Who Is Keke Palmer's Partner? 7 Things To Know About Darius Jackson

Keke Palmer is expecting her first child with boyfriend Darius Jackson.

The 29-year-old "Nope" star revealed her pregnancy over the weekend by showing off her growing baby bump during her "Saturday Night Live" hosting debut.

"There [are] some rumors going around, people have been in my comments saying, 'Keke's having a baby, Keke's pregnant,' and I wanna set the record straight — I am!" Palmer excitedly shared, before ripping open her long button-down jacket to reveal the bump in front of the Studio 8H audience.

She continued, "I gotta say, though, it is bad when people on the internet spread rumors about you y'all, but it's even worse when they're correct. I mean, like, I was trying so hard to keep it on the down low, 'cause I got a lot of stuff going on, you know? ... But honestly this has been the biggest blessing, and I am so excited. Guys, I'm going to be a mom."

Palmer has kept her relationship with Jackson under the radar over the past year.

Here's everything fans need to know about the actress' beau and the father-to-be of her child.

1. Who is Darius Jackson?

He is the brother of actor Sarunas Jackson, who appeared on the HBO comedy-drama series "Insecure," Elle reported. Palmer also appeared in the fifth and final season of the series.

2. What does he do?

According to Us Weekly, Jackson has worked in both the fitness and entertainment industry for over six years. He has his own YouTube channel, which has accumulated more than 19,000 subscribers, and has been working as a fitness instructor at Inspire Fitness.

He is seemingly interested in expanding his career into the film industry as his LinkedIn page listed his experience as varying "between acting, stand-in, background, sports reporting, sports marketing and writing."

3. Where did he meet Palmer?

Palmer and Jackson are believed to have first met at a Memorial Day party hosted by Rae and Diddy in May 2021, according to Us Weekly.

4. How long have they been together?

The couple officially went public with their relationship via Instagram in August last year. At the time, Jackson wrote a sweet birthday message for the actress in a since-deleted post.

"You've been a blessing from above," he wrote, according to Elle. "Never would have expected summer 2021 to turn out the way it did, but here we are. I'm glad we were able to help each other throughout our lowest of times & show one another that what we are bringing to the table is everything that we got."

5. Why did the couple keep their relationship under wraps?

Palmer previously revealed that she prefers to keep work and romance completely separate.

"I've always had the same philosophy when it comes to dating," she told Harper's Bazaar in March 2020. "Not that I wouldn't give someone a try. But trying to keep my private life outside of my work life, to me, it's easiest when you don't date someone with the same career."

The "Hustlers" star also shared at the time that she doesn't post much about romance on social media because she didn't know how to do it without looking "cheesy" and because it didn't "really come naturally to" her.

During an appearance on "The Tamron Hall Show" in November, the former child actor explained why she chose to become "Instagram official" with Jackson, though the photos with her boyfriend are no longer on her page.

"It became more difficult to hide," the actress said. "We spend all this time together, and he really is my closest friend, so it just becomes a thing where I'm not gonna hide something that makes me happy."

She continued, "It's not gonna be everything you see, my job is my job, but at the end of the day this is somebody that is important to me so why not."

6. How does Palmer describe Jackson?

Palmer revealed on "The Tamron Hall Show" what made her realize that Jackson was the man she wanted to be with.

"I think it's the authenticity, I've always been somebody that hasn't wanted too much industry stuff in my life, he's very industry-adjacent, meaning he understands it but that's not what he's about," she told the 52-year-old daytime talk show host of her beau. "It also helps a lot too with the comfortability."

7. How did Jackson react to the pregnancy?

A day after Palmer went public about her pregnancy, the workout guru took to Instagram Story to share a photo of the actress in a figure-hugging brown dress, showing off her baby bump.

He wrote in the caption "2023" along with a red heart emoji.