Who Is Halle Bailey Dating? All About 'The Little Mermaid' Star's Boyfriend DDG
Learn about the singer and actress' real-life prince.
Halle Bailey is making waves as Disney's first live-action Ariel, and her love life may as well be a fairy tale of its own—complete with a lot of drama.
The Little Mermaid star and rapper DDG have had some highly publicized ups and downs recently, much of which has been heavily documented on social media. Bailey previously dismissed fan and follower chatter about her relationship, telling Essence, “People have seen me grow up, so, of course, they might have something to say about how I feel or what I do with my life. I just choose not to read it. I ignore the naysayers and follow my own heart and intuition.”
Get to know Halle Bailey's boyfriend and their relationship so far.
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Who is Halle Bailey dating?
Halle Bailey is dating DDG, a rapper and YouTube star based in Los Angeles.
“I’ve been a fan of his for years. I grew up being on YouTube and would always see the young Black creators and was constantly inspired by them. He was one of them," she told Essence. "I completely forgot about him. But then I saw that he was dropping music, and I really gravitated toward this one song. Coincidentally he messaged me—and the rest is history."
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Who is Halle Bailey's boyfriend?
Halle Bailey's boyfriend is YouTuber and rapper DDG. He gushed about their romance on The Breakfast Club in November 2022, telling the hosts, “I’ve never been with nobody that’s like really motivated me like [Bailey] do. I’m seeing different s**t. I ain’t really been around this type of s**t before, so it’s like, she’s bringing me around s**t that I ain’t really—you know what I’m saying? ‘Oh, this is crazy. This is dope.’ You know what I mean?"
He added, "I was my own person before her, but in a way, put me on to different s**t. That’s dope because I’m usually the one putting motherf**kers on.”
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Who is Halle Bailey in a relationship with?
Halle Bailey is in a relationship with rapper and YouTube star DDG. She appeared in his music video for "If I Want You," released in August 2022.
How did Halle Bailey and DDG meet?
During an interview on The Breakfast Club in November 2022, DDG revealed that he met Bailey the somewhat old-fashioned way: He slid into her DMs.
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Are Halle Bailey and DDG married?
DDG and Halle Bailey aren't married, but DDG joked that they were in his November 2022 interview on The Breakfast Club. For her part, Bailey isn't in a hurry to tie the knot and is heavily focused on her work, but would eventually love to start a family.
“I want to have like 10 babies and go live on a farm and have a great house,” she told Essence. “I wanna grow my own food and have an oasis away from the world, where my family and I go and have a great time.”
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Are Halle Bailey and DDG engaged?
While Halle Bailey and DDG aren't currently engaged, he did say on The Breakfast Club that he'd may propose "eventually."
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How long have Halle Bailey and DDG been together?
Halle Bailey and DDG first began dating in early 2022 and became Instagram official that March. In January 2022, DDG posted a vlog taking Bailey on an "underwater date" to go scuba diving.
