Halle Bailey opens up about being a busy working mom to son Halo, 2
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She credits her "village" of women in her life who support her as a single mom
"He's made me more sure of myself," she says of her toddler
Mom's the word forHalle Baileythese days.
In this week's issue of PEOPLE theYou, Me & Tuscanystar, 26,opens up about her journeyto and through motherhood⸺and describes the loving community that supports her as she raises2-year-old son Halo.
"I think after I had my baby I was like, 'I'm grown-grown now,'" she says, with a wink to her past role on TV'sGrown-ish. "He's made me more sure of myself and confident in my voice. 'Stronger' is my word for this year."
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Bailey's been a fierce protector of her son, who she shares withex DDG, since before he was born.
She chose not to confirm her pregnancy or Halo's birth until she was ready, later explaining in atearful 2024 speechat theEssenceBlack Women in Hollywood honors: "Halo was my gift. He is the greatest blessing, and I had no obligation to expose him, me or my family to that unyielding spotlight."
These days, the tot makes occasional smiley appearances on his mom's social media. "It's very trippy to have a whole being grow inside you and now to see them run around and be their own person. I cry every day. I'm just obsessed."
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She's not the only one. As a single mom following hersplit from DDG, Bailey credits her close-knit crew, includingbig sister Chloe, for helping her raise Halo while she maintains a hectic Hollywood work schedule.
"You don't do it alone," she says. "I feel grateful that I have beautiful women in my life that surround me and lift me up and that are my village. It's a village job."
She continues, "Especially when you're trying to work on so many different things. You're trying to do your career as well as balance [motherhood], but I feel like women, we can do it all. Like we really can. We need to give ourselves more credit as women sometimes, too, and know that we are amazing."
When it is just her and Halo, Bailey says she makes the most of that time. "We love walks, hikes and just being in nature," she says of their free-time activities. And the two recently had the adventure of a lifetime in Italy where she brought him along to film.
"We were in Rome for the first like three, four weeks. On one of my off days, I found this really beautiful place," she says. "It was like a fresh water waterfall an hour outside of the city. It's called Narni or something. All the locals were saying the movie Narnia was based off of this little place."
Once they were there, "I felt like I was stepping into a fairytale land. I took so many pictures. The water was super cold, but I had to get in it. He loves water. He's a water baby. We were having so much fun."
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