Jelly Roll’s Wife and Children: Who Is The Singer Married To? Details On His Partner, Kids, and Dating History

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Country music singer Jelly Roll’s wife, Bunnie XO has been by his side for years through his jail times. Do they have kids together?

While accepting the award for Breakthrough Male Video of the Year at the 2023 Country Music Television Awards, musician Jelly Roll told the audience, “They let a loser win tonight.” It’s hard to paint someone who would take home three awards as a loser, but it perfectly encapsulates how Jelly Roll has circumnavigated the unfair expectations placed upon people in the entertainment industry. He’s really a man of the people.

But he’s also a man with a partner. So, who is Jelly Roll’s wife, and what do we know about her? Let’s get to know the award-winning singer’s family.

Jelly Roll and Bunnie XO
Jelly Roll and Bunnie XO
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Who is Jelly Roll’s wife? She is also an entertainer.

Country music singer/rapper Jelly Roll, born Jason DeFord, isn’t shy about anything. He was in and out of the prison system since his teen years before finally discovering an outlet for his pain. And while music saved Jelly Roll from continuing down a dark path, that isn’t the only thing that keeps him in the light. Jelly Roll attributes a great deal of his success and happiness to his wife, Bunnie XO.

According to The U.S. Sun, the two met in 2015 while he was performing in Las Vegas, and, like a classic romance movie, Jelly Roll described it as “love at first sight.” Bunnie had no idea who he was, but as Jelly Roll told Taste of Country, “She said she fell in love with the saddest eyes in the room.”

He’s the first to admit that people often question their relationship because some folks simply can’t understand how a model could love a larger man, but that’s the world being fat-phobic.

Bunnie XO
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Bunnie is often accused by fans of being in this marriage for the money, despite the fact that she essentially runs her own entertainment empire. “I love it when they call her a gold digger. That’s my favorite thing,” said Jelly. “She hates it. It infuriates her, it just flames her up.” Indeed, when they got together, it was the opposite: Jelly Roll was living in a 1996 conversion van while occasionally crashing on friends’ couches.

And while Bunnie supports Jelly Roll in countless ways, she’s very busy with her own projects. Apart from modeling, Bunnie is the creator and host of the Dumb Blonde podcast, which invites guests to talk about subjects that are often difficult to dive into.

In one gut-punch of an episode, Pumpkin, and Alana (of Honey Boo Boo fame) really get into how Mama June and Geno’s drug addiction destroyed their family, leaving them terrified. Bunnie XO is sensitive to difficult topics, and it’s this kind of care that goes into helping Jelly Roll with his kids.

Bunnie XO helps Jelly Roll raise his kids.

Although Bunnie and Jelly Roll don’t share children, Bunnie has been instrumental in the lives of Jelly Roll’s kids from two previous relationships. His daughter, Bailee Ann, was born in May 2008 right as Jelly Roll was heading to prison, per Amo Mama. He credits his daughter’s birth as the catalyst he needed to turn his life around. In 2009, once Jelly Roll was out of prison, he was able to gain full custody of his daughter.

In a May 2021 Instagram post celebrating her 13th birthday, Jelly Roll wrote, “You have changed my life. You are the reason I am who I am. The day you were born was the day I made the decision to change my life and chase my dream.” He goes on to say, “You are so smart, so talented, so funny, so sweet. Your well spoken, polite, and respectful. You are my best friend and the best daughter a father could ask for.” Occasionally, Bailee joins her father on stage.

On her own Instagram, Bailee has given a shoutout to Bunnie on numerous occasions. For Bunnie’s birthday in January 2023, Bailee shared photos of the two of them. “Happy birthday to my fav person, my idol, my mentor, the most gorgeous woman I know, a kick ass business woman, my number one fan, and most importantly my mama,” she wrote in the caption.

Jelly Roll is a bit more private about his son, who was born in 2016. In a Facebook post dated Aug. 26, 2016, he shared a photo of his newborn son with then-8-year-old Bailee. “Family time. Noah Buddy DeFord and Bailee Ann DeFord! She’s so happy to be a big sister! I’ve seen it all and nothing compares to this!” he wrote.

Five years later, Jelly Roll provided a bit more insight into his son’s situation via a photo of the two of them on Instagram. “This picture means the world to me because I don’t talk or post about my son very much and that’s for respect of his mother and her privacy,” he revealed. “This was taken backstage at the Ryman, he came to see his daddy perform for the first time at the hometown show.” Bunnie was also in the photo doing what she apparently does best: being one heck of a supportive rock.

FAQ

Is Jelly Roll in a relationship? Yes, the American country singer has been married to Bunnie, real name Bunnie DeFord, since 2016.

What did Jelly Roll’s wife do? Jelly Roll’s wife Bunnie Xo went from high school dropout to running her own entertainment company.

Do Bunnie and Jelly have a kid? Jelly Roll’s wife Bunnie helped Jelly Roll get custody of Bailee Ann in 2016, and the pair have raised her together ever since. Bailee Ann often joins Jelly Roll onstage to perform Tears Could Talk, and appears on the studio version of the song, and has also written a verse on Sunshine After the Rain.

How long is Jelly Roll married for? Jelly Roll and Bunnie have been happily married since Aug. 31, 2016.

How much is Jelly Rolls’ net worth? As of this writing, Jelly Roll is worth an estimated $4 million (per Celebrity Net Worth).

Why did Jelly go to jail? According to Billboard, Jelly Roll’s issues with the law started when he was just in his teens. The singer was charged with robbery as a teen, and at 21, he found himself charged with drug possession with the intent to distribute.