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Halle Bailey<\/strong><\/a> is a mom! After fans speculated for months that The Little Mermaid<\/em> star was hiding a pregnancy, Halle announced the arrival of baby No. 1 with boyfriend<\/a>, Darryl Dwayne \u201cDDG\u201d Grandberry Jr<\/strong>., on Saturday, January 6.<\/p>\n \u201cEven though we\u2019re a few days into the new year, the greatest thing that 2023 could have done for me, was bring me my son,\u201d Halle, 23, captioned a photo of herself and DDG, 26, holding the little one\u2019s hand. \u201cWelcome to the world my halo.\u201d<\/p>\n In addition to revealing Halo\u2019s name in the Instagram caption, Halle confirmed the moniker by showing off the newborn\u2019s name plate bracelet in the announcement photo. She also poked fun at all the speculation surrounding her pregnancy by adding, \u201cThe world is desperate to know you,\u201d along with winking and laughing emojis.<\/p>\n While pregnant in 2023, Halle never publicly spoke about the rumors that she was expecting her first child. Fans began wondering if she was carrying a baby when they noticed that she seemingly started to wear baggier clothing while out and about.<\/p>\n In November 2023, Halle clapped back at people who were making comments that claimed she had a \u201cpregnancy nose\u201d in new social media photos.<\/p>\n