Misty Copeland secretly gave birth to first baby, son Jackson, three months ago

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Misty Copeland is a mom!

The ballerina and her husband, Olu Evans, secretly welcomed a now-3-month-old baby boy named Jackson, she revealed Thursday.

“I’m on maternity leave right now,” Copeland, 39, told People. “But I will be back on the stage in 2023, hopefully, in the fall.”

The dancer explained that she chose to keep her pregnancy under wraps because she is a “pretty private” person.

“Definitely with my son, I wouldn’t have him probably be on camera for anything,” she said. “But when it comes to my career and what I’m doing, I’m really open.”

Copeland did, however, give insight into an upcoming milestone: her son’s first international trip.

“We just got Jackson’s passport a couple days ago,” she told the magazine. “So we’re on our way to Corsica this summer in France.”

The new mom also praised Evans for being “an amazing dad” to their newborn.

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“It’s never easy, but I wouldn’t be able to do it without having a support system,” she gushed of the lawyer. “My husband is incredible. … He’s been there for me throughout my entire career to help me to be able to balance those things.”

The couple married in July 2016, nearly one year after the “Ballerina Body” author confirmed their engagement.

Prior to her wedding, Copeland explained that she was aiming for a “simple, easygoing” ceremony.

“I just want it to be simple and classy and not feel like I’m in a tutu,” she told E! News in October 2015. “I feel like I get to become a fairy princess on stage and wear incredible costumes and gowns to galas.”

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