Halle Bailey and DDG made their glamorous red carpet debut as a couple at the BET Awards on June 26, but the pair have dating for quite some time now.
Romance rumours first began swirling when they were spotted together at an Usher concert in January 2022. Two months later on March 27, they went Instagram official. Since then, the couple has only had good things to say about each other, sharing cute snaps of Bailey giving DDG singing lessons and eventually stepping out on the red carpet together. “She honestly motivated me to be better and work harder and get to certain levels,” DDG said of his girlfriend in a July 5 interview with DJ Akademiks.
Bailey is currently gearing up to star in the live-action film “Little Mermaid,” which premieres in 2023. In an interview at the BET Awards, Bailey spoke out about seeing herself on screen as Ariel for the first time, telling ET that she “cried” when she saw clips. “I was like, ‘I don’t understand how this is happening! How this is even me?'” she said. “It’s very overwhelming. I get really emotional just talking about it.”
Meanwhile, DDG released his most recent single, “Storyteller,” on July 10, his latest release since “Elon Musk” featuring Gunna, which dropped in February 2022. The single releases have sparked speculation about a potential new album.
Ahead, check out Bailey and DDG’s relationship timeline.
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January 2022: Halle Bailey and DDG Spotted Together at Usher Concert
On Jan. 1, a video of Bailey and DDG sitting together at Usher‘s Las Vegas residency began to circulate, sparking dating rumours. Later, Usher himself posted some photos of himself and the pair on his Instagram Story.
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June 2022: Halle Bailey and DDG Make Their Red Carpet Debut
On June 26, the pair made their red carpet debut at the BET Awards. “I have my boo with me today,” Bailey told a reporter from Extra on the red carpet before DDG joined her. She also admitted to being “nervous” about their red carpet debut, namely about what to wear – but their outfits definitely made the cut.
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July 2022: DDG Says Halle Bailey "Inspires" Him
In a July 5 interview with DJ Akademiks, DDG opened up about his love for his girlfriend. “I honestly get inspired by my girl,” he said. “She honestly motivated me to be better and work harder and get to certain levels. I look up to her in a sense ’cause it’s, like, I never been around nobody that really . . . ’cause I feel like I’m always the motivator, I’m the inspirer.”
But with Bailey, he said, “It’s like I’m in a different mode now where I’m getting inspired by somebody. I feel like it’s healthy in that way for me ’cause it’s like a weight off my shoulders. It’s like, ‘OK, I need to work harder.’ It’s challenging in a good way. It just makes me want to go harder versus feeling overwhelmed or some sh*t.”
