Don’t let him go! Lainey Wilson‘s boyfriend is extra than simply her lover, he’s her inspiration. The nation singer revealed that he turned her muse after debuting their relationship in 2023.
Initially from small city Baskinville, Louisiana, Lainey Wilson exploded in recognition after her music appeared on Yellowstone in 2019. She’s gained seven Nation Music Affiliation Awards, a Grammy Award, and 7 Nation Music Affiliation Awards, together with the highest honor of Entertainer of the Yr in 2023.
Wilson has been extraordinarily non-public about her relationships, however her coronary heart opened up on the 2023 ACM’s purple carpet. She hinted at it saying, “I’m in love… I’m excited to share this facet of my life. That’s bizarre for me, that I’m capable of write these sorts of songs. I’ll say, I don’t assume I’ll ever be the sort of love music author that’s going to be mushy, gushy, like pour my coronary heart out to ya.”
She additionally talked about how his help helps her profession, “I believe it’s going to be extra of the ‘I’m a powerful girl and I gotta man who’s OK with it sort of factor. He is aware of what it’s like to begin from the bottom up. He is aware of what it’s wish to have a dream at a really younger age… we perceive one another.
Who’s Lainey Wilson’s Boyfriend?
Lainey Wilson’s boyfriend is Devlin “Duck” Hodges. The 2 began relationship in 2021 however maintained their privateness till their ACM purple carpet-debut in 2023. Hodges is an actual property agent and a retired NFL participant who performed for The Pittsburgh Steelers and Ottawa Redblacks.
The “Coronary heart Like A Truck” singer recalled the couple’s first date to Folks. “We went to this previous place known as Silverados, and it had free beer and wine from 5 to 10 p.m.,” she informed the outlet. “I used to be like, ‘This boy likes to ball on a funds too. That is gonna work out.’”
She gushed about how her boyfriend is supportive of her it doesn’t matter what. “Duck is the sort of dude who high-fives me on the way in which within the door and on the way in which out and says, ‘Go get it,’” she says. “He is aware of how necessary this dream is to me.” She additionally described Hodges as “considered one of my largest cheerleaders and champions.”
“WWDD” or “What Would Dolly Do?” isn’t simply the identify of her hit music. Wilson additionally revealed that Nation legend Dolly Parton impressed her to maintain their relationship below wraps from the media. “Relating to mine and Duck’s relationship, there’s going to be some issues that we are able to’t escape and individuals are going to say and do no matter, however me and him are on the identical web page concerning the much less we put on the market, the much less that we’re going to must take care of individuals making something up and saying something,” she informed Billboard. “We wish to hold that as sacred as we presumably can between me and him, and thus far, it has labored for us.”
Hodges additionally impressed some points of Wilson’s profession. “I used to be by no means actually capable of write love songs, as a result of I don’t know if I had truly felt it, however I’m writing me some love songs now,” she says. “I’m grateful for him.”