', Akins said penning the tome had a therapeutic effect on her: 'Recounting every story, good and bad, significant in my life was really incredible. The latter, of course, the predominant feeling with Akins as her husband told E! Don't miss on pre-sales, member-only contests and member only events. ", With two toddlers in their Nashville home "tired but we're happy," as she put it to People, has became the new normal. They did the following May in a moment they likened to "Christmas Day," following months of red tape, visits that saw them leave empty handed and one surprise pregnancy. '”, As Clarkson listened to the story, she started to cry. Three years later, they were back to shoot the video for "Die a Happy Man", letting the world in on just how delighted they were. Honoree Thomas Rhett performs onstage during the 2019 CMT Artist of the Year at Schermerhorn Symphony Center on October 16, 2019 in Nashville, Tennessee. Thomas Rhett attends the 42nd Annual Kennedy Center Honors Kennedy Center on December 08, 2019 in Washington, DC. Your source for entertainment news, celebrities, celeb news, and ​celebrity gossip. Thomas Rhett's Emotional Adoption Story Brings Kelly Clarkson To Tears. ", | #besties | since today is the Lord's day I thought it would be appropriate to throw back to our church camp glory days #thirteen #valleyview #abercrombie #choker #prebraces #yikes #yourestillthiscutetomehoney #thanktheLordyougottaller #iwasasasquatch, A post shared by Lauren Akins (@laur_akins) on Apr 26, 2015 at 7:18am PDT. From early on, Thomas Rhett knew he could, as he famously sang in his multiplatinum hit, die a happy man. And I feel like I know her and my kids really, really well. So we’re going to take a look at how the Rhett family came to be. Married 10 months later at the tender age of 22, they received some push-back. Honoree Thomas Rhett and Lauren Akins attend the 2019 CMT Artists of the Year at Schermerhorn Symphony Center on October 16, 2019 in Nashville, Tennessee. We’re a blended family. "Everybody was telling us not to," he recalled to People, "but we just fell in love at a young age." They vowed to maintain strong communication (speaking at least three times a day when he's on the road) and unquestionable respect, Rhett making it a point not to drape himself all over female video costars because "it's just not really what I do." "There was a bottle of wine sitting there. "I just blurted out, 'We should bring her home.'". © 2020 E! There is no one in the world like you babe. Thomas Rhett and Lauren Akins are one of country music's most enviable couples, and even they have their ups and downs. "I said to her, 'I just want to kiss you one time. So I hope that people can see the imperfections of our life and find themselves in those imperfections, and feel a sense of hope, encouragement and ultimately love. Thomas Rhett and his wife Lauren Akins appeared on Thursday’s at-home edition of The Kelly Clarkson Show and told the story of 4-year-old daughter Willa Gray Akins’ adoption. "I remember going out and my wife just really encouraging me to write. So it just kinda falls out of me. News at the 2018 Grammys of his eldest. Akins, speaking Tuesday to People while promoting her new book Live in Love, said that the pair, both 30, have to work on their marriage like everyone else. The Lord is so good and I'm so grateful for my beautiful growing family!! 'We have had a really sweet last six months with our new family of five,' Akins said. From the outside looking in, Thomas Rhett and his wife, Lauren Akins, seem to have a nearly perfect relationship, however, it hasn't always been easy. For the occasion, Akins donned a hot pink top with a printed mini skirt, while the singer went with a maroon suit. It was, like, such a spiritual thing for me that it came out of my body. I could cry thinking about each one of you-y'all know who you are & we are beyond blessed with our community God has given us we love y'all more than any words could come close to describing. Now parents to Willa Gray, 4, Ada James, 2, and tiny Lennon Love, who just arrived last month, they're well aware that they're incredibly blessed. I'd loved that girl since high school, and I told her father how I felt," he recalled in an interview with HITS Daily Double last year. This little girl has just taken my heart.’ I was like, ‘Honey, we’ve gotta find her a forever home. "When I saw them stare at each other the entire 20 minutes they were saying their vows, it's like these two people are meant to be together," his father, fellow country singer Rhett Akins, told Country Weekly. "Me and Lauren are big on drinking wine and signing the bottles with a silver sharpie," he explained to Taste of Country. "The night of her sister's graduation party, we were buddies and I was there. He is also known … He was three years into his marriage to Lauren Akins—and some two decades into a love story that started when they met in the first grade—when he had the realization while working on his second studio album, Tangled Up. These days, any travel involves carting a solid supply of tutus and toys, the girls often tagging along on tour stops. And he's still singing about his bride, 30, he's just adding his other favorite ladies into the mix with his kids making cameos in 2017's "Life Changes" and "Look What God Gave Her". Part of the Daily Mail, The Mail on Sunday & Metro Media Group, 'What is this macho thing?' We are no longer accepting comments on this article. And then they jetted off to Oahu for a honeymoon. Download the app to