Keke Palmer’s year just got even bigger. The “No” star made her hosting debut on Saturday night’s “Saturday Night Live,” and she used her monologue to announce her pregnancy.
“I’m especially happy to be here because there are some rumors going around,” Palmer said during his “SNL” monologue. “People have been saying in my comments, ‘KK is having a baby, KK is pregnant,’ and I want to set the record straight: I am!”
At that point, Palmer opened his shirt to reveal a baby bump, flashing a big smile as the crowd cheered.
She continued: “I gotta say, it’s bad when people on the internet spread rumors about you, but it’s even worse when they’re right! I mean I’m going to try very hard to keep it on the down low.” I was working hard because I had so many things going on, people were coming up to me saying, ‘Congratulations!’ I’m like ‘Shh, can you y’all stop? I got a liquor sponsorship on the line! Let the check clear then we can go to the baby shower!
Palmer drew praise for her performance in Jordan Peele’s summer blockbuster “Knope” and also had a starring role in Pixar’s “Lightair,” released in June. The actress first starred in the 2006 film “Akeela and the Bee”, after which she starred in the Nickelodeon sitcom “True Jackson, VP”, followed by roles in “Scream Queens” and the 2019 film “Hustlers”.
Coming up, Palmer has a role in Aziz Ansari’s Searchlight Pictures film “Being Mortal”, which he wrote and directed.
You can watch Palmer announce her pregnancy in the video above,