The Internet Is Obsessed With Baby Leo’s Reaction to His Mom Keke Palmer Singing to Him — & So Are We
Keke Palmer’s baby Leo is so starstruck by his mama, and it’s unbelievably cute! The internet can’t stop talking about the 9-month-old’s big reaction to Palmer singing to him in a new video, and you’ll want to watch the heart-melting moment on repeat.
“Welcome to Keke and Leodis’ House of Soul! ✨” BET wrote in a new Instagram video to show the “Unorgeous” singer’s behind-the-scenes looks for the 2023 Soul Train Awards that premiered Sunday night. Palmer shows off her glitzy looks (Leo “loves the sparkles and the glamour and the glitz”), and then she asks Leo, “What do you want to say to the folks?”
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The baby, who she shares with ex Darius Jackson, is dressed in a beige shirt with a bright green hoodie and black pants. He just stares expressionless at the camera until the Nope star begins to sing.
“That’s my little guy,” Palmer croons, and Leo immediately breaks out into a cheek-to-cheek grin. “That’s my little guy, the sweetest little angel I ever did see,” Palmer continues to sing, while swaying with her son. He’s still smiling so big, looking at his mama and then back to the camera, and it melts our hearts!
“Omgness his smile when she started singing to him 🥰,” one person commented.
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“His little smile when he hears his momma singing. ❤️🥹” another person wrote. Someone else commented, “I love that he smiled immediately when hearing you sing..❤️❤️❤️” Nothing else was making sense to him (why are these cameras following us? Why are we looking at all these dresses?) until Palmer began to sing. Then he knew exactly where he was, what he was doing, and how much his mama loved him — and you could see it all on his precious little face. (Watch the video HERE.)
Singing is one of the sweetest (and simplest!) ways to connect with your baby. We sing to entertain them, teach them about the world, and help them fall asleep at night — and we know they love it when they laugh, learn, and settle down. Baby Leo’s immediate happy reaction to his mom’s singing voice shows off their beautiful bond, and it’s so sweet.
Palmer often sings to her baby boy. In an April interview with Amazon Music, the Baby, This Is Keke Palmer podcast host shared that she sings “typical” lullabies for her baby and makes up her own.
“I do make him his own little songs, too,” she said, demonstrating: “Leo, you’re my favorite boy. Leo, you’re my pride and joy. Leo, there’s no one else that makes me feel the way you do.” Our hearts may never recover!
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