Halle Bailey made a rare red carpet appearance with longtime boyfriend DDG on Thursday at the Recording Academy Honors Presented By The Black Music Collective in Los Angeles.
The 23-year-old Little Mermaid star — who welcomed her first baby, a son named Halo, last year — wowed in a strapless white gown.
Bailey flaunted her postpartum figure in the low-cut look, which bared her busty chest.
The number was adorned with white sequins and boasted a mermaid-cut that covered her footwear.
And her 26-year-old partner, who she’s been dating early 2022, contrasted her look in all black.
Halle Bailey made a rare red carpet appearance with longtime boyfriend DDG on Thursday at the Recording Academy Honors Presented By The Black Music Collective in Los Angeles
The 23-year-old Little Mermaid star wowed in a strapless white gown
Ahead of Sunday’s Grammy Awards show, the stunner wore her locked hair loose, letting it flow down her back.
She wore a roped diamond necklace and coordinating earrings as she strolled the red carpet.
Bailey’s face was aglow in a soft application of makeup that included warm-toned blush and a glossy pink lip stain.
Her nails were flawlessly manicured in a nude color and she donned multiple rings.
Her boyfriend, who is also a musician, wore a black shirt with a matching tie and topped them with a long, ribbed coat.
The stylish rapper donned a flashy gold-toned watch and added black leather gloves.
He covered his eyes in a pair of glossy, sporty, black sunglasses while keeping close to Halle.
In an interview with People published on Thursday, she said their baby boy’s name Halo was chosen DDG, full name Darryl Dwayne Granberry Jr.
Bailey flaunted her postpartum figure in the low-cut look, which bared her busty chest
The number was adorned with white sequins and boasted a mermaid-cut that covered her footwear
‘It was actually my boyfriend’s idea,’ Bailey said, crediting her boyfriend. ‘He’s the one who came up with his name.’
Halle recently fired back at critics who called her a ‘liar’ for hiding her pregnancy by Photoshopping her baby bump away.
She used the social media app X last Sunday to communicate with angry fans.
It started when she shared a flashback video with on Snapchat, writing, ‘lmaooo do y’all remember seeing this pics on my insta? we photoshopped out my belly,’ and adding laughing emoji.
But some fans didn’t see the humor and accused her of lying.
She defended her decision by writing: ‘I never lied or even said anything about it honey, making a joke about my nose was the farthest i went.’
‘I’ll never understand why you are mad I protected my own peace, wouldn’t you do the same?’ ghe star asked.
She then ended with a defiant, ‘and I’m gonna share my pics now if I want to because my son is here safely, if u don’t wanna see it just keep scrolling baby lol God bless you !♥️’
The 23-year-old singer opened up about her first child and his unique moniker after she welcomed her first child with her 26-year-old rapper boyfriend in December
Later, the proud new mom shared, ‘lol my hormones have been on 10 recently so I’m gonna go back to staying off twitter. love you all.’
The Color Purple actress announced Halo’s arrival on January 6 via Instagram with a video of his tiny hand inside hers, with DDG’s hand underneath.
The infant wore a gold bracelet with his name engraved on it.
‘Even though we’re a few days into the new year, the greatest thing that 2023 could have done for me, was bring me my son.’ she wrote, adding, ‘welcome to the world my halo. the world is desperate to know you.’