Keke Palmer shocked the world when she introduced her first being pregnant throughout her SNL opening monologue this Saturday (Dec. 3). The 29-year-old actor has had one hell of a 12 months; she starred in Jordan Peele’s critically acclaimed Nope, had her first internet hosting gig on SNL, and now could be anticipating her first baby. However who’s the daddy?
Palmer and her boyfriend couple maintain their relationship comparatively low-key and lots of followers have been unaware of the couple’s existence completely. Right here’s what we all know in regards to the non-public pair.
Who’s Darius Jackson, Keke Palmer’s boyfriend?
Little is understood about Jackson as his social media accounts are non-public however we do know he’s labored as an actor and health teacher at Encourage Health, in response to his LinkedIn profile. Jackson has over six years of expertise in leisure and health and is pursuing a profession in each fields.
He’s been featured a couple of instances on Palmer’s social media, notably in TikTok skits and on her Instagram. However, the couple is notoriously non-public. In a 2020 interview, Palmer instructed Harper’s Bazaar she prefers to maintain her love life off social media.
“I don’t actually do relationship stuff on-line, primarily as a result of I don’t understand how I might do it with out wanting, like, tacky or one thing, you already know? Sure, I’m 100% genuine, however there may be stuff that I do save for household and buddies. I do have a Finsta. Generally I neglect to submit on there ’trigger I do submit numerous actual moments and uncooked moments on my primary Instagram web page. However on the similar time, in the case of romance, [posting about it] doesn’t actually come naturally to me, so I really feel like, why power it?”
How lengthy have the 2 been collectively?
The 2 are rumored to have met at a Memorial Day social gathering hosted by Diddy and Issa Rae. Jackson’s brother, Sarunas Jackson, has appeared on HBO’s Insecure together with Rae and Palmer. The 2 went quietly public with their relationship shortly after when Jackson wrote a candy birthday submit for Palmer in Might 2021.
“To the birthday woman…by no means would’ve anticipated summer time 2021 to prove the best way it did however right here we’re. You’ve been a blessing from above & I thanks for exhibiting me numerous emotions I didn’t know I had in me.”
Palmer even posted Jackson on her Instagram a couple of instances that 12 months, together with a cute video uploaded in October, captioned, “With out being too mushy as a result of I HATEEEE THAT, it feels very nice to not be afraid to indicate this sort of care for somebody that I don’t share the identical blood with. I believed it may by no means occur, I might be fairly guarded, however I respect you for being a protected area. I’ll all the time cherish what you might have given me.”
The 2 sparked breakup rumors earlier this 12 months in March once they mutually unfollowed one another on social media and deleted posts. That’s usually not a superb signal for a lot of relationships however, given Palmer’s joyful announcement as we speak, it appears to be like like all is properly for the non-public couple.
Congratulations to the 2!