Keke Palmer has set the report straight on her son, Leodis’, old skool title.
In a hilarious section on Scott Evans’ Home Visitor podcast, the actress and host revealed that the title was made up by her ex-boyfriend Darius Jackson, an ode to the widespread observe of mixing mother and father’ names in her hometown of Chicago.
“Darius truly made his title. He wished each our names, which is so loopy,” she mentioned. “So yeah, that was him attempting to place like Darius and Lauren, like Leodis, prefer it was simply an excessive amount of, however I mentioned, ‘Hey, let’s do it. It’s cute.’ I used to be pregnant, something went. It’s cute, … after which additionally it gave the impression of an previous title. He gave the impression of he was marching with [Martin Luther King Jr.]. It’s like Leodis Andrellton Jackson. He’s gonna be on any person’s marketing campaign. I simply need him to be like Michael from Good Occasions.“
She continued,
“My mother and father did that very same s***. My sister’s title is Lawrencia. My daddy’s Lawrence. It’s an excessive amount of.”
Solely our lady Keke would have this origin story for a reputation that sounds generations previous.
Her cute tot not too long ago celebrated his second birthday and Keke marked the milestone with a carousel of cute images and a particular message.
“My life can and can by no means be the identical. You could have made me who I’ll endlessly be, a MOTHA,” Palmer wrote in her caption. “Leodis from the second you had been in my abdomen I knew you had been a robust little boy. I might simply really feel it! Despite the fact that you’re now not in my abdomen you’re in truth my best energy,” she continued. “Idk if it’s telepathy or what however you could have taught me that I can do something and so long as you’re watching I promise I gained’t allow you to down. Robust child, sturdy mommy!!!”
Sure, Leodis!