DDG, Lance Gross And Nick Cannon Talk Fatherhood

DDG, singer and actress Halle Bailey’s boyfriend, shared how he stood by her facet throughout her battle with postpartum melancholy in a candid interview on BET’s For The Fellas.

Whereas chatting alongside Nick Cannon and Lance Gross about fatherhood and the teachings they’ve realized alongside the way in which with host Brian “B-Mac” McIntosh, DDG, 26, shared that persistence was his secret weapon whereas serving to Halle to navigate the ebbs and circulation of postpartum melancholy (PPD), a kind of melancholy that impacts some ladies after childbirth. In April, Halle revealed that she suffered from PPD three months after giving delivery to their son, Halo.

 “Simply being affected person man, simply conserving that in thoughts whenever you’re going by way of one thing along with her or perhaps y’all might need a bit disagreement or one thing or perhaps we would butt heads right here and there, however you recognize I attempt my finest to be as affected person as attainable.” 

 

Postpartum melancholy sometimes develops throughout the first few weeks to months after giving delivery, although it may possibly happen anytime throughout the first yr postpartum. PPD could cause emotions of utmost disappointment, nervousness, and exhaustion that may intrude with a lady’s skill to look after herself and her child. In line with a 2023 examine, in america, between 29% and 44% of Black ladies expertise signs of postpartum melancholy (PPD), but many go undiagnosed and lack entry to psychological well being providers.

Fortunately, DDG stepped in to help the “Ungodly Hour” singer when her melancholy occurred. In some methods, it helped him to develop a stronger bond with their five-month-old son, Halo. 

“Regardless that he can’t discuss, I really feel like we obtained a connection the place I ‘m in a position to make him snicker [and] smile,” the YouTube star and rapper added. “I really feel like that’s my superpower as a dad.”

Afterward within the present, DDG gushed about his expertise as a first-time father, telling the fellas that life has been a “blessing ever since” little Halo arrived in 2023. He showered his boo Halle with reward, calling the R&B star “an amazing mother.”

He added, “I do know I can at all times depend on her.”

Nick Cannon Doesn’t Care About Criticism Linked To His Untraditional Household

Elsewhere within the interview, Cannon, who boasts an enormous brood of 11 with six completely different ladies, opened up concerning the criticism he typically faces as a result of his untraditional household construction. The TV host and actor mentioned he isn’t involved concerning the backlash, as he does every little thing in his energy to supply a secure and loving surroundings for his children. 

“I don’t owe anyone an evidence of how I father apart from my kids. And [as] lengthy because the connection is there for them, so long as they’re pleased with their father, it’s not going to be conventional,” The Masked Singer host defined throughout the dialogue. “We gonna undergo some stuff, however one factor each single considered one of my kids is aware of is that I really like them, unconditionally.”

The California native’s kids embrace Rise Messiah Golden Sagon and daughter Highly effective Queen with mannequin Brittany Bell. He’s additionally a father to twins Zion and Zillion, and a child daughter, Stunning Zeppel, with DJ Abby De La Rosa.

Mariah Carey and the Wild’ N Out host co-parent twins Monroe and Moroccan. He additionally has a son, Legendary Love, with mannequin Bre Tiesi, and a daughter, Onyx Ice Cole, with former Worth Is Proper mannequin LaNisha Cole.

Moreover, he has one little one with mannequin Alyssa Scott. Their son Zen handed away from mind most cancers at 5 months outdated in December 2021, however they welcomed their daughter, Halo Marie Cannon, on December 14, 2022.

Lance Gross Is Decided To Be The Greatest Father

Within the For The Fellas interview, Lance Gross revealed that his father handed away in 2017.  Since then, the actor and mannequin vowed to be current and energetic in his son’s life.

“I attempt to be a minimum of a excessive proportion of what my father was,” he instructed DDG and Cannon, noting how he typically leans on his shut buddies for fatherhood recommendation and help. “We at all times hop on the cellphone if we’d like recommendation from one another or if we’re going by way of one thing…so it’s shoulders to lean on. All of us need properly for one another.”

Watch the complete episode of For The Fellas under.