LISTEN LIVE wherever you are and connect with us like never before! Now, scientists believe it could be an early warning system for Covid outbreaks, Led Zeppelin wins copyright battle after U.S. Supreme Court declines to hear case claiming Stairway To Heaven was similar to Spirit song Taurus, Melania Trump calls Stormy Daniels a 'porn hooker' and says husband Donald is 'the most popular Republican president ever' in new tapes released by former aide. "I looked back and was like, 'I've never just written a song about my wife or for my wife.'". Like, I know that’s why I’m here is to get this girl to her home. "You know, a bit of good advice I got a long time ago was write about you know. Thomas Rhett performs onstage during the 53rd annual CMA Awards at the Bridgestone Arena on November 13, 2019 in Nashville, Tennessee. Suffice to say the 30-year-old doesn't even need a birthday wish today. Akins, speaking Tuesday to People while promoting her … The views expressed in the contents above are those of our users and do not necessarily reflect the views of MailOnline. "They are beyond in love. Adults CAN get the life-threatening Kawasaki-like condition linked to COVID-19 as at least two people over... 'Why is he lecturing us on credibility?' Thomas Rhett performs at Madison Square Garden on September 20, 2019 in New York City. And fans can’t get enough of the romantic love story Thomas shares with his darling wife, who he has known since he was a child. Her response: "Well, duh, yes," written in the same silver marker. After posting a photo of baby on social media and talking to her husband via FaceTime, Akins knew she had to find the child her “forever home.”, Atkins says, “I was, like, so moved. And that much was evident at their vows just outside Nashville. We’d talked about it off and on, but it wasn’t something that we had sat down and had, like, a full-on adoption conversation.”, Lauren then explained how she traveled to Uganda with the organization 147 Million Orphans in 2016 and met a baby girl. I'm ready to get it behind me, the good and the bad, and just to have the project complete will feel really good.'. Looking at a photo of Akins cuddling the toddler, "Lauren had this amazing glow about her and it just felt like she was already our daughter in a weird way," he told People. ', Cathartic: Akins said penning the tome had a therapeutic effect on her, Happy family: Akins is mom to daughters with the Die a Happy Man singer - Willa Gray, four, Ada James, three and Lennon Love, six months, 'But that's not reality, and it's a lot to try to live up to. So one night, just ahead of Christmas, he gathered both of their families in a private room at her favorite Nashville spot, Giovanni's. So he sat down with two cowriters and scribbled out the lyrics: If I never get to see the Northern lightsOr if I never get to see the Eiffel Tower at nightOh if all I got is your hand in my handBaby I could die a happy man. Consider it making up for lost time, all those wistful tunes he never penned as a teen. Or at least a push from dear old dad. Because, actually, the couple did rely on a bit of divine intervention to reach their happily ever after status. Thomas Rhett and Lauren Akins attend the 67th Annual BMI Country Awards at BMI on November 12, 2019 in Nashville, Tennessee. Thomas Rhett and Lauren Akins attend the 2019 American Music Awards at Microsoft Theater on November 24, 2019 in Los Angeles, California. Thomas Rhett And Wife's Adoption Story Brings Kelly Clarkson To Tears, Nancy Brooks // Country Writer, Beasley Media Group. He and the philanthropist, on the board of children's charity Love One International, have faced fertility struggles, a grueling adoption and the type of long separations that come with being an international country star and have come out all the more bonded on the other side. OK. You totally ‘Oprah-ed’ me just now. From how much you drink to whether you're using an inhaler, what you flush away holds vital clues about your health. We both dated other people for like five years. Thomas Rhett and Lauren Akins are one of country music's most enviable couples, and even they have their ups and downs. Thomas Rhett, Scott Borchetta and Brantley Gilbert attend Big Machine Label Group celebration of The 53rd Annual CMA Awards in Nashville at The Bell Tower on November 13, 2019 in Nashville, Tennessee. “It’s so beautiful because I know that feeling. Thomas Rhett speaks onstage at the 11th Annual CMA Triple Play Awards at Marathon Music Works on February 25, 2020 in Nashville, Tennessee. News last year of Akins accepting her role as his muse. "We have changed and grown In so many ways and I literally find new ways to love you every single day. Thomas Rhett and wife Lauren Akins take a stand against... Miley Cyrus and Keith Urban will be a part of the iHeart... 'What is this macho thing?' "But as much as they come on the road, man, it really does make being on the road feel a lot more like home," he told E! She said she thinks the book 'will be healthy for people to read' and hopes 'it encourages people to be honest and real about what they feel and hopefully help them to see people in a different light. Led Zeppelin wins copyright battle after US Supreme Court declines to hear case claiming Stairway To Heaven... Melania Trump calls Stormy Daniels a 'porn hooker' and says husband Donald is 'the most popular Republican... Fox news anchor Chris Wallace tests negative for coronavirus six days after moderating last week's... 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