Darius Daulton Jackson and Keke Palmer officially announced that they are expecting a baby. Keke revealed her baby bump during her SNL Monologue.

Jackson and Palmer have been dating for about one and a half years. The couple actually met at a party through his brother, Sarunas Jackson. 

Palmer's pregnancy rumors all started when she tried hiding her baby bump at the CFDA awards. The actress wore an extravagant Carolina Herrera ballgown with matching thigh-high boots.

In an interview with Bustle, Keke talked about her boyfriend and revealed that this is the happiest she has ever felt with someone. 

Darius Daulton Jackson And Keke Palmer Relationship Timeline

Darius Daulton Jackson and Keke Palmer are set to become parents after dating for a year and a half.

May 2021

Keke Palmer and Darius Daulton Jackson first met in May 2021 at Diddy and Issa Rae's Memorial Day Party. The event was held in Malibu, California, and was star-studded.

Darius Daulton Jackson and Keke Palmer met at a Memorial Day party.
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Palmer and Jackson got to talking, and that is how it all began. 

August 2021

Darius and Keke went public with their relationship in August of that year. It was Keke's birthday, and her boyfriend put up a lovely post on Instagram.

Darius gushed about Keke on her birthday post.
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He wrote that Palmer is a blessing from above. He never expected the summer of 2021 to turn out the way it did, but he is glad that they were able to help each other throughout their lowest times. They helped each other understand what they were bringing to the table was everything they got. 

September 2021

Darius tweeted to Keke about the Eagles' loss on September 19, 2021. The Philadelphia Eagles lost the game to the San Francisco 49ers after the final score of 17 to 11.

Palmer and her boyfriend both love football.
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It seems like Keke is a Philadelphia Eagles fan, whereas Darius loves the 49ers'.

October 2021

The Insecure actress shared a video of her and Darius Daulton on Instagram in October 2021. She also added a very sweet caption appreciating her boyfriend by saying she will always cherish what he has given her.  

Palmer also added that it feels nice not to be afraid and show this kind of care for someone she does not share the same blood. She never thought that it could happen as she is very guarded, but the actress appreciated Darius for being a safe space.

December 2021

Keke and Darius Daulton were seen publicly for the first time in December 2021. The two made their appearance at producer Jennifer Klein's annual holiday party. 

The couple was seen dressed in all black at Klein's private residence in Brentwood, California. Palmer and Darius were seen on the outdoor dance floor together throughout the night, reports Just Jared.

Keke and Jackson matched in all back at a holiday party.
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They left the party with some pizzas from the Blaze Pizza stand and Shack burgers from the Shake Shack stand. 

March 2022

Keke Palmer and her boyfriend, Darius Daulton Jackson, removed all posts of each other from Instagram. It was unclear if they had split at the time. Some fans believed that they wanted to keep their relationship private.

In March 2022, Keke and Darius both removed all posts of each other from Instagram, and it's unclear if they split at the time or if they just wanted to keep their relationship private.

December 2022

The 29-year-old actress, Keke Palmer, announced that she is pregnant while hosting a gig on Saturday Night Live on December 3. She was wearing a brown jacket and ripped it open to reveal her baby bump. 

The 29-year-old actress announced her pregnancy on SNL.
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In the monologue, Palmer said that people in her comments have been saying she is having a baby and pregnant. She then proceeded to say that she was pregnant. The audience members could not stop cheering and clapping for her. 

Keke added that this had been the biggest blessing, and she is very excited.

Darius Daulton posted Keke's picture soon after the pregnancy announcement.
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Darius posted a story on December 4, 2022, with a picture of his pregnant girlfriend, Keke. He added a little red heart and wrote 2023, indicating that their baby is arriving next year. 

Keke Palmer Boyfriend Darius Daulton Jackson

Darius Daulton Jackson and Keke Palmer both appeared in Issa Rae's series Insecure. However, they did not appear in the same episodes.

Darius Daulton is a fitness instructor and a former footballer. He grew up competing in multiple sports but focused all his attention on football in high school. He even earned a scholarship to Fresno State University. 

DomiNque Perry posted a video of soon-to-be parents Keke and Darius on her Instagram
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Jackson is the younger brother of actor Sarunas J. Jackson. Sarunas and Keke both worked in the Comedy Drama series Insecure.

Daulton grew up in Philadelphia and Los Angeles and was raised by a Panamanian mother and African-American father.

Darius Daulton Jackson Career

Darius got into sports media and even earned a certificate in broadcasting. He has experience in content production, news reporting, and radio broadcasting. Daulton was a promotions assistant at iHeartMedia from 2019-2020.

Darius during his first set of 2022.
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He worked with KBCH Internet Radio in 2017 and Lawndale City TV in 2018. He worked with the Bleav Podcast Network from June 2020 to July 2021. 

He was motivated to get into shape as he grew up in a sports environment. He also got into boxing and working out at the gym.