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Halle Bailey kept her recent pregnancy private for good reason.
The “Little Mermaid” star was one of those honored at Thursday’s gala Black Women in Hollywood Awards 2024and gave a speech explaining why she protected her pregnancy and the birth of her first child, Halo, from public scrutiny.
“We are black women in entertainment, and while we embrace the challenges of the spotlight, in this current climate, that spotlight shines brighter, hotter, and uninterrupted, while the scrutiny of its magnification leaves no concealment,” Bailey said, according to People.
Bailey, who shares Halo with her boyfriend DDG, took to Instagram in January with the news that they had welcomed their son, writing alongside a photo of the newborn’s hand: “Although we are just a few days away from the start of the new year, the best I can do is 2023 could have been enough for me, bring me my son. Welcome to the world my halo.”
On Thursday, Bailey said her role in “The Little Mermaid” changed her career, but “it can’t compare to the greatest joy of my life. And that was becoming a mother to my perfect little angel Halo.”
Bailey said of his effort to protect his family’s privacy. “Halo was my gift. “He is the greatest blessing and I had no obligation to expose him, myself or my family to that.”
She concluded: “With the state of the world and the place in which men try to impose their will on our bodies, no one on social media, and most certainly no one on the planet, was going to tell me what to do with my body.” or what to share with the world.”