Keke Palmer made the 2026 Nickelodeon Kids’ Choice Awards a family affair, bringing her 3-year-old son Leodis “Leo” Jackson and her nieces to the ceremony on Saturday, November 14, at Television City in Los Angeles.
On the orange carpet, Palmer posed for several pictures with the youngsters.
In one photo, Leo looked adorable in a striped OshKosh B’gosh outfit as his mom held him **on her hip**. Keke, meanwhile, paired a burgundy corset-style top with floral trousers and wore her long auburn hair down.
Entertainment Tonight caught up with the actress at the event and asked how it felt to return to the Kids’ Choice Awards with her family after growing up on Nickelodeon.
“It’s amazing. It’s incredible to be able to share what I do with them in these fun ways,” she said. “You know, I work a lot. They always know, but anytime we can get all together, that’s what I want.”
On Instagram, the entertainer shared a video from the event with a nostalgic nod to her Nickelodeon days.
“POV: True Jackson in 2026 showing up as President of MadStyle,” read the text over a clip of Palmer posing with Leo.
“And she’d be crushing it!!!!” she captioned the post.
The post referenced Palmer’s former Nickelodeon series, True Jackson, VP, in which she played a teenager who lands a job as vice president of a major fashion company. The show aired from 2008 to 2011, becoming one of the network’s popular live-action comedies.
At this year’s Kids’ Choice Awards, Palmer, 33, was among the nominees for Favorite Podcast for her show, Baby, This Is Keke Palmer.
Singer Alex Warren hosted the ceremony, which aired on CBS for the first time as well as Nickelodeon.
Palmer shares Leo with her former boyfriend, Darius Jackson. Her two nieces are the daughters of her older sister, Loreal Palmer, who has three children.
Earlier this year, Palmer opened the doors of her Los Angeles home to Architectural Digest and revealed that she lives with Leo, her sisters Loreal and Lawrencia, and their children.
She compared their household to the sitcom Full House and joked that her version has three aunts instead of three uncles.
“I’m just so happy that my son and my nieces and my nephews get to grow up here,” she told the magazine.
