Jelly Roll and Bunnie XO are on a journey to expand their family. The “Halfway to Hell” hitmaker made one display at Bussin' With the Boys podcast on Monday, and when the conversation turned to his current fitness focus, Jelly Roll revealed a surprise.
“My wife and I are talking about having a baby and it really made me realize that at almost 40, it means I had to live to at least 60. I had to see this kid through college,” Jelly Roll said. “My plan was never to be 60. It was to be like 55. I think [the Grateful Dead lead singer Jerry] Garcia died at 56. I was young so I thought '56 would be great for me! …It's better than 27 when all the other stars died. It's 27 or 56 in the celebrity world. Let me be 56.” But now I say, “I'd like to see my 60s.” You know what I mean? And that really lit it up.”
Meanwhile, Bunnie XO also shared a clip from the podcast her social mediaadding to the caption, “God Willing–Baby DeFord 2026,” and revealing that the couple is on their own IVF journey.
Bunnie XO added, “Papa Bear left a surprise in this pod today. We had planned to do it privately, but decided our IVF journey needed to be shared because we've always been so open. And with all the odds stacked against us, it's already tough and we've only just begun. We met with IVF doctors and explored all our options to add to our family.”
Bunnie XO continued, “J and I are so excited and scared at the same time. We honestly never thought we would want to add to our family, but something changed this year and we both just want a piece of us to add to our already perfect family with Bailee & Noah [Jelly Roll’s children from previous relationships]…. so there you go! Send all your love our way.”
Last month, Jelly Roll ran his first 5K, with Bunnie by his side. In training for the 5K, the singer lost more than 50 pounds.
“I couldn't walk a mile when I started trying in January,” he said Entertainment Tonight after finishing the 5K race. “So the fact that we got 3 points – whatever [miles]I downloaded it, I feel very, very good about it.”
Jelly Roll has scored three Billboard Country Airplay chart toppers to date with “Son of a Sinner,” “Need a Favor” and his Lainey Wilson collaboration “Save Me.” He'll also perform a headlining set at Nissan Stadium during CMA Fest in Nashville on Saturday.
from our partners at https://www.billboard.com/music/country/jelly-roll-bunnie-xo-baby-plans-ivf-1235701100/
