was still vegan.
“And the answer is: no more,” she said. “And the reason is that I told some of you that when I was pregnant, I just started craving meat.”
Halle Bailey and her son Halo.
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The singer said she was a vegan for 13 years and when she started craving meat, “I thought, well, I’m going to give my body what it wants right now because I’m doing a really hard job growing a human, and I also wanted to make sure Halo was getting the proper nutrients and things it needs.”
She pointed out that she still likes and eats vegan food most of the time. “If I have an inkling or a craving for chicken or something, I’ll eat it,” she explained. “But I don’t eat a lot of meat. But it’s like if I want it, I’ll eat it and then that’s it.”
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Bailey also said she found it’s not abnormal for vegans to stop eating while pregnant.
“I’ve been looking for it and I see so many women like me who have been vegan for years and years. When they got pregnant, it was like out the window,” she explained.
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Halle Bailey in July 2024.
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Bailey, who welcomed Halo in 2023, has been candid about her health since giving birth. In April, she opened up about her postpartum journey, telling fans in an Instagram video that she felt “triggered” by seeing comments on social media about her family.
“Before I had my baby and hearing people talk about the postpartum period, it kind of just went in one ear and out the other. I didn’t realize how serious it really was,” Bailey said at the time.
“Going through it now, it feels like you’re swimming in this ocean that’s like the biggest waves you’ve ever felt and you’re trying not to drown. And you’re trying to get air,” she continued. .
Bailey concluded her update by reminding fans that things aren’t always what they seem on the internet.
“Even though you might look up to certain people and think they’re celebrities, and they seem to have it all together, you never know what someone else is going through, especially someone who’s literally had a baby,” she said.
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