Renowned American singer and actress Halle Bailey says she gave in to intense pregnancy cravings and ate meat again after many years.
The Little Mermaid star opened up while on a live Instagram session that was recorded and reposted by The Shade Room.
While noting that she had been getting numerous questions about whether she was still animal-product free, Halle explained how carrying her first born child affected her diet.
People Magazine reports: “In the clip, Bailey is eating and her 8-month-old can be heard in the background. She tells the camera that after she had been showing off her cooking skills, fans began asking her if she was still vegan.”
“And the answer is: not anymore,” she said. “And the reason being is, I think I told some of you guys that when I was pregnant, I had just, like, started craving meat.”
The singer added that she had been vegan for over 13 years, but when the cravings hit at such a sensitive time in her life, she decided to obey her body.
“I was just like, well, I’m gonna give my body what it wants right now because I’m doing a really hard job of growing a human, and I also wanted to make sure Halo was getting the proper nutrients and things he needed.”
The 24-year-old was candid about her journey as a new parent in a Snapchat post, revealing that she has gone through a tough time with postpartum depression.
“I have severe, severe postpartum [depression], and I don’t know if any new moms can relate, but it’s to the point where it’s really bad, and it’s hard for me to be separated from my baby for more than 30 minutes at a time before I start to kind of freak out,” she said. “Halo is a miracle. He is perfect. He is beautiful. When I look at him, I cry because of how special he is.”
Halle shares baby Halo with boyfriend, rapper DDG.
