Halle Bailey's underwater maternity shoot labeled 'magical' as actress reveals she's 'missing' her baby bump

Halle Bailey shares glimpses of her underwater maternity shoot a few days after she let the world know about the birth of her child
PUBLISHED JAN 16, 2024
Halle Bailey shared glimpses of her underwater maternity shoot recently on Instagram (@hallebailey/Instagram)
Halle Bailey shared glimpses of her underwater maternity shoot recently on Instagram (@hallebailey/Instagram)

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA: Halle Bailey took to her Instagram recently to share glimpses of the time when she was pregnant and had an underwater shoot.

The 23-year-old singer recently became a mother to a baby boy after keeping her pregnancy secret for the whole nine months, Page Six reported.

SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - MAY 22: Halle Bailey attends the Australian premiere of
Halle Bailey kept her pregnancy under wraps for the entire duration (Brendon Thorne/Getty Images)

‘Missing my belly already’

However, now that she has given birth, she showcased her baby bump and wrote in the caption, “🧜🏽‍♀️missing my belly already 💜but I obviously had to do underwater pics 😉.”


 
 
 
 
 
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The post, which included an unreleased song, attracted thousands of likes along with comments, like “Breathtaking fr 😍,” “Ohh I love the videooo!! glad the world gets to see how beautiful your belly was! 🥹❤️❤️,” and “Mommy and her bubble guppy😍😍😍 sing to me mommy!!!”

‘Gorgeous Gorgeous !!’

A user said, “SO BEAUTIFUL!! THE SHOOT & THE SONG😭😍.”

DDG and Halle Bailey attend the 2023 Vanity Fair Oscar Party Hosted By Radhika Jones at Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts on March 12, 2023 in Beverly Hills, California.
DDG and Halle Bailey recently became parents to a baby boy named Halo (Getty Images)

Another user shared, “I’m glad you had the peace and privacy to evolve as a woman and a mother 🙏🏾🫶🏾🙏🏾. Tell people on your own time or not at all!! Thanks for sharing though!! You look stunning 😍.”

“The color palette🤍🥺 Gorgeous Gorgeous !! Truly magical,” a comment read.

Halle Bailey called her son ‘the greatest thing'

The recent Instagram post came a few days after Bailey let the world know about the birth of her child with her boyfriend DDG.

In early January, ‘The Color Purple’ star shared an adorable photo of her son Halo's hand.


 
 
 
 
 
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She captioned it as “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 😉🤣♥️.”

‘Congrats to you both’

Below the post, Khloe Kardashian commented, “Congratulations mommy!!!! Welcome to the world sweet Halo! What a blessing!! This is when life gets even better 🩵🩵🩵🩵.”

Nicki Minaj wrote, “Welcome to earth, Halo. We’ve been expecting you. 😇 congrats, mama! 🤍”

A fan said, “Your stylist needs a raise.. because you were outside your whole pregnancy and it was under wraps and I love that... I truly love that congrats to you both❤️.”


 
 
 
 
 
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Another fan added, “Your terms are the only way anyone needed to know anything and I’m glad you did it just like that! 🙏🏾”

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