{"id":222884,"date":"2026-02-14T21:00:40","date_gmt":"2026-02-14T21:00:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/02\/14\/keke-palmer-more-intentional-with-career-since-becoming-a-mom\/"},"modified":"2026-02-14T21:00:40","modified_gmt":"2026-02-14T21:00:40","slug":"keke-palmer-more-intentional-with-career-since-becoming-a-mom","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/02\/14\/keke-palmer-more-intentional-with-career-since-becoming-a-mom\/","title":{"rendered":"Keke Palmer &#8216;more intentional&#8217; with career since becoming a mom"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"byline\">\n<p>        <time itemprop=\"datePublished\" content=\"2026-02-14\" datetime=\"1771102840\" pubdate=\"\">14 February 2026<\/time>\n    <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.femalefirst.co.uk\/keke-palmer\/\" class=\"exposure-link \" data-linktrack=\"LinkTracker,articleExposure,keke-palmer\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Keke Palmer<\/a> is &#8220;more intentional&#8221; with her work and time since becoming a mom.<\/p>\n<p>                            <\/p>\n<p class=\"image-caption landscape\">Keke Palmer is mom to a two-year-old son<\/p>\n<p>The actress will only do projects if the star can juggle them with the demands of being a single working mom to her two-year-old son, Leodis &#8220;Leo&#8221;, whom she has and co-parents with her ex-partner, Darius Jackson.<\/p>\n<p>Asked how The Burbs cast member is coping with balancing everything, Keke joked to People: &#8220;There actually are three of me.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>She continued: &#8220;It\u2019s a lot. I feel like after [having] my son, I\u2019ve become even more intentional with what I choose to do, how I choose to spare my time, you know? <\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I love everything that I do, but I think [I\u2019m] always conscious to have a good team, to make sure that I can handle it all, and be able to organise it, &#8217;cause it is a lot, but I do love it.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>\nThe Pickup star&#8217;s boy reminds her that it is OK to take things slow in life.<\/p>\n<p>\nKeke, 32, explained: &#8220;He&#8217;s teaching me &#8211; most importantly, I think &#8211; just how to relax and how to live, you know what I mean? <\/p>\n<p>\n&#8220;Like when you see your kid, it really is a mirror to you with your own life, but you&#8217;re able to give them \u2026 what you need to give to yourself. So it&#8217;s been a real blessing.<\/p>\n<p>\n&#8220;My son is everything to me, you know?&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>\nAnd the BOSSY singer &#8211; who split from Darius in August 2023 after almost two years of dating &#8211; shared that Leo has recently started talking.<\/p>\n<p>\nShe added: &#8220;The process of seeing him grow from being a little baby that didn&#8217;t speak to having words, opinions and a personality is incredible.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>\nLast year, Keke said she wanted her bundle of joy to know that he &#8220;can always become someone new&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>\nAsked what she hopes Leo learns from her, Keke told Extra: &#8220;Just to never be afraid to evolve.<\/p>\n<p>\n&#8220;I think we get so caught up in our storylines, and even when they\u2019re tough, we have a hard time getting out of them, but you can always shape-shift. <\/p>\n<p>\n&#8220;You can always become someone new and let your happiness, let your joy and your peace be that guiding force.<\/p>\n<p>\n&#8220;I want him to know that happiness is his to take, but we got to take it, you know?&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>\nIn June 2025, the Nope actress revealed she &#8220;would love&#8221; to give Leo another child.<\/p>\n<p>\nAsked if she wants more children, she told People magazine: &#8220;I would love to. It&#8217;s one of those things I think about all the time. It&#8217;s like, when that&#8217;s going to happen, if that&#8217;s going to happen, how that&#8217;s going to happen.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><!-- Pagination --><\/p>\n<p><!-- playbuzz --><br \/>\n<!-- end playbuzz--><\/p>\n<p><!-- \n\n<div data-cn-project=\"femalefirst\">\n    \n<\/div>\n\n --><\/p>\n<p><!-- Outbrain { date: 2018\/06\/08 } --><br \/>\n<!-- Outbrain { date: 2018\/06\/08 } --><\/p>\n<p>    <!-- Outbrain { date: 2018\/06\/08 } --><br \/>\n    <!-- Outbrain { date: 2018\/06\/08 } --><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.femalefirst.co.uk\/celebrity\/keke-palmer-intentional-career-since-becoming-mom-1437680.html?f=rss\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>14 February 2026 Keke Palmer is &#8220;more intentional&#8221; with her work and time since becoming a mom. 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