Halle Bailey Says She’s ‘For Sure’ In Love With Rapper DDG
John Parsons
Published Jan 19, 2026
Halle Bailey certifies her friendship for rapper DDG in the September/October fundamental story for Essence. The entertainer tells the magazine she is “beyond question” in love ensuing to following DDG’s calling all through ongoing years.
“I grew up being on YouTube and would ceaselessly see the young Black producers and was consistently energized by them. He was one of them,” Halle says. “I completely neglected him. Anyway by then I saw that he was dropping music, and I really leaned toward this one tune. Inadvertently he informed me — and the rest is history.”
In March, DDG certified his relationship with Bailey through a birthday acknowledgment post on Instagram that he captioned, “Happy Birthday to the beautifulest, the flyest, the best love you ceaselessly @hallebailey.” Halle hadn’t spoken directly about her reverence life as of not very far in the past.
Bailey shares the Essence cover with her sister, Chloe, for their work together as the melodic due Chloe X Halle. Halle is moreover making arrangements for the next year’s appearance of Disney’s The Little Mermaid, in which she stars as Ariel, and as of late wrapped recording on Steven Spielberg’s The Color Purple.
Halle Bailey on the facade of Essence magazine wearing a dim tank top and purple/green pants.
Substance
At just 22, she’s moreover not letting her creating summary of credits hinder self-disclosure. “I’ve sorted out some way to find uniqueness through God — through chatting with God reliably by request, by reflection and through music,” she tells Essence. “I think seeing myself is going as an endless endeavor. Furthermore, remembering that I feel like I know myself at 22, I’m constantly getting to learn about who I am.”