Halle Bailey Reveals Her Son Has Started Calling Her 'Beautiful' at the 2026 Grammys (Exclusive)
Halle Bailey Reveals Her Son Has Started Calling Her 'Beautiful' at the 2026 Grammys (Exclusive)
Rachel RaposasMon, February 2, 2026 at 2:35 AM UTC
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At the 2026 Grammys, Halle Bailey revealed her son Halo's latest phase: compliments!
The singer and actress tells PEOPLE her son has been calling her "beautiful" lately
Bailey welcomed Halo in December 2023 with ex-boyfriend DDG
Halle Bailey is cherishing every precious moment of being a mom!
The singer-actress, 25, spoke with PEOPLE while walking the red carpet at the 2026 Grammys, and shared a sweet update on her son Halo. Her 2-year-old boy's most recent phase, she says, is giving out compliments.
"He's just the best," Bailey said, beaming. "He started calling me beautiful recently. Yeah, it's a thing!"
Halle Bailey in February 2026 in Los Angeles
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Bailey welcomed her son, her first child with ex-boyfriend DDG, in December 2023. She announced the news in a post on Instagram days later on Jan. 6, 2024, and expressed her glee and gratitude in the caption.
Halle Bailey in February 2026 in Los Angeles
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“Even though we’re a few days into the new year, the greatest thing that 2023 could have done for me, was bring me my son.. welcome to the world my halo. The world is desperate to know you,” Bailey wrote.
As she was working on projects like The Little Mermaid and The Color Purple that year, Bailey chose to not to reveal her pregnancy until after she gave birth.
She later elaborated on the choice at the Essence Black Women in Hollywood Awards in March 2024, noting that the decision came from “a place of protection.”
“There was no way in hell I was going to share the biggest joy of my world with anyone,” she said. “Halo was my gift. He is the greatest blessing, and I had no obligation to expose him, me, or my family to that.”
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In March 2025, when Bailey's son was 14 months old, the actress revealed Halo could recognize her as Ariel in The Little Mermaid. Bailey shared a video on Instagram, which saw Halo turning to the television as Bailey's Ariel came on the screen. "Momma," the toddler said, and Bailey laughed behind the camera.
Months after the birth of Halo, DDG announced that he and Bailey had split after spending more than two years together. The rapper shared that the decision was "not easy," but they believe it was the "best" choice for them both.
Since then, Bailey requested sole legal and physical custody of Halo after she accused DDG of physical and verbal abuse.
At the time, PEOPLE reached out to lawyers for Bailey and representatives for DDG for comment.
In June 2025, DDG denied Bailey's abuse claims and also requested a domestic violence restraining order, alleging that Bailey posed an "imminent emotional and psychological risk to the minor child based on repeated, documented threats of self-harm," per Billboard.Representatives for Bailey and DDG did not immediately respond to PEOPLE's request for comment at the time.
In October 2025, Bailey and DDG reached a custody agreement and dropped their restraining orders against each another.
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