On Saturday Night Live, Keke Palmer confirmed she was expecting baby number one by flashing her baby bump during her opening monologue
The Nope actress, 29, who took on hosting duties for the first time on the sketch comedy series, brought up ‘rumors’ circulating around on the internet that she was pregnant.
She then threw open her blazer to ‘set the record straight,’ to reveal a baby bump to the audience, expressing, “I’m gonna be a mom!”
“I want to set the record straight,” she firmly announced. After a brief second, Keke began to unbutton her long blazer and ripped open the fabric to reveal a baby bump.
“I am!” she happily gushed, throwing her hands onto her bump while the audience loudly cheered in congratulations.
Just few minutes after Keke made the announcement aired, Darius Jackson, confirmed he was the father by uploading an adorable snap of Keke cradling her baby bump with the simple caption, ‘2023’ and a red heart emoji.
Once the exuberant applause began to die down, the former Nickelodeon star stated that it was ‘bad’ when individuals ‘spread rumors about you.’ ‘But it’s even worse when they are correct,’ she humorously added. “
I was trying so hard to keep it on the down low because I got a lot of stuff going on.’ ‘You know, people kept coming up to me, ‘Congratulations,’ and I’m like, ‘Shhh, can y’all stop? I got a liquor sponsorship on the line,’ she joked.
Keke then excitedly informed the viewers and the audience that, “this has been the biggest blessing. I’m going to be a mom.”
Rounding up her monologue, she shared her gratitude of being offered the opportunity to host SNL.
