Halle Bailey’s ‘Best Mother’ award.Photo:DDG/Snapchat
DDG/Snapchat
Halle Baileymay have lost a few categories at the 2024 NAACP Awards — but she won the most important award of all.
TheLittle Mermaidstar, 23, was nominated for entertainer of the year, outstanding actress in a motion picture and outstanding supporting actress in a motion picture at the NAACP Awards, which were handed out on Saturday.
In a series of videos posted to Snapchat, the rapper, 26, gave Bailey several awards, including one for “best mother.”
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DDG and Halle Bailey.DDG/Snapchat
“I want to give this award out for the best one ever, and this award goes to the one and only, Halle Bailey. For the best mother award, wooo!" DDG said in the clip while she’s holding the couple’s 3-month-old son,Halo.
“I’m crying,” Bailey says, wiping away tears. “Thank you.”
At the 2024ESSENCE Black Women in Hollywood Awards, Bailey was one of the four honorees at the event andreflected on her career and the birth of her sonduring her acceptance speech.
“We are Black women in entertainment, and although we signed up for the challenges of the spotlight, in this current climate, that spotlight burns brighter, hotter, and uninterrupted, whereas the scrutiny of its magnification leaves no concealment,” she told the room.
Halle Bailey’s ‘Best Mother’ award.DDG/Snapchat
Noting that the role changed her life, she said, “It cannot compare to the biggest joy of my life. And that was becoming a mom to my perfect little angel Halo.” Getting emotional, the star went on to explain why she chose to keep her pregnancy private, a decision that 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. Halo was my gift. He is the greatest blessing, and I had no obligation to expose him, me, or my family to that,” she continued.
source: people.com
