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Jamie Roberts

Keke Palmer gives birth as she welcomes first child with Darius Jackson

Keke Palmer has become a mother after giving birth to a precious baby boy.

Actress and singer Keke, 29, announced the birth of her first child with Darius Jackson on social media on Monday as she shared a sweet reel of uploads.

One snap showed the overjoyed couple in hospital with their newest arrival, while another included an adorable close up of the youngster looking snug as he slept all wrapped up in a blanket.

A third saw him tucked in with an elephant teddy, while a fourth showed the new mum and dad looking exhausted as they left the hospital as a family of three.

The Emmy Award winner gushed in the caption: "Hey son," before confirming the tot's name. "Born during Black History Month, with a name to match! LEODIS ANDRELLTON JACKSON, welcome to the world baby Leo."

Keke Palmer shared a selection of sweet shots to Instagram (Keke Palmer /Instagram)
Keke welcomed her first baby with Darius Jackson (Keke Palmer /Instagram)

She also explained how Darius had sweetly made her playlists when they first started dating, and now revealed their son loved Rolling Ray.

"We became each other's someone and made a someone, look at God!" she added.

After sharing the post, Keke was met with an influx of congratulatory messages and positive vibes. Within an hour of posting the pics, over 630,000 of her Instagram followers had liked the post, including Chrissy Teigen.

A number of others shared their joy in the comments section, including American rapper Big Sean who wrote: "Big Congrats!!! Welcome to the club."

Work It star Jordan Fisher penned: "BEAUTIFUL baby boy, sweet friend. Congratulations and welcome to the best club in the world!"

And TV host Jimmy Fallon also took time out to send his love in the form of a single red heart emoji.

The couple are celebrating the birth of their first child together (Keke Palmer /Instagram)

Keke, who starred in Nope, first confirmed her pregnancy in November during her hosting debut on Saturday Night Live.

During her monologue, she exclaimed: "There's some rumours going around, people have been in my comments saying, 'Keke's having a baby, Keke's pregnant,' and I wanna set the record straight — I am!"

She then unbuttoned her long jacket at the time to reveal her sweet baby bump.

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