LAINEY WILSON has always been private about her love life.
But at the 2023 Academy of Country Music Awards, the country singer surprised everyone after arriving with Devlin Hodges.
Who is Lainey Wilson dating?
In May 2023, Lainey attended the 2023 Academy of Country Music Awards with former NFL quarterback Devlin ‘Duck’ Hodges.
“Yup, yup. I brought me a hot date tonight,” she told Entertainment Tonight at the time.
“I sure did. I mean, he’s looking like a snack over there, ain’t he? I said, ‘You know what, you can be my date but you can’t steal my thunder.'”
She later shared in an appearance on The Bobby Bones Show that they have actually been seeing each other for over two years.
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“He’s been around for a while. I just decided to make him wait for two and a half years,” Lainey said.
“He knows what it’s like chasing a dream because he’s done that for himself. He was in the NFL.
“He tried out literally for the Steelers and made it and had a really great run with them. Went out to the LA Rams and did that.
“But I’ll tell you, he is good as gold. Supports me, would never come in between anything that I’m trying to do. He’s like, ‘Go get it, girl.’ And I made him wait for a while. I mean… It’s been a little over two years now.”
Before going public with Hodges, Lainey had been secretive about her love life, but she did say that she was previously in a long-term relationship with her high school sweetheart for seven years.
“He was the only thing I had ever known,” the singer told People.
“We grew up together. He was my best friend. We saw each other through a lot of different phases in our life.
“But I knew I would have to leave something behind, so I could try to do the damn thing in Nashville.”
What has Devlin Hodges said about the relationship?
While Devlin Hodges usually stays quiet about his personal life, he occasionally shares glimpses into his relationship with Lainey Wilson on Instagram.
On May 17, 2024, he shared a photo and a video of the two of them at the 59th Academy of Country Music Awards the day before.
His caption on the post read, “So proud of who you are and how you carry yourself. You deserve the moon and the stars. And some salsa and queso. I love you LW”
Previously, he had shared photos of him and Lainey kissing after the country singer had won her first Grammy in 2024.
That time, he captioned the post, “So stinking proud of you”
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Who is Lainey Wilson?
Lainey Wilson is an American country singer-songwriter and actress born on May 19, 1992, in Baskin, Louisiana.
She developed a love for music when she was nine years old, after watching a show at the Grand Ole Opry with her family.
“I just remember looking up there, being like, ‘Man, I wanna do that,’” she told The Boot.
Before making it big, Lainey worked a string of music-related jobs, including playing in a cover band and being a Hannah Montana impersonator, the Disney character popularized by Miley Cyrus.
It wasn’t until 2016 that she started gaining traction in the music scene, when her sophomore album, Tougher, made it to the Billboard Top Country Albums list.
Two years, later, she inked a recording contract with BBR Music Group.
Lainey also ventured into acting in 2022, with the Western drama Yellowstone being her acting debut.
Since breaking into the music industry, Lainey has churned out a litany of hits, including:
- Heart Like A Truck
- Things A Man Oughta Know
- Watermelon Moonshine
- Dirty Looks
- Smell Like Smoke
She bagged four trophies at the 2023 ACMs, namely: Album of the Year, Female Artist of the Year, Musical Event of the Year, and Visual Media of the Year.