Keke Palmer found love with Darius Jackson nearly two years before they welcomed their first child.“You’ve been a blessing from above,” Jackson gushed of the Nope star via his Instagram in August 2021. “Never would have expected summer 2021 to turn out the way it did, but here we are.
I’m glad we were able to help each other throughout our lowest of times & show one another that what we are bringing to the table is everything that we got.”Less than two years later, the couple announced in December 2022 that they were expecting their first child.
Their son, Leodis Andrellton Jackson, arrived in February 2023.Shortly after welcoming baby Leo, personal trainer Jackson publicly praised Palmer. “This might be the first time I’ve seen you touched up post-child,” he quipped in a joint April 2023 Twitch video. “You look beautiful.”Keep reading for a timeline of Palmer and Jackson’s relationship:The twosome connected in early 2021, shortly before Jackson made an appearance at Palmer’s 28th birthday bash.
In party snaps shared on the former child star’s Instagram in August, the couple cuddled and kissed during the festivities.During an interview with Bustle, Palmer issued her first comments about their relationship.“I just think [this] was a moment in time in my life where I really stepped into this kind of boss behavior [of doing] whatever the hell I want to do,” she told the outlet of initially deciding to keep their relationship private. “This is the happiest I’ve ever felt with someone.
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