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New mom Halle Bailey ‘missing’ her baby bump after hiding pregnancy for 9 months

Halle Bailey got nostalgic over her baby bump weeks after welcoming her son, Halo.

The “Little Mermaid” star — who never confirmed she was expecting with boyfriend DDG — put her pregnant belly on full display in a throwback video posted to Instagram from her underwater maternity photo shoot.

Bailey channeled her onscreen character Ariel in the clip as she sported a metallic crop top and a low-waist maxi skirt to match.

She also wore a sheer dress, which flowed in the water as she moved her body.

“🧜🏽‍♀️missing my belly already 💜but i obviously had to do underwater pics 😉,” the singer captioned the video, which featured an unreleased track.

The “Little Mermaid” star channeled her inner Ariel as she swam underwater for a maternity shoot. Instagram/@hallebailey
She floated gracefully while wearing a series of outfits to highlight her bump. Instagram/@hallebailey

Although Bailey didn’t announce her pregnancy before giving birth late last year, her recent post left fans in awe.

“Absolutely beautiful sweetie🩵,” one person wrote.


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“omg this is making me emotional,” another chimed in.

“A mermaid forever and ever 🙌,” a third added.

“🧜🏽‍♀️missing my belly already 💜but i obviously had to do underwater pics 😉,” she captioned the clip. Instagram/@hallebailey

Earlier this month, the actress, 23, revealed via Instagram that she and DDG, 26, welcomed a son.

She announced the little one’s arrival with a snap of his tiny hand with a gold bracelet engraved with “Halo.”

“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.. welcome to the world my halo 🥰👼🏽 ✨,” she gushed in the caption.

Earlier this month, Bailey revealed she welcomed a son with boyfriend DDG. Halle Bailey/Instagram

“the world is desperate to know you 😉🤣♥️,” Bailey added, referencing the speculation about her then-rumored pregnancy.

The “Color Purple” star first sparked pregnancy rumors when she attended the MTV VMAs in September 2023 wearing a flowy dress to cover up her belly.

At the time, an insider told Page Six the actress “stayed away from the pink carpet” to avoid being photographed.

The couple named their bundle of joy Halo. Halle Bailey/Instagram

“When she was inside, she was very mindful in the way she gave hugs, and who she gave them to,” our source added.

Following her appearance, several fans took to social media to speculate that Bailey was concealing a baby bump.

“It’s none of our business but that dress … made it too obvious,” one fan tweeted at the time.

“the greatest thing that 2023 could have done for me, was bring me my son,” the actress announced via Instagram. Halle Bailey/Instagram

A few months later, she told fans to “leave [her] alone” when a social media user commented that she had a “pregnancy nose.”

However, DDG actually announced Bailey’s pregnancy on April Fools’ Day 2023 by sharing a sonogram, though fans thought it was a joke.

The “Grown-ish” star went public with her relationship with the “I’m Geekin” rapper — born Darryl Dwayne Granberry Jr. — in March 2022.