Jelly Roll believes he hit the jackpot in love when he found Bunnie Xo, and he’s determined to make their relationship last by following certain rules. In this week’s PEOPLE magazine, the country star opens up about how he and his wife, who married in 2016, make it a priority to never be apart for more than two weeks, despite their hectic schedules.
“Fourteen days has been our rule kind of from the beginning,” he shares. “We actually just implemented that same rule with our 16-year-old daughter, Bailee. We noticed we were sometimes going months without seeing her, and we decided that family had to come first.”
Jelly Roll shares the secret to his lasting love with wife Bunnie Xo
The 39-year-old singer describes his 44-year-old wife as “the person you show up to when the chips are down.” He explains that when they’re on tour, they make the most of their time together and see it as an opportunity to enjoy a little vacation. Jelly Roll, who started his Beautifully Broken tour in August, is set to wrap up his tour later this month.
“My wife loves gothic stuff, so she enjoys visiting the oldest church in town,” he reveals. “That really excites her.” The Grammy nominee, who is up for three CMA Awards in 2024, met Bunnie in 2015 at one of his Las Vegas shows.
Though she was in a relationship at the time, the two remained friends, and when she became single, their connection turned romantic. Jelly Roll proposed on stage in 2016, and they got married that same evening. In a sweet gesture, they renewed their vows last year at the same Las Vegas chapel where they first tied the knot.
Jelly Roll places great importance on family. “I prioritize family and that’s what anchors me down,” he says. “My world shrunk when I focused on one woman.”
When they married, Bunnie became stepmom to Bailee and Noah, 8. Jelly Roll has often praised her for the way she embraces her role. On Instagram, he wrote, “It takes a special kind of woman to raise a child that isn’t hers… Bunnie still blows my mind every day with how loving and patient she is with Bailee.”
For Jelly Roll, the key to his success and happiness lies in being grounded in his family. “Everything that I believe going right for me is in the fact that I’m pretty grounded in my family,” he tells PEOPLE.
