Keke Palmer Dances With 5-Week-Old Son Leodis: "I Love Hanging With You"

The 29-year-old is embracing her role as a new mother with plenty of smiles and laughs.

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If there's anyone we've seen tackle the daunting task of motherhood with grace this year, it's undoubtedly Keke Palmer. Since giving birth to baby Leodis Andrellton just five weeks ago, the actress has been open and honest about her journey on social media, admitting on at least one occasion that she was getting "cooked" by the job. While it was certainly an adjustment for her and her boyfriend Darius Jackson, they've passed every test so far with flying colours, and from the look of Palmer's latest Instagram post, she's becoming more comfortable each and every day.

On Sunday (April 2), the 29-year-old shared a heartwarming video of her and little Leo dancing at home, the infant sporting an adorable but hilarious expression on his tiny face. "And to think! Just last April Fools I 'joked' about being preggers," Palmer reflected in her caption. "We manifested you, little buddy! I love hanging with you and you just be looking crazy like a caveman 🤣😍😘."

Keke Palmer and Her Baby Boy Are Loving Life

Based upon his cute but funny face, Palmer is obviously under the impression that her son is "already tired of [her]." However, as someone in the comments pointed out, "That baby is gonna wake up one day and realize that Keke Palmer is his mother 😭," which will surely be enough for Leo to forgive the Hustlers starlet for any embarrassing videos she posted in his first few months of life. Fellow industry icon Skai Jackson later dropped by the replies to share her thoughts, writing, "He said, 'side EYE' 😂😭. He's sick and tired."

Aside from her latest post, the Chicago-born entertainer shared a sweet photo dump in late March of her taking a walk with her little one in a stroller. "Mommy’ing is coming along if you were looking for an update. I have juggled quite a few careers but this is my greatest gig of all," Keke Palmer wrote at the time, giving fans yet another positive update on her life. Keep scrolling to see some of the new mom's sweetest Instagram moments so far, and check back later for more pop culture news updates.

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Hayley Hynes is the former Weekend Managing Editor of HotNewHipHop, she stepped down after two years in 2024 to pursue other creative opportunities but remains on staff part-time to cover music, gossip, and pop culture news. Currently, she contributes similar content on Blavity and 21Ninety, as well as on her personal blog where she also offers tarot/astrology services. Hayley resides on the western side of Canada, previously spending a year in Vancouver to study Fashion Marketing at Blanche Macdonald Centre and Journalism at Mount Royal University in Calgary before that. She's passionate about helping others heal through storytelling, and shares much more about her life on Instagram @hayleyhynes